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Astronomy
From beautiful astrophotography to the bestselling guide to the night sky, we have something for everyone who is interested in exploring the mysteries of our solar system and beyond.
2027 Guide to the Night Sky
This bestselling stargazing handbook includes month-by-month information about the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere.

Sunday 4th October

Spot constellations, supermoons, and more with the Collins 2027 Astronomy Calendar for kids! Download this free calendar and inspire a love of astronomy all year long.

Monday 5th October

We have partnered with our friends at Celestron to give away a Royal Observatory Greenwich Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 100AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Refractor Telescope worth £299.99 and a copy of Cosmic Light by Tom Kerss and Dr. Ryan French!

Tuesday 6th October

We have partnered with the Royal Observatory Greenwich to give away 2 tickets to the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition, a copy of the official book and more!

Wednesday 7th October

Now is your chance to win an incredible bundle of astronomy books for fun for all the family!

Thursday 8th October

We’ve teamed up with our friends at the National Space Centre to giveaway an annual family pass and children’s astronomy book bundle worth over £50! Head over to the Collins4Parents Instagram account to enter.

Friday 9th October

We're giving away £200 per person (see T&Cs for details) towards an Aurora Zone holiday and a copy of Northern Lights by astronomer and Aurora Chaser Tom Kerss!

Saturday 10th October

We’re giving one lucky entrant the chance to win an out-of-this world bundle of National Geographic Kids books. Packed with fun activity books, fascinating fact books this collection is perfect for inspiring curious minds and budding young astronomers alike.

What’s new?

Cosmic Light: A beautiful collection of cosmic imagery bursting with colour, lifting the veil on the invisible universe

Night Sky Almanac 2027: A stargazer’s guide to the night sky

Northern Lights: A beginner's guide to the Aurora Borealis for night sky observers and stargazers (Second edition)

2027 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland

Galaxies: A beginner’s guide to exploring the galaxies in our Universe

Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 15: The official exhibition collection featuring spectacular space photography

2027 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above North America

2027 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

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Celebrating the Summer Solstice

Celebrating the Summer Solstice

Radmila Topalovic, astronomer and co-author of Night Sky Almanac 2026, Stargazing, 2026 Guide to the Night Sky and more, writes about celebrating the Summer Solstice.

3 min

19/06/2026

May 2026 - the month of two Full Moons

May 2026 - the month of two Full Moons

By Radmila Topalovic The apparent size of the Moon at its closest point to the Earth (perigee) vs its farthest point (apogee)<a...

4 min

15/04/2026

Going back to the Moon – the Artemis mission

Going back to the Moon – the Artemis mission

Just as the crocuses and daffodils are bursting through and bringing much needed colour to our landscape in the UK, NASA’s four...

4 min

23/02/2026