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Brought to you by Stargazing✦London, Star Signs is a podcast all about the night sky. Tune in each month for stargazing guides, as well as interviews with fascinating people whose lives overlap with the stars.

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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!

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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

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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!

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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!

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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

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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!

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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!

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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!

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The Snow Moon continues through Taurus as Mars and Venus meet in the morning.

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February kicks off with dark skies around New Moon, and a beautiful triangle takes shape in the morning.

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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!

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The first Full Moon of 2022, the Full Wolf Moon, is here!

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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

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The sky rings in the new year with 2022's first meteor shower - the Quadrantids - as the Waxing Moon encounters the planets.

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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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.

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Tiny Ceres reaches opposition as a trio of bright planets line up in the evening sky.

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Find Ceres at opposition with this guide from BBC Sky at Night Magazine: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/dwarf-planet-ceres/

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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/

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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

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Meteors and star clusters glitter on moonless nights.

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Halloween brings the Pleiades high overhead, as Mercury and Venus both reach their best.

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Halley's Comet delivers the annual Orionid Meteor Shower just after the Hunter's Moon.

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The Moon meets the Gas Giants as Venus pierces the Scorpion's heart.

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The New Moon arrives just before the peak of the Draconid Meteor Shower.

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We look ahead to the astronomical highlights of the season.

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The equinox begins a new season just after the Full Harvest Moon.

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A solar system spectacular rounds out the week as a new season approaches.

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The Harvest Moon awakens to meet Venus in the evening sky.

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The Alpha Aurigids reach their peak and Venus has a date with Spica.

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We trade one meteor shower for another as the Sturgeon Moon wanes.

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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/

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The Perseid Meteor Shower is here!

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Saturn reaches opposition as the New Moon brings dark nights for meteor hunting.

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The Alpha Capricornids reach their peak as Saturn approaches opposition.

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The Full Buck Moon is here, and it joined the gas giants.

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Mars and Venus meet in the sunset skies in a magical conjunction.

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The New Moon brings the darkest skies of July before lining up to meet Mars and Venus.

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Mercury reaches its greatest elongation in the morning sky as a new meteor shower begins.

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A new season arrives along with the final superman of the year.

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The First Quarter Strawberry Moon hails the end of an astronomical season.

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As the New Moon passes in front of the Sun, an annular solar eclipse dazzles over the arctic whilst millions more see partial phases.

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The Moon wanes towards a very special New phase in June, whilst Venus climbs into the sunset sky.

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The Flower Moon blossoms red over the Pacific and the 'Rival of Mars' reaches its best.

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The growing Flower Moon crosses Leo's heart and a nova appears in Cassiopeia.

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The young Moon joins the evening planets in the west before the Summer Triangle rises in the east.

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The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower reaches its peak as tiny pieces of Halley's Comet burn up in our atmosphere.

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The Pink Supermoon is here, whilst Mercury and Venus pair up at sunset.

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April's meteor activity reaches its peak as Mercury catches up to Venus for a tricky conjunction.

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Shooting stars are on the rise as the new lunation begins.

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The Moon meets some morning appointments and Mars approaches the Galactic Anticenter.

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April arrives with with the Moon lighting up the Easter mornings.

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The first 'supermoon' of 2021 is here - the Full Worm Moon.

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A new season arrives with the March Equinox, and Taurus puts on a dramatic show.

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Stars surround Mars as the Moon meets the morning planets.

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Sound from Mars! The Red Planet makes a rare and beautiful conjunction with the Pleiades this week.

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The Full Snow Moon brings February to a close as the busy planet Mars prepares to dazzle.

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Look out for Mars! As NASA's new mission arrives, the red planet shines in our night sky.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mars comes to opposition and the Orionid Meteor Shower begins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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