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Alan Pickup, formerly of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and the Joint Astronomy Center in Hawaii, has been writing on astronomy and space for the Guardian since 1974

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  • 15 Dec 2013: Alan Pickup on the stars that make up one of the most iconic constellations of our winter sky
  • 1 Dec 2013: Alan Pickup on what to look out for during the coming month
  • Artist's view of Swarm 15 Nov 2013: Alan Pickup reports on a European Space Agency mission, to be launched next week, to study the Earth's magnetic field
  • 10 Nov 2013:

    In September last year, ISON was being billed as the Comet of the Century. But Alan Pickup now predicts its imminent demise

  • 28 Oct 2013: Alan Pickup on what to look for in the coming month – Jupiter is the highlight among the planets, comet ISON remains disappointing, and a solar eclipse on 3 November can't be seen from Britain
  • Maven 18 Oct 2013: Alan Pickup on two projects taking advantage of a three-week optimum launch window for flights to Mars – including India's first interplanetary mission
  • 13 Oct 2013:

    Alan Pickup reports on the progress of what might, or might not, be the Comet of the Century

  • 29 Sep 2013:

    Alan Pickup on what to look out for during the coming month

  • Artist's impression of the Daedalus Project 20 Sep 2013: Alan Pickup marks the achievements of the oldest space advocacy organisation in the world
  • 15 Sep 2013: Alan Pickup explains how to follow the movements of Jupiter in the coming months, as it zig-zags through the constellation of Gemini, more visible than it has been for a decade
  • 1 Sep 2013:

    Alan Pickup reports on what to look out for this month, and on the appearance in August of the brightest nova to be seen from Britain for 14 years

  • Nasa's LADEE 16 Aug 2013:

    Alan Pickup reports on Nasa's latest lunar-orbiting mission, to be launched next month, that will investigate the Moon's tenuous atmosphere and the dust that would be a hazard for future exploration and exploitation

  • 11 Aug 2013:

    Alan Pickup on how to observe one of the most prolific and reliable of our annual meteor displays, now in full flow

  • 28 Jul 2013:

    Alan Pickup looks forward to the impressive mid-month spectacle of the Perseid meteor shower

  • The International Space Station 19 Jul 2013: Alan Pickup reports that the International Space Station will be soon be visible again in our night sky

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