BBC Sky at Night Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

The riddle of the hypergiants
What we know about these staggeringly huge stars.

Cosmology crash course
How is it we can still see the afterglow of the Big Bang?

Darkness on the moors
Yorkshire’s pitch-dark skies and the fight to keep them that way..

DART was bang on target

The asteroid-deflecting DART mission worked with incredible accuracy

2 mins

Blowing bubbles in the early Universe

Do infant galaxies work together to clear the hydrogen around them?

2 mins

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT

In April's Sky at Night, chemist Mark Sephton revealed how we'll look for signs of Martian life in samples collected by Perseverance

4 mins

The trip of my dreams

Scout Simon Shemetilo won a VIP visit to a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral

2 mins

Capturing Milky Way THE MAGNIFICENT

Get ready for the return of late summer nights under the stars as Will Gater presents a beginners’ guide to photographing our ever-changing home Galaxy

6 mins

The riddle of the HYPERGIANTS

New research is uncovering the weird workings of the largest stars in the Universe

6 mins

The riddle of the HYPERGIANTS

New research is uncovering the weird workings of the largest stars in the Universe

4 mins

How can we see the afterglow of th Big Bang?

Govert Schilling of cosmology's continues to explain some most confusing concepts

3 mins

DEEP-SKY TOUR

Everybody knows the Plough, but can you find all six Messier objects in the surrounding field?

3 mins

Darkness on the moors

In search of true darkness and skies that sparkle, Jamie Carter visits Yorkshire, home of the UK's newest International Dark Sky Reserves

6 mins

The story of SKYLAB

Fifty years on from its launch, Jane Green takes a look back at the troubles and triumphs of the USA's trailblazing space station

7 mins

How we know that Earth isn't flat

Astronomers have known that Earth is a globe for thousands of years

3 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.