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Get to know your stars

Robin Scagell Top stories 14 March 202114 March 2021constellation guide, learn, night sky
Get to know your stars

Want to learn the spring sky in less than ten minutes? Take a look at our new video, recorded in a real sky, showing the spring sky as you’ll see it during late March into April as seen from the UK.

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