Fancy an all-nighter? Starry summer skies are the perfect excuse for some dusk 'til dawn exploits of the astronomical variety. June's short nights see the stars twinkling above Britain's canals by 11pm, giving us four hours of starlit darkness. It's time enough to canter across the universe and back again for an early breakfast. The journey begins out West. Look for a bright star that is in fact not a star at all. Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, is unmissable as darkness descends. Now look low to your South-east for a dimmer pale-yellow star. Again, this is no star but the ringed gas giant Saturn. A small telescope is all you'll need to see Saturn's rings.
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