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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

    Star Diary: The Lyrid Meteor shower reaches its peak (22 to 28 April 2024)

    Star Diary: The Lyrid Meteor shower reaches its peak (22 to 28 April 2024)

    The full Moon will wash out some of the dimmer meteors, but fortunately there are plenty of other stargazing highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide, Star Diary, 22 to 28 April 2024.
     
    Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-apr-2024
     
    Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower 
     
    Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
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    • 21 min
    Water found around a distant star

    Water found around a distant star

    Astronomer Stefano Facchini reveals how he and his colleagues found water vapour at a Sun-like star where planets could already be forming.
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    • 23 min
    Star Diary: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches its brightest (15 to 21 April 2024)

    Star Diary: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches its brightest (15 to 21 April 2024)

    Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun this week, and should be at its brightest. Find out how you can see them for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 15 to 21 April 2024.
     
    Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-apr-2024
     
    Comet Pons-Brooks: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-12p-pons-brooks 
    How to see the Lunar X and Lunar V: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/lunar-x-v
     
    Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
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    • 15 min
    Star Diary: The Great American Eclipse arrives (8 to 14 April)

    Star Diary: The Great American Eclipse arrives (8 to 14 April)

    A total solar eclipse will pass right across the US, Mexico and part of Canada on 8 April. Over 40 million people are expected to see the majestic sight of totality, with millions more able to see a significant partial. Find out how you can see the eclipse for yourself, as well as our usual weekly stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 8 to 14 April 2024.
     
    Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-apr-2024
     
    Our complete guide to the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/total-solar-eclipse-8-april-2024
    See the 8 April 2024 eclipse from the UK and Ireland: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/april-8-solar-eclipse-uk-ireland
    Watch the 8 April eclipse online: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/watch-april-8-eclipse-online
     
    Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower
     
    Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine for all the best stargazing tips: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/subscribe
     
    Submit your astrophotography images and we'll print the best in the magazine: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/send-us-your-astrophotos
     
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    • 27 min
    Star Diary: Comet shine during the new Moon (1 to 7 April)

    Star Diary: Comet shine during the new Moon (1 to 7 April)

    Comet Pons-Brooks will pass close to Aries this week, while the US is treated to the sight of Venus disappearing behind the Moon. Find out how to see all this and more in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary 1 to 7 April 2024.
     
    How to find the bowl of Virgo: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/bowl-virgo-asterism
     
    Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine for all the best stargazing tips: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/subscribe
     
    Submit your astrophotography images and we'll print the best in the magazine: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/send-us-your-astrophotos
     
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    • 12 min
    Star Diary: The Comet and the Coathanger (25 to 31 March)

    Star Diary: The Comet and the Coathanger (25 to 31 March)

    Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS passes through the Coathanger cluster, the Moon dips into the Bowl of Virgo and Mercury hangs in the evening sky. Find out how to see all this and more in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary 25 to 31 March 2024.
     
    How to find the bowl of Virgo: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/bowl-virgo-asterism
     
    View the Pleiades star cluster: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/stars/star-clusters/pleiades
     
    Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine for all the best stargazing tips: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/subscribe
     
    Submit your astrophotography images and we'll print the best in the magazine: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/send-us-your-astrophotos
     
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    • 20 min

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