Star Diary

By: BBC Sky at Night Magazine
  • Summary

  • The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Episodes
  • Catch Saturn before it leaves our skies (17 to 23 February 2025)
    Feb 16 2025
    Saturn is about to disappear behind the Sun. Ensure you catch it before it leaves by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript Chasing the ISS Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • Webb uses space-bending gravity trick to discover distant stars
    Feb 14 2025
    Massive objects in space warp spacetime to the extent that they can act like cosmic magnifying glasses, allowing astronomers to get a better view of the deep cosmos. This technique, known as gravitational lensing, has been used by the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a group of stars that existed at a key stage in the evolution of the Universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • The Full Moon shines next to bright star, Regulus (10 to 16 February 2025)
    Feb 9 2025
    The Snow Moon lights up the night sky this week, accompanied by one of the brightest stars in the sky, Regulus. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript How to enter the astronomy photographer of the year competition Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 mins

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