An exposure longer than about 25 seconds will start to show star trails and capture their movement as they travel across the night sky, so experiment with timings. Generally, the rule of thumb is to ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

While simply staring up at the stars and pondering the order of ... Everything we've mentioned so far on this list is a natural part of the night sky, but there are man-made objects up there ...

The yearly event known as the Geminid meteor shower - where shooting stars ... about the night sky, he recommends attending one of the astronomy talks held by the Northamptonshire Natural History ...

18. Brilliant Jupiter is in our sky for practically the entire night, adding to the luster of the brilliant winter stars and positioned within the zodiacal constellation of Taurus the Bull.

It’s Venus. From January through September, the closest planet to Earth dominated the post-sunset night western sky as the “Evening Star,” becoming ever-brighter, before sinking back into ...

The Geminids meteor shower, famous for its multicoloured streaks of light across the night sky, has wowed stargazers across the globe. Visible around the world, the meteors can be seen with the ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. They’re unmissable. As soon as the Sun goes down one really bright star is visible high in the eastern night sky. About an ...