Making Sense of the Night Sky is our most ambitious stargazing course, to date. In around 20 hours of video masterclasses, you'll learn the layout of the winter sky (December to March), including the constellations and a selection of the best binocular and telescope objects.

You'll learn from our two most experienced tutors, Gary Lintern from Northern England, and Aric Vyhmeister from Colorado.

Winter is an excellent time for stargazing in the UK. The skies are fully dark, the stars are bright, and the nights are often clear and crisp. There's something for everyone, from stunning constellations and stars, to meteor showers, and celestial light shows like the Aurora.

Making Sense of the Night Sky will be your faithful guide to what's visible between now and the end of March, and will give you the knowledge to take your learning into next year.

We'll show you how to use the most ordinary of binoculars and telescopes to see even further into space. You'll also learn how to use virtual telescopes in other parts of the world, from the comfort of your desktop.

The course is suitable for all ages and ability levels. Even experienced astronomers will benefit from our methods. It's a completely different way of thinking about and enjoying the night sky, which we developed ourselves. It's not available anywhere else.

Course contents include:

Getting to Know the Winter Sky

We'll take you on a series of tours of the layout and highlights of the night sky, from December into March.

Learning the Constellations

The constellations are important, and people love to learn them. That's why we dedicate so many lessons to them.

Remote Observing

Did you know you can use powerful telescopes from your home computer, tablet, or smartphone? Some of them are even free. You're going to learn all about them and how to access them on this course.

Identifying and Naming Stars

There are several lessons which focus on helping you learn to identify and name the brightest stars in the sky - and how they got their names, as well as their mythological origins.

Our Solar System

You'll learn all about what's visible in our solar system, including the Moon and planets, the International Space Station, eclipses, the Aurora Borealis, and meteor showers.

Free Stargazing Software and Apps

You'll learn how to use free software and apps to make it easier to plan your observing, and find what you're looking for. This section includes a comprehensive, and easy-to-follow tutorial on Stellarium, one of the best planetarium programs available (yes, it's free!).

Binoculars and Telescopes

You're going to learn how to use ordinary binoculars and telescopes, to get a glimpse of other distant worlds and galaxies. We'll show you how and where to find all the best nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. You don't need expensive gear, when you know where to look.

Some people think of stargazing as a solitary pastime. Well, it can be if you like. Sometimes, looking into the expanse of space, alone, can be a very grounding experience - like a kind of meditation or mindfulness practice.

But it's also really nice to have shared experiences with the people closest to you. I've been interested in the stars for as long as I can remember, but I learned to love them all over again when I found out that my wife loved reading about astronomy as a child, but couldn't identify any of the constellations. We've had some lovely shared experiences under the stars.

And, of course, when our son came along, I couldn't wait to share my passion with him too. That took things to another level of enjoyment and life enrichment that I could only have imagined.

How many people do you know who can confidently guide someone around the star constellations and planets, and share stories about them from other cultures?

Not many, I'm going to guess.

It's a lost art, and part of our history as human beings. The good news is that when you enrol on Making Sense of the Night Sky today, you can reclaim that part of your heritage, and pass it on to future generations.

As part of our commitment to passing on this knowledge, you have our permission, no, encouragment, to share access to the course and what you've learned with the rest of your household.

Would you like to purchase the course as a gift? No problem! Just check out and then send details of the lucky recipient to: office@garylintern.com

All the course videos come with instant, lifetime access, so you can return to them, again and again, and learn more every time.

As with all of our courses, you have a full 14 days to check out the contents. If you're not happy, you don't even have to give a reason, just email, and I'll refund your investment in full.