The night sky in autumn

The Stephan's Quintet galaxy cluster

The night sky in autumn

Get to know the autumn night sky in the northern hemisphere with stargazing tips from Sir Patrick Moore and his guests on The Sky at Night.

The videos below show you how to recognise the Plough (Big Dipper), Pegasus and more.

For more tips, listen to the Stargazing Live audio guides and watch videos about the night sky in the winter and the spring and summer.

Image: A false-colour composite view of the Stephan's Quintet galaxy cluster. The green shockwave was produced by one galaxy falling towards another at over one million mph. Below, Patrick Moore explains how to find this cluster. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Max Planck Institute)

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The Stephan's Quintet galaxy cluster

Introduction

Experts explain what you can see in the night sky during the autumn.

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