![]() It is the 16th of these annual guides written by the prolific pair, who have clocked up 50 astronomy books between them. Written with Nigel’s long-term collaborator and friend Heather Couper, the book is a month-by-month guide to what to look out for in the night sky. So fingers crossed for a clear night on December 21, 2020.” “If you look through a small telescope you’ll see in the eyepiece, at the same time, Jupiter with its moons and Saturn with its rings. “They will almost look as if they merged into one brilliant star,” says Nigel Henbest, co-author of the new book, 2020 Stargazing. Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, and Saturn, arguably the most striking, will appear closer together than they have for nearly 400 years. Gaze up to the night sky on one special day next year, and you’ll see an extraordinary sight. Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest with their book, 2020 Stargazing. An interview with the authors of 2020 Stargazing, in which they discuss their time in Cambridge, their favourite sights in the night sky, the highlights for 2020 and what telescope to buy. ![]()
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