SPARKLERS AND SPARKLING STARS Stargazing on Bonfire Night
There’s one night every year when it’s guaranteed that people will be lured away from their TVs and out into the darkness, and that’s 5 November – Bonfire Night. As darkness falls some families head into their gardens to light a handful of fi reworks, while others join the crowds in parks or sports grounds to bask in the glow of a bonfire and watch a large display. This year might be different due to COVID-19, but not even a global pandemic will stop us standing in a field for an hour or so and “oohing” and “aahing” at the sight of rockets exploding in cascades of colour.
But watching fireworks is seeing only half of the display available because, as we’ll show here, if the sky is clear on Bonfire Night there are many other beautiful things to see in the night sky too, and during
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