Starting stargazing is easier than you think. 1️⃣ Read our Beginner's Guide to Naked Eye #Stargazing in the November issue of #AstronomyNow 👉 https://t.co/FEsgw5qKjv 2️⃣ Wrap up warm 3️⃣ Let your eyes adjust to the dark 4️⃣ Look up & take in the wonders of the Universe!

Think you know the Milky Way? Think again. Get ready for a wild tale of galactic cannibalism as we explore the latest data from @ESAGaia to reveal our home #galaxy's turbulent past. Only in the November issue of #AstronomyNow 👉 https://t.co/1zH5gaFki1

🚨 ATTN. New Jersey: We can do SO much better than Mikie Sherrill. She voted against the child tax credit… She voted for tax hikes… She voted to give your money to illegals… Reject her on Nov. 4th.

50 years ago today, the first ever images were returned from the surface of #Venus, by Venera 9.  Read about decades of discovery past and future in the previous (Oct) issue of Astronomy Now, via our digital archive: https://t.co/lUsEz47sE9 Image: Russian Academy of Sciences

Our friends at the @UKSpaceag have published a blog post about how to see Comet Lemmon using one of our finder chart graphics. Check it out below (and we've got more information about the comet in our November issue) out now! https://t.co/mNV6GTOf78

👀 #Astronomy, NOW!  Telescope users may spot #Io and its shadow, together with the shadow of #Europa, in transit across #Jupiter’s cloud tops on the morning of 22 Oct (see graphic for 02:30 BST from the UK), & 29 Oct.  Credit: #AstronomyNow/ Greg Smye-Rumsby

Mark your calendars for these meteor shower peaks: 🌠 22 Oct: Orionids 🌠 17 Nov: Leonids 🌠 14 Dec: Geminids 🌠 22 Dec: Ursids New to meteor watching? We help you get started in the Nov issue of #AstronomyNow 👉 https://t.co/Ej0jLVfiEq 📷 Orionids radiant. AN/Greg Smye-Rumsby

Subscribe to #AstronomyNow today and get a copy of the 2026 Stargazer's Guide and a plansiphere included – AND save over £30! Whether a beginner or seasoned stargazer, have the wonders of the night sky delivered to your door all year long! Order here👉 https://t.co/FtzIlmqcru

The November issue of #AstronomyNow is on sale today! 👉 https://t.co/nvBvTiwzLR Featuring: 🤩 How to start stargazing & meteorwatching 🌌 Where do we come from? The Milky Way's history revealed 💥 What happened before the Big Bang? Is that even a sensible question?! & much more!

❗️Last day to enjoy our special pre-sale price before the #AstronomyNow Stargazer's Guide 2026 hits the shelves tomorrow alongside the November issue of Astronomy Now magazine! Secure your copy here 👉 https://t.co/6ARIO0uNGc

👀 Astronomy, NOW! A last quarter #Moon joins #Jupiter among the stars of #Gemini for a picturesque conjunction on the morning of 14 October Graphic: Astronomy Now/ Greg Smye-Rumsby #AstronomyForEveryone

👀 Astronomy, NOW! The #Moon buzzes the bright Pleiades cluster on the night of 9-10 October, creating this lovely scene for naked eye observers.  Graphic shows the scene at 06:00 BST on 10 Oct. Credit: #AstronomyNow /Greg Smye-Rumsby #AstronomyForEveryone

Should I go to a star party? What actually happens at a star party? What do I need to bring? What happens if it's cloudy? Star party regular Stuart Atkinson (@mars_stu) guides you through the essentials in the October issue of Astronomy Now - on sale now! https://t.co/NfoOgcmYhM

👀 Last chance to see #Titan's shadow transit #Saturn until 2038! US observers with favourable conditions may be able to see Titan and its shadow transit Saturn in the early morning of 6 October. Deatils:  https://t.co/LgP1vUkwqx   📷 Titan shadow crossing Nov 2024, Mark Radice.

This month's cover image was contributed by @MassimoTamajo who has shared several jaw-dropping images combining the erupting Mt Etna with beautiful night sky scenes. 📷22 Aug; Nikon Z6 II - Viltrox 16mm; ISO 125 -f/2.8 - 10s x 280 shots; Processing: Photoshop - StarStax

October heralds a favourable return for the #Orionids #meteorshower, with the peak of the display anticipated for 21–23 October. Find more observing tips and highlights in the #October issue of #AstronomyNow, on sale now👉 https://t.co/6u1hzrRDyo Graphic: AN/Greg Smye-Rumsby

Next month marks 50 years since the first images from #Venus's surface. In #AstronomyNow this month we trace decades of discovery and preview future missions poised to unlock the secrets of how Earth’s 'twin' diverged so dramatically. Order here 👉 https://t.co/F0Vz7MpcZm

Have we seen the first #stars.... or something even weirder? Astronomy Now Editor @DrStuClark brings you the inside story on new discoveries by the @NASA @esa @csa_asc James #Webb Space Telescope, only in the October issue of #AstronomyNow👉 https://t.co/1o5sfN2zHw

🎇 Novae are short-lived outbursts from binary star systems. Gas piles up onto a white dwarf from a companion star, igniting a thermonuclear reaction on the white dwarf 📷 They typically brighten in the first few days – let us know if you observe it! 🔗

📍Find it just 1.5 degrees north of brilliant alpha Centauri (R.A. 14h 37m 22s and declination –58° 47' 40”). 🌏 Centaurus is well placed in the south-western sky at nightfall from equatorial regions and farther south.

💥 Nova alert!💥 A nova has been discovered in the constellation Centaurus on 22 Sept, by John Seach, Australia.  Initial reports have it at magnitude +5.8, just visible with the naked eye! C𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡: 𝐸𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑜, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑜 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑜 & 𝐿𝑢𝑐𝑎 𝐼𝑧𝑧𝑜