AWESOME ASTRONOMY

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Join us for a round up of our favourite stories & events from 2014 and discuss the most exciting space missions and astron…

The Discussion: The historical landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P, lunar imaging and astronomy outreach in the UK.

The News: In the news we relive the events around the comet landing and the…

What to look out, and up, for in December.

We start with the broad constellation of Gemini and an easy binary star, a planetary nebula and a group of star clusters for astronomy beginners to find,…

From the Autumn AstroCamp 2014, Cardiff University astrophysics student, Jeni Millard, presents our latest understanding of the structure, formation, and future of our neighbouring galaxies and the …

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The Discussion: Enjoying light pollution-free skies in the Ionian Sea and soaking up the atmosphere at the North West Astronomy Festival.

The News: In the news we have more findi…

What to look out, and up, for in November.

We start with the welcome return of the winter constellation of Taurus in our beginners’ and young observers’ challenge.

Next up is the planets, the ph…

The Discussion: Enjoying dark skies at the National Trust, Paul’s astronomy outreach endeavours with Sirius Astronomy and predictions for the upcoming AstroCamp.

The Tour: In this special episode,…

What to look out, and up, for in October.

We start with the constellation of Perseus in our beginners’ and young observers’ challenge.

Next up is planets, the phases and conjunctions of the moon…

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A podcast extra episode to get you in the mood for the biannual dark sky weekend run by the podcast crew. We have BBC's The Sky at Night's Chris North joining us again to give a ta…

The Discussion: Sirius Astronomy and The Knowledge Observatory’s educational outreach and preparation for our dark sky observing weekend in Wales: AstroCamp.

The News: In the news we have the late…

What to look out, and up, for in September. We start with the constellation of Cassiopeia in our beginners’ and young observers’ challenge. Next up is planets, the phases and conjunctions of the moo…

The Discussion: Enjoying the delights of July’s skies, writing articles for Astronomy magazine, STEM education and Paul becomes a European Space Agency ambassador.

The News: In the news we have th…

What to look out, and up, for in August. We start with the constellation of Cepheus in our beginners’ and young observers’ challenge. Next up is planets and the standout phases of the moon to enjoy …

The Discussion: Looking back over Sirius Astronomy outreach events in June, a bit of a rant over peer-review and science by press conference and our own pathetic attempts to get awarded a Nobel Priz…

What to look out, and up, for in July.

We start with the beautiful summer constellation of Cygnus in our beginners’ and young observers’ guide.

Next up is Mercury, Venus, Mars & Saturn and some …

This month we're outside recording under red light as we bag the latest meteor shower to grace planet Earth - the Camelopardalids.

We start with reminisces about our April AstroCamp star party, ra…

What to look out, and up, for in June.

We start with the constellation of Lyra in our beginners' and young observers' guide, and end it with a few deep sky challenges for you to hunt down.

Next …

The Discussion: Astronomy in the late 18th Century and the increased sense of hope we, as amateur astronomers, get from the work of early astronomical observations.

The Field Report: This month we…

What to look out, and up, for in May.

We start with the constellation of Hercules in our beginner’s and young observer’s guide.

Next up is the moon and our round up of the craters and intere…

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A podcast extra episode to get you in the mood for the biannual dark sky weekend run by the podcast crew. We have the BBC's Sky at Night team joining us again to show off the wonde…