Star Diary

• Catch Saturn before it leaves our skies (17 to 23 February 2025)

  Saturn is about to disappear behind the Sun. Ensure you catch it before it leaves by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Chasing the ISS   Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Webb uses space-bending gravity trick to discover distant stars

  Massive objects in space warp spacetime to the extent that they can act like cosmic magnifying glasses, allowing astronomers to get a better view of the deep cosmos. This technique, known as gravitational lensing, has been used by the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a group of stars that existed at a key stage in the evolution of the Universe.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• The Full Moon shines next to bright star, Regulus (10 to 16 February 2025)

  The Snow Moon lights up the night sky this week, accompanied by one of the brightest stars in the sky, Regulus. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript How to enter the astronomy photographer of the year competition   Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Jupiter lies close to the Moon (3 to 9 February 2025)

  All of the planets (except Mercury) are up in the night sky at the moment, as the Moon passes close to the bright planet Jupiter. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Inferior and superior planets: what’s the difference?   Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• The planets continue their parade across the sky (27 January to 2 February 2025)

  Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all shining bright in the evening sky. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript A Guide to Cassiopeia   Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com [email protected]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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