BBC Sky at Night Magazine - June 2024

In this issue

THE UNSOLVED MYSTERY OF COSMIC RAYS; SUMMER SPECTACLE FIND NOCTULENT CLOUDS; 12 ACIENT TEMPLES ALIGNES WITH THE SOLSTICE

Voyager 1 is back online and exploring the unknown

An interstellar rescue brings the venerable spacecraft back after months out of action

2 mins

Unearthing galaxies in the archives

Comparing old Hubble data to today is revealing distant active galaxies

2 mins

When Haydn met the Herschels

Jonathan Powell on how the astronomer siblings inspired the famous composer

2 mins

Surfing spacetime with LISA

A new era of gravitational wave astronomy is on its way as the ambitious upcoming LISA space mission joins a host of huge detectors on Earth. Charlie Hoy explains

7 mins

Stones of the SOLSTICE

Jamie Carter explores 12 ancient stones, tombs and temples across the world that align with the Sun at the solstice

7 mins

Cosmic rays

In part two of our series, Govert Schilling looks at cosmic rays, the high-energy particles that bombard Earth from space

3 mins

The spirit of the eclipse

Eclipse chaser Yvette Cook reports on what it was like in the path of totality in Texas during 8 April's Great American Eclipse

8 mins

A very British eclipse

In 1927, Britain experienced its first total solar eclipse since 1724. Mike Frost looks at how, like 8 April 2024's US spectacle, eclipse fever swept the nation

5 mins

Manhattanhenge

New York's urban island of Manhattan, with its gridiron street layout, sees summer Suns set neatly between skyscrapers. Jamie Carter explains the phenomenon

3 mins

A quicker way to colourise your narrowband frames

Create a bicolour image in Siril using data from just two narrowband filters

2 mins

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine Description:

Complementing the much-loved BBC television programme, Sky at Night Magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features columns by renowned experts such as Sir Patrick Moore as well as in-depth cosmological features, practical observing tutorials, comprehensive equipment reviews, astrophotography master classes and much, much more. And with easy-to follow star charts and expert advice on how to get the most out of the observing month, Sky at Night Magazine is essential reading for both the novice and experienced astronomer.