Star Signs: Go Stargazing!

Welcome to the Autumn 2022 Skyguide. In this episode, we explore the highlights for autumn, from the equinox on 23 September up the solstice on 21 December. Find out where and when to see October's partial solar eclipse at https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2022-october-25 Find out more about December's occultation of Mars at https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20221208_16_100 Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. You can find Tom's new book, Observing Our Solar System, at https://mybook.to/SolSys If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2020 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to STARGAZERS, a series of interviews with fascinating people whose lives overlap with the stars. The guest for this episode is Dr. Melanie Windridge, Plasma Physicist, Author and Aurora Chaser. Find out more about Melanie's work at https://melaniewindridge.co.uk Follow Melanie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/m_windridge Find Melanie on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/m_windridge/ Melanie's book, Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/28014506-aurora Tom's book, Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56484076-northern-lights Star Signs is brought to you by Stargazing✦London, where you can find astronomy courses and children's books to help you and your little ones engage with the night sky. Find out more at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the August 2022 Skyguide. In this episode, we explore the highlights for August, as well as September up until the equinox. This is the last monthly Skyguide episode. Future Skyguide uploads will cover full astronomical seasons. Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. You can find Tom's children's book, The Squirrel that Watched the Stars at https://books.stargazing.london You can watch the read aloud audiobook on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOv6ke9JhUc If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2020 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the July 2022 Skyguide. In this episode, we explore the highlights for July, including the closest Full Moon of the year and the return of enhanced meteor activity. Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. You can find Tom's children's book, The Squirrel that Watched the Stars at https://books.stargazing.london You can watch the read aloud audiobook on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOv6ke9JhUc If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2020 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to STARGAZERS, a series of interviews with fascinating people whose lives overlap with the stars. The guest for this episode is Dr. Ryan French, Solar Physicist. Find out more about Ryan's work at https://www.ryanjfrench.com Follow Ryan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RyanJFrench Find Ryan on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanjfrench Star Signs is brought to you by Stargazing✦London, where you can find astronomy courses and children's books to help you and your little ones engage with the night sky. Find out more at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the June 2022 Skyguide. In this episode, we explore the highlights for June, including the second in our season of 'supermoons', a series of beautiful conjunctions and the centre of the Milky Way. Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. You can find Tom's children's book, The Squirrel that Watched the Stars at https://books.stargazing.london You can watch the read aloud audiobook on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOv6ke9JhUc If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2020 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the May 2022 Skyguide! In this episode, we'll see what's happening in the night sky throughout the month of May. The year's first near-perigee Full Moon (or 'supermoon') slips into the shadow of the Earth for a spectacular total lunar eclipse. You can find out how the eclipse will appear where you are at https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2022-may-16 Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. You can find Tom's children's book, The Squirrel that Watched the Stars at https://books.stargazing.london You can watch the read aloud audiobook on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOv6ke9JhUc If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2022 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to STARGAZERS, a series of interviews with fascinating people whose lives overlap with the stars. The guest for this episode is David Eicher, astronomy writer and editor-in-chief at Astronomy Magazine. Find out more about Astronomy Magazine at https://www.astronomy.com Follow David's work on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/davidjohneicher Follow David on Twitter at https://twitter.com/deicherstar Star Signs is brought to you by Stargazing✦London, where you can find astronomy courses and children's books to help you and your little ones engage with the night sky. Find out more at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the April 2022 Skyguide! In this episode, we'll see what's happening in the night sky throughout the month of April. The Pink Moon competes with a rise in meteor activity, and then visits a stunning precession of planets in the morning sky. Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. You can find Tom's children's book, The Squirrel that Watched the Stars at https://books.stargazing.london You can watch the read aloud audiobook on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOv6ke9JhUc If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2022 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the inaugural episode of STARGAZERS, a series of interviews with fascinating people whose lives overlap with the stars. The guest for this episode is Professor Lucie Green, solar physicist and science communicator. Find out more about Lucie’s research at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mssl/people/prof-lucie-green Follow Lucie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Dr_Lucie Discover Lucie’s book, 15 Million Degrees: A Journey to the Centre of the Sun at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/187/187592/15-million-degrees/9780241963555.html Star Signs is brought to you by Stargazing✦London, where you can find astronomy courses and children's books to help you and your little ones engage with the night sky. Find out more at https://stargazing.london

Welcome to the March 2022 Skyguide! In this episode, we'll see what's happening in the night sky throughout the month of March. The 20th brings the equinox and the start of a new season, whilst the planets gather in the mornings before the dawn. Star Signs is presented by astronomer, author and founder Tom Kerss. If you want a complete beginner's guide to astronomy, you can support this podcast by becoming a student at Stargazing London. Sign up for our online course, Stargazing Made Simple, and use code STARSIGNS2022 to save 20% at the checkout! Find out more and sign up at https://stargazing.london

This episode covers what to see in the sky for the second half of February. Star Signs is about to change format, so look out for the complete March skyguide! Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Snow Moon continues through Taurus as Mars and Venus meet in the morning. Find out when to see the International Space Station where you are: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

February kicks off with dark skies around New Moon, and a beautiful triangle takes shape in the morning. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Waning Moon meets Mars, Venus and Mercury in the morning. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The first Full Moon of 2022, the Full Wolf Moon, is here! Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Wolf Moon is on the way, but not before meeting Gemini the Twins. See the mysterious Moon rock resolved by the Yutu 2 rover: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/science/moon-cube-china-rover.html Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The sky rings in the new year with 2022's first meteor shower - the Quadrantids - as the Waxing Moon encounters the planets. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Happy New Year! The Solar System is full of delights to help us celebrate as we look ahead to 2022's astronomy highlights.  Watch the James Webb Space Telescope and its upper stage rocket booster sail through the stars after launch: https://twitter.com/tomkerss/status/1475112278898917376 Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Solar System continues to delight us as the December Solstice and Christmas arrive! Find out more about how and where to see Comet Leonard in the Southern Hemisphere this week: https://theskylive.com/planetarium?obj=cometleonard Find out more about the James Webb Space Telescope and watch the launch live on 24 December: https://www.inverse.com/science/james-webb-launch-date-time-livestream Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The 2021 Geminid Meteor Shower peak arrives, followed by the Full Cold Moon. Find out more about how and where to see Comet Leonard this week: https://theskylive.com/planetarium?obj=cometleonard Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

A series of beautiful lunar-planetary conjunctions grace our evening skies as Orion reaches its best. Find out more about how and where to see Comet Leonard this week: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-c-2021-a1-leonard/ For more updates about this comet and other events in the night sky... Subscribe to the newsletter: https://courses.stargazing.london/p/newsletter Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomkerss Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The New Moon brings the last eclipse of 2021, but it's very exclusive! Find out more about the Solar Eclipse of 4 December: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2021-december-4 But Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras in the US from 1 December. Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Lights-Definitive-Guide-Auroras/dp/000846555X/ Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-northern-lights-tom-kerss/1138740234?ean=9780008465551 Books-a-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Northern-Lights/Tom-Kerss/9780008465551?id=8380348702304 Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Tiny Ceres reaches opposition as a trio of bright planets line up in the evening sky. Sign up to the Stargazing✦London newsletter to get our Black Friday deal this week: https://courses.stargazing.london/p/newsletter Find Ceres at opposition with this guide from BBC Sky at Night Magazine: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/dwarf-planet-ceres/ Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Full Beaver Moon brings the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century! Find out where and when to see the eclipse here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2021-november-19 Hear about the Northern Lights in Tom's interview on the BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Radio Astronomy podcast: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/how-see-northern-lights-aurora/ Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Meteors and star clusters glitter on moonless nights. Find out more about Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras and buy a copy at various online stores here: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56484076-northern-lights Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Meteors and star clusters glitter on moonless nights. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Halloween brings the Pleiades high overhead, as Mercury and Venus both reach their best. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Halley's Comet delivers the annual Orionid Meteor Shower just after the Hunter's Moon. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Moon meets the Gas Giants as Venus pierces the Scorpion's heart. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The New Moon arrives just before the peak of the Draconid Meteor Shower. Book a FREE place on An Evening with the Northern Lights at https://stargazing.london/p/an-evening-with-the-northern-lights Buy Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3E6FAOb Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

We look ahead to the astronomical highlights of the season. Book a FREE place on An Evening with the Northern Lights at https://stargazing.london/p/an-evening-with-the-northern-lights Buy Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3E6FAOb Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The equinox begins a new season just after the Full Harvest Moon. Buy Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3E6FAOb Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

A solar system spectacular rounds out the week as a new season approaches. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Harvest Moon awakens to meet Venus in the evening sky. Find out more about my book - Northern Lights: The definitive guide to auroras: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008465551 Buy Northern Lights on Amazon, available in Paperback (UK), ebook and audiobook, and Paperback (US) from 1 December: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Lights-definitive-guide-auroras/dp/000846555X/ Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Alpha Aurigids reach their peak and Venus has a date with Spica. Find out more about my book - Northern Lights: The definitive guide to auroras: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008465551 Pre-order or buy the book on Amazon, available in Paperback (UK), ebook and audiobook from 2 September, and Paperback (US) from 1 December: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Lights-definitive-guide-auroras/dp/000846555X/ Buy YOU CAN explore the universe from Amazon, available in the US on 1 September: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Explore-Universe-Kerss/dp/0008420971/ Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

We trade one meteor shower for another as the Sturgeon Moon wanes. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Jupiter reaches opposition before meeting a Blue Moon. Find out more about RS Ophiuchi from Sky & Telescope at https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/recurrent-nova-rs-ophiuchi-just-blew-its-top/ Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Perseid Meteor Shower is here! Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Saturn reaches opposition as the New Moon brings dark nights for meteor hunting. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today! Use code APOLLO15 until 7 August to save 50% on the complete course! Find out more about the Collins Stargazing audiobook at https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Collins-Stargazing-Audiobook/0008490740?qid=1627300963

The Alpha Capricornids reach their peak as Saturn approaches opposition. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today! Join me and my friend, colleague and co-author Radmila for a special live online event on 27 July. Use code STARGAZER50 to save 50% on your booking! Find out more and book at https://stargazing.london/p/stargazing-and-the-city-live-jul21

The Full Buck Moon is here, and it joined the gas giants. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today! Join me and my friend, colleague and co-author Radmila for a special live online event on 27 July. Find out more and book at https://stargazing.london/p/stargazing-and-the-city-live-jul21

Mars and Venus meet in the sunset skies in a magical conjunction. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The New Moon brings the darkest skies of July before lining up to meet Mars and Venus. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation in the morning sky as a new meteor shower begins. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

A new season arrives along with the final superman of the year. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The First Quarter Strawberry Moon hails the end of an astronomical season. To see my photo of the 10 June Solar Eclipse from Greenwich, go to https://twitter.com/tomkerss/status/1402944934165061633 Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

As the New Moon passes in front of the Sun, an annular solar eclipse dazzles over the arctic whilst millions more see partial phases. To find out if you can see the 10 June solar eclipse where you are, go to https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2021-june-10 Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Moon wanes towards a very special New phase in June, whilst Venus climbs into the sunset sky. Star Signs is supported by you, when you become a student at Stargazing✦London. Go to https://stargazing.london and take a FREE stargazing course today!

The Flower Moon blossoms red over the Pacific and the 'Rival of Mars' reaches its best. Click here to find out more about my book, YOU CAN explore the universe. Buy your copy from Bookshop | Amazon | Blackwell's Click here for more information about the Total Lunar Eclipse on 26 May. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this month at stargazing.london

The growing Flower Moon crosses Leo's heart and a nova appears in Cassiopeia. Click here to find out more about my book, YOU CAN explore the universe. Buy your copy from Bookshop | Amazon | Blackwell's Click here for more information about where to find Nova Cassiopeia 2021. Good luck! Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this month at stargazing.london

The young Moon joins the evening planets in the west before the Summer Triangle rises in the east. Click here to find out more about my book, YOU CAN explore the universe. Pre-order or buy from Bookshop | Amazon | Blackwell's Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this month at stargazing.london

The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower reaches its peak as tiny pieces of Halley's Comet burn up in our atmosphere. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this month at stargazing.london.

The Pink Supermoon is here, whilst Mercury and Venus pair up at sunset. Click here to read about NASA's Ingenuity drone helicopter and see video of its first two flights. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london.

April's meteor activity reaches its peak as Mercury catches up to Venus for a tricky conjunction. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london.

Shooting stars are on the rise as the new lunation begins. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london. Click here to find out how to see the occultation of Mars by the Moon on Saturday 17th.

The Moon meets some morning appointments and Mars approaches the Galactic Anticenter. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london. Click here to read more about how satellites are brightening our skies and find out more about the International Dark Sky Association. Click here to find out more about the UK APPG for Dark Skies.

April arrives with with the Moon lighting up the Easter mornings. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london. Click here to see the latest image from the Event Horizon Telescope.

The first 'supermoon' of 2021 is here - the Full Worm Moon. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london.

A new season arrives with the March Equinox, and Taurus puts on a dramatic show. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london. Click here to preorder Northern Lights from HarperCollins.

Stars surround Mars as the Moon meets the morning planets. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london.

Sound from Mars! The Red Planet makes a rare and beautiful conjunction with the Pleiades this week. Star Signs is a Stargazing✦London production. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course later this year at stargazing.london.

The Full Snow Moon brings February to a close as the busy planet Mars prepares to dazzle. Sign up for a FREE stargazing course at Stargazing✦London.

Look out for Mars! As NASA's new mission arrives, the red planet shines in our night sky. Sign up early for a FREE stargazing course at https://stargazing.london

The New Moon brings Lunar New Year and dark skies to hunt for sparkly star clusters.

Remembering Apollo 14 as the waning Moon visits two beautiful stars.

The year's first Full Moon - the Wolf Moon - lights up the last week of January.

Mercury reaches its best after sunset and the Moon visits Mars.

The New Moon brings conjunctions and the darkest nights of January.

2021 will be a big year for space as a rare triple conjunction arrives.

The Cold Moon sees out 2020 and the Quandrantids bring in the New Year.

The December Solstice brings with it the last major astronomical event of 2020!

The Geminid Meteor Shower lights up the sky as a Total Solar Eclipse brings a New Moon just in time.

The Geminids ramp up to the weekend, as the Moon meets Venus in the morning.

Venus feels the Force this week as the Moon visits the Manger.

The Beaver Moon passes Mars before putting on a Penumbral Eclipse.

A young crescent Moon meets the gas giants as the Pleiades Cluster reaches its best.

The Northern Taurids reach their peak and the Moon makes friends in the morning sky.

See all five naked eye planets in one night as the night sky's brightest star takes the stage.

Halloween brings October's second Full Moon, but is it a Blue Moon?

The Orionids are here! Halley's Comet brings us a reliable meteor shower with favourable conditions.

Mars comes to opposition and the Orionid Meteor Shower begins.

As Mars makes its closest approach to the Earth, a European spacecraft makes a big discovery under the martian ice.

The Harvest Moon finally arrives before meeting Mars and Venus finds a bright partner in the stars.

Could Venus host life? And the Harvest Moon takes shape.

A beautiful morning conjunction kickstarts the week as dark skies return.

Mars comes to a standstill as the Moon gets set for a stunning conjunction.

September's Full Moon arrives, but it's not the Harvest Moon! And Mars blinks out of view for some.

The growing Corn Moon visits the mighty Gas Giants and Mars passes a milestone.

Go on the hunt for a naked eye cluster 25,000 light years away as the New Moon brings dark skies.

The peak of the Perseids is here! Tune in for a complete guide to one of the year's best meteor showers.

The Perseids begin as NEOWISE fades, and the Moon meets Mars for a close conjunction.

A fleet of spacecraft blast off to Mars, and two meteor showers reach their peak.

Comet NEOWISE continues to shine but did astronomers really discover a new star sign?

Find Comet F3 NEOWISE with your unaided eye and watch a string of planets light up the sky.

The Moon buddies up with the Gas Giants and Mars, and we find Hercules' Arrow in the Summer Triangle.

The Buck Moon brushes antlers with the shadow of the Earth for another penumbral lunar eclipse.

A new lunation begins as the planets shine for those who stay up late.

The Moon occults both Venus and the Sun, and the June Solstice arrives.

The Moon visits Jupiter, Saturn and Mars while Mercury slips toward the sunset.

See Mercury at its best before the Full Strawberry Moon meets the shadow of the Earth.

Venus leaves, Mercury arrives, and the celestial teapot pours milky tea.

The New Moon arrives and Venus puts on one final performance in the evening sky.

Venus begins to slip away as the heart of the Scorpion rises.

The Full Flower Moon meets a meteor shower for a spectacular Solar System Double Bill.

Venus is as its brightest as the Flower Moon begins to blossom.

The New Moon is here, just in time for the Lyrid Meteor Shower!

How to go stargazing in lockdown and looking back fifty years to Apollo 13.

The 'Super' Pink Moon arrives and the Virgo salutes wine-lovers everywhere.

Venus meets the Pleiades, Mars meets Saturn and we meet Spica.

The Moon and Venus join the Pleiades and can you find the tuft of the Lion's tail?

See an unmissable morning conjunction and look up for the Lion's tail.

The Super Worm Moon arrives and Leo harbours a secret super-planet!

Betelgeuse comes back from the brink and we seek out the Lion's heart.

Why is February one day longer? And can you find the Hexagon?

The mornings solar system has a busy week and we find the little dog.

Mercury shines at sunset and we search for a heard of starry goats.

'Supermoon' season begins with this week's Snow Moon and the twin clusters of Taurus light up the sky.

The Moon meets Venus and we hunt for the Beehive Cluster.

The New Moon brings the Chinese Lunar New Year and how similar are the twins of Gemini?

Mars meets its rival in the morning sky, as the Moon passes bright Regulus.

The very first eclipse of the new decade will be widely seen in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

The Quandrantid Meteor Shower kicks off a year of great stargazing as we look ahead to 2020.

Go on the hunt for the night sky's most Christmassy star, as the Moon and Sun form a ring of fire over Asia.

As the Geminids end, the Ursids begin, and the December solstice arrives bringing long nights to northern stargazers.

Shooting stars and the Full Moon light up our skies as the Geminid Meteor Shower peaks.

The Moon brightens and grows as the Geminid Meteor Shower begins.

Find the Moon and five planets this week, just after sunset or just before sunrise.

Welcome to Star Signs, a weekly podcast about what you can see in the night sky above you, anywhere in the world.