Your guide and challenges for the night sky in October 2026.
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- Monthly Editions -
These are the latest monthly editions from the Virtual Astronomy Club. You will always see last month's edition, the one for the current month, and the next one to go live.
To learn more about how to use the monthly editions for better astronomy, refer to the video below.
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September 2026
Your guide and challenges for the night sky in September 2026.
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August 2026
Your guide and challenges for the night sky in August 2026.
- Observation Challenges Archive -
Bonus Observation Challenges
30 Bonus Observation Challenges to use for finding DSOs throughout the year!
There are over 40 challenges in our archive now, each with full guides to galaxies, lunar features, double stars, or nebulae.
VAC members have full access for as long as you're enrolled.
If you're not yet a VAC member, find out how to buy and own archive packs for ever using this link
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The Beginner's Guide to
Backyard Astronomy
Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to Backyard Astronomy. Watch the short video below to get started.
Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Astronomy
Lunar 100 Challenge
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The Lunar 100 Challenge
Take the Lunar 100 challenge: 100 hundred objects to find on the surface of the Moon from the sublimely simple to the fiendishly difficult!
The Lunar 100 Challenge is our guide to help you get more out of your lunar observations.
This an add-on to the Beginner's Guide to Backyard Astronomy. Lifetime access can be purchased for just $4.99.
Watch the video below to find at more.
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