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Bringing astronomy and space exploration to your screens since 1957. Join Chris Lintott and Maggie Aderin-Pocock monthly, BBC 4.

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Here's to reaching for the stars and fulfilling your dreams. Well done @astro_timpeake ! #Stargazing #spacewalk 🌠⭐
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📺 Coming Soon! @ProfBrianCox & @DaraOBriain with cosmic news and views from Australia's Siding Spring Observatory. @BBCTwo , end of March 🔭
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SOON! Book your place in front of the 📺 at 8pm on these dates! @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain @BBCTwo ⭐️ 🔭 🇦🇺
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Stargazing hasn't been cancelled and the BBC is open to further series in the future. We have recently transmitted space films about Pluto and Hubble and there is a major new series from Brian Cox in production. The Sky at Night also continues in its regular monthly slot on BBC4.
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"It's wonderful to be back in the fresh air... and I can't wait to see my family!" #WelcomeHomeTim
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10 days until blast off! Join us as we count down to @Astro_TimPeake 's launch into space #BritInSpace #Principia
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From everyone at #Stargazing - GOOD LUCK @astro_timpeake on your spacewalk tomorrow! The happiest man in space ☺
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Here is a sneak peek of our 800th episode, we also have a special treat in store for you, so make sure to tune in this Sunday 10pm on @BBCFOUR ! #skyatnight
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Oh bravo to the props team – not everyday you build a #MilkyWay galaxy! 👏
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This Sunday @astro_timpeake  join us from @sciencemuseum for a very special episode about British Space Industry #skyatnight
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The #spacewalk has officially ended at 17:31 The airlock is being repressurised. Congratulations @astro_timpeake !🎉🎉
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Something really exciting is happening this month on #skyatnight , we've got a Special Report! Watch this teaser and tune in this MONDAY, 14th September at 22.30 on @BBCFOUR
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"Say something that's not Greg!" 👏 Goodnight everyone, see you next time. @GregQuicke @LizBonnin @ChrisLintott @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain
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Our thoughts go out to the family of Apollo 17's Gene Cernan. We were thrilled to have him as our guest by video-link on Stargazing in 2012.
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We are saddened by the loss of retired NASA astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon.
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Oh, #ICYMI : Blast Off Live: A Stargazing Live Special – Tuesday morning 10.30am @BBCOne @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain
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Here’s what happened when Stargazers around the world shared their experiences of #TimPeake 's launch! #BritInSpace
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Amazing - this is the view of Orion that @astro_timpeake can see from the ISS #Stargazing #BritInSpace
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Funny Feet? We asked Tim Peake if 6 months of microgravity had done anything odd to his bod. #WelcomeHomeTim
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Here are some fantastic snaps of last night's #Aurora by @jixxerkris @supersnez @mikehnf & @ilovefridaysme
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Our exciting #Juno special is on this Sunday, 8.30pm, on BBC4 - do not miss it!!
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Happy New Years from Maryland US @chrislintott #theskyatnight
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❤ David Bowie - Starman
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Ahem! Fancy joining us for a walk next Friday? Extra #Stargazing Live about @Astro_TimPeake 's first ever #spacewalk !
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Back Flip Friday – @Astro_TimPeake live a few moments ago. #RollModel #BritInSpace #Principia
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Getting excited as The Sky at Night Special gets closer - Don't forget to watch! 10pm @BBCFOUR
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Not every day you get @BAFTA nominated, but not every day is like this. @astro_timpeake @spacegovuk @sciencemuseum
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BBC The Sky at Night
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Familiar binary star observed down under at #SidingSpringObservatory . @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain ⭐️⭐️🔭
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Quick, learn Russian! 10, 9, 8... #GoodLuckTim #BritInSpace #Principia
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#SirPatrickMoore left us on this day in 2012, but as we head towards the show's 60th year, his spirit and passion live on. Keep looking up!
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Boing! @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain @LizBonnin & @GregQuicke are bouncing your way. Enjoy, everyone! #Stargazing Live, 8pm BBC Two 📺 🇦🇺 ✨ 🔭
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Make space to station yourself in front of the TV at 10pm @BBCFOUR for our #SkyAtNight 60th birthday special. & thanks @astro_timpeake !
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"Feeling small doesn't make you insignificant" - @Cmdr_Hadfield #Stargazing
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Many thanks to @JHUAPL and @NASANewHorizons for an incredible few days. Tune in Sunday 13th Jan @BBCFOUR as we witness this extraordinary mission to the farthest object ever visited. #ultimaThule #skyatnight
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Hi all- we'll be offline today as we travel to Jodrell. TV schedule: #Stargazing is on 9pm Tue-Fri; Back to Earth 10pm Tue only. Speak soon.
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Please little asteroid Florence... keep away from Supermassive black holes!
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BBC The Sky at Night
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The team have been working really hard this month to bring you the 800th episode of #skyatnight with our amazing presenters filming themselves in lockdown. It's going to be a very special one! Tune in this Sunday 10pm on @BBCFOUR @Avertedvision @chrislintott
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We leave you with this fact: In the 90 minutes we've been on-air, the ISS has traveled over 25,000 miles! See you tomorrow Stargazers!
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Wow! But waaay too big to get it all in the frame with a phone. @AAOastro Anglo-Australian Telescope 🔭☝️📱 @DaraOBriain @ProfBrianCox
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Forget tennis, forget footie... THIS is today's biggest ball game. Take a ringside seat at 8.30pm @BBCFour @NASAJuno
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Here's @DaraOBriain with a VERY important message. @ProfBrianCox @LizBonnin @BBCTwo 8pm ⭐️ 🔭 🇦🇺
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Success! BBC News - Mars: Nasa lands InSight robot to study planet's interior
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"It was a pretty proud moment!" - Nigel Peake (Understatement of the year?!) #Stargazing #BritInSpace
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We asked Tim Peake what he was most looking forward to when he gets back to Earth … aww…. #WelcomeHomeTim
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See you all on 12 January! Thanks for that early Christmas present, @Astro_TimPeake – you really are a #BritInSpace
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The highly anticipated collaboration with @themonkeycage is coming to your screens tonight @ 10pm on BBC4. The Sky at Night team will be discussing all things 'Backyard Astronomy' with @ProfBrianCox @robinince and @daraobriain #skyatnight 🐒 ✨
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What happens if you go for a coffee with @ProfBrianCox ? He calculates how to build a rocket to the stars http://t.co/r7O4M4a1fq
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Goodnight everyone – same time, same place tomorrow. And yes you did hear correctly about @PostmanPat ! #Stargazing Live 8pm @BBCTwo 👋
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Congratulations @NASA and @SpaceX what an incredible, awe-inspiring launch!! 💫🚀🌎
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The Parker probe is away!! Back on home soil, another solar satellite is taking shape. #skyatnight
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We caught @ProfBrianCox and @daraobriain rehearsing - getting ready for our first live show TONIGHT! 🌌 ⭐ #Stargazing
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Here are those centrifuge photos of @ProfBrianCox and @daraobriain . Wow. Looking lovely, gents! #Stargazing
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Thank you for all your fantastic images! If you missed the #MercuryTransit , don't worry, NASA's SDO got a great view
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Tonight The Sky at Night will be coming to you from 40,000ft as we join @SOFIAtelescope . Tune in 10pm @BBCFOUR #skyatnight
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Today is the day! Good luck @astro_timpeake ! 👍🚀⭐ #spacewalk #Stargazing
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The Sky At Night team are busy filming away and the new series will be back on your screens in April. Keep an eye out for further information soon!🌌
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Total Lunar Eclipse THIS Sunday night, but will there be clear skies?? @lizzieweather @bbcweather has the answers in her latest stargazing weekend forecast. Also our latest episode repeats TONIGHT 7:30pm @BBCFOUR #skyatnight #TotalLunarEclipse #NewHorizons #BloodMoon #astronomy
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Here's a sneak peek of this Sunday's episode! We're on @BBCFOUR at 22:00 #skyatnight
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Reserved for @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain and guests. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8pm @BBCTwo ✨ 🔭 🇦🇺
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Happy Birthday to us! Special diamond anniversary programme Sunday 10pm BBC4 #SkyAtNight Meanwhile, here's a wellwisher.
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Night everyone. Thanks for the kind words about the @Astro_TimPeake Horizon special. Next up, this... #BritInSpace
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Oh if only we could eat sweets this way - so much fun! #Stargazing #BritInSpace
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Join The Sky at Night in the Atacama Desert at 21:30, where #DrMaggieAderinPocock will be getting a behind the scenes look at the science and people that keep the Very Large Telescope running... and a sneak peek at the Extremely Large Telescope that's on the way 🌟 🔭 #skyatnight
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Ready to see the stars in a new light? Indigenous Australian elder, Michael Anderson. #Stargazing starts Tuesday, 8pm @BBCTwo ✨ 🔭
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Something for everyone: Pete's #skyatnight guide to the summer's celestial highlights. #astronomy @avertedvision
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Beautiful! Intro to 'How to be an Astronaut', Horizon's @Astro_TimPeake special. 8pm Sunday @BBCTwo #BritInSpace
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Privileged to witness the birth of a new star, live on #Stargazing last night... @ClintLiftoff ! 💥 @ProfBrianCox @DaraOBriain @ChrisLintott
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Caught up with @starsetonline when they were in London. Thanks for the message and happy space travels! #skyatnight
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We're on in 5 mins with the amazing results about Venus from Prof Jane Greaves @jgreaves6 , Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder @EDrabek Dr William Bains and Dr Chris North @chrisenorth from @cardiffuni 🥳😮🤩 #skyatnight
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It's Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell! What an astronomy hero! Welcome to the show. #Stargazing
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#SkyAtNight returns from its break with a bang as we go interstellar with @jimalkhalili - Sunday 10pm @BBCFOUR
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Unfortunately there are no sheds in today's demos. 😥 But it didn't stop @ProfBrianCox swatting up! #Stargazing
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Who's excited to watch our special #Juno episode on the 10th of July? #SkyAtNight filming has begun!
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Coming this Sunday! 👀 🪐🚀🌌🌠
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Rainbow, tractor beam or death ray?
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BBC Weather
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Rare 'UFO clouds' and rainbow captured in NE Scotland: Lan
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From us to you: most but not all of the #stargazing team. Huge thanks too to @jodrellbank , oh and our brill guests!
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JANUARY 2016 #Stargazing Live as well as 15 December? Yes, and @Astro_TimPeake has dates! #BritInSpace @spacegovuk
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If you're up at the crack of dawn tomorrow (6:53 AM to be precise), the ISS will be flying over from the west!
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One of the finest meteor displays🌠this year #geminidmeteorshower reaches its peak tomorrow night. To help plan your viewing, Pete is here with all the details. #skyatnight
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We're getting ready for our next episode - a collaboration with @themonkeycage - if you're interested in amateur astronomy be sure to check it out on Monday 13th @ 10pm on BBC4!
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And we are back! It's just a few days until The Sky at Night is back on your screens. We will be searching for alien life on Mars, Jupiter's Icy Moons and even exoplanets! BBC4 - Monday 10th April at 10pm 🪐 💫 #skyatnight
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Well done team! By his absence here we can only assume (and hope) you've hidden @GregQuicke so we can have him for keeps 👏
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Dara Ó Briain
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So ends a gorgeous, ludicrous week up a mountain in Australia. Thrilled so many of you enjoyed it. @ProfBrianCox @lizbonnin @BBCStargazing
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We are back this Sunday at 9.30pm on @BBCFOUR ! The @ESA Solar Orbiter was launched from Cape Canaveral earlier this year on a decade long mission to discover the secrets of our Sun and the #skyatnight was there to capture all the action, so tune in!
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Tune in at 22:30 on @BBCFOUR for our in depth special report on 'Life On Venus' that go beyond the headlines! #skyatnight
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Explaining why the Moon looks different in Aus compared to UK can make your head spin, as @GregQuicke discovers. 🌜Much more, 8pm @BBCTwo 🌛
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#Juno has made it safely into orbit around Jupiter!
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NASA's Juno Mission
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All rays on me. My solar panels now face the sun. I’m the farthest solar-powered spacecraft from Earth. #Jupiter
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If you'd like to wave to Tim Peake and the ISS tomorrow, look west at 6:45AM! #Stargazing
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Don't forget we are back on @BBCFOUR tonight at 9pm! We'll be catching up with @Astro_Jessica about her return to earth, exploring the closest black hole yet discovered, discussing the Starlink sats' impact on astronomy and photographing Venus! Tune in! #skyatnight
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Hi everyone, sorry for being a bit quiet but we're (almost) back! #Stargazing returns to @BBCTwo on 12-14 January, live from @jodrellbank
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tune in to the Sky at Night, tonight at 8pm on BBC4, for a (very timely) @ESA_Rosetta and @Philae2014 update... http://t.co/pqC3X3Dmhn
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