BBC Sky at Night Magazine  |  December 2020
Get set for the Geminids: A meteor shower spectacular for the end of the year | Guided by the Moon: Follow the lunar phases to discover the constellations | Telescopes on test: Ideal starter scopes under £200 reviewed | Star tours: Clusters in binoculars and the deep sky at the Pole | Looking back through time: Observe the light from distant sights and travel into the past | Search for a new horizon: The spacecraft eyeing new targets in the far distant Solar System | Queen of science: Mary Somerville, born 240 years ago this month | PLUS Extra online: Biologist Wallace Arthur on why life could be thriving throughout the Universe | Watch The Sky at Night: the episode about astronomy that goes beyond what can be seen with the human eye | Watch the virtual planetarium, a video guide to the month’s top night sky sights.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in BBC Sky at Night Magazine December 2020.