Vincent van Gogh's ‘The Starry Night’ is one of the most famous paintings by the artist, and of the night sky. He painted it in 1889 while he was staying in a mental hospital in France.

DR. MARY N. FYSH, of “Canterbury”, P. O. Devondale, Cape Province, South Africa, has sent an account of the night sky as seen from the high veldt country formerly known as Stellaland, in the ...

Discover the best places for stargazing in South Africa this winter. From Sutherland to the Cederberg, explore top dark-sky destinations for unforgettable night skies.

Also in the morning sky you'll be able to see an 58% waning gibbous Moon pass less than 1° from seventh planet Uranus, though you will need binoculars to see the latter. Mars and the Pleiades ...

Deep-sky astrophotographers are in for a treat this month, with some of the most beautiful nebulae — and a globular cluster — at their best, though with the solstice on 20 June, astronomical ...

Sometimes, several lunar phenomenon line up on the same night to create a truly extraordinary sky-watching experience, such as on January 31, 2018, when the last full moon of the month was not ...