SKYTALK

Can you name a star after someone? Here is who officially names stars, what a UK star registry certificate really is, and a verifiable alternative.

Standing outside looking at one bright object? Use the twinkle test, movement and colour to tell a planet from a star or the ISS, in under a minute.

Are star maps accurate? How a personalised star map is calculated from date, time and place, what it simplifies, and how to verify your own sky free.

Explore a free interactive star chart online: the real sky for any date, time and place, with 41,000 stars, planets, satellites, AR mode and time travel.

Planetary alignment 2026 UK: what a planet parade really is, the real dates to look east before dawn or west after sunset, and how to spot a planet.

Autumn starts in the UK on 1 September or at the equinox, which in 2026 fell on 23 September, not the 22nd. Why, the 2027 date, and what changes in...

Blood moon 2026 UK guide: the 28 August partial lunar eclipse turns 93% of the Moon copper at 05:13 BST. Full timings, where to look and how to watch.

A step-by-step guide to personalising a location map print: setting the zoom from a whole city to a single street, the optional pin marker, text and size.

What can you see in the night sky tonight in the UK? Tell planets from stars, find Saturn, Jupiter and the Summer Triangle, no equipment needed.

A buyer's guide to the personalised city map print. Turn a home city, birth city or honeymoon destination into framed wall art, zoomed exactly how you like.

Looking for a personalised gift for grandparents? A UK guide matching star maps, location maps and family moon prints to the moments that made your family.

What is Landsat? A plain-English guide to the NASA and USGS satellite programme, how it maps coastlines and rivers, and how real imagery becomes wall art.