GET SET FOR THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER A shooting-star spectacular for the end of the year

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DECEMBER 2020

Sky at Night

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JUPITER MEETS SATURN

CHRISTMASA 'STAR' FOR

Marvel at the giant planets' closest encounter for 400 years this month

GUIDED BY THE MOON Follow the lunar phases to discover the constellations

SEARCH FOR A NEW

HORIZON The spacecraft eyeing new targets in the far distant Solar System

LOOKING BACK THROUGH TIME Observe the light from distant sights and travel into the past

QUEEN OF SCIENCE Mary Somerville, born 240 years ago this month

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STARTOURSINSIDE Clusters in binoculars & the deep sky at the Pole