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06 EYE ON THE SKY

Features 32 11 BULLETIN

19 WHAT’S ON
32 DIVING INTO
THE DEPTHS 21 A PASSION FOR SPACE
As Cassini approaches its violent end at With The Sky at Night co-presenter
Saturn, we look back at how its discoveries Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
surprised scientists again and again.
23 JON CULSHAW
38 WILD ASTRONOMY Jon’s off-world travelogue continues.
C We show you how to have an astro
adventure in remote rural locations. 67 24 INTERACTIVE

44 BUZZ ALDRIN: WE’VE 26 SUBSCRIBE
GOT TO GET TO MARS
C Why the veteran moonwalker wants a Mars 28 HOTSHOTS
colony by 2039, and his plan for how to do it.

67 VOYAGER: THE 40 49 THE SKY GUIDE C
YEAR SPACE JOURNEY 50 Highlights
52 The Big Three
C The incredible journey to the outer Solar The top three sights for this month.
System and the realm of interstellar space.
54 The Northern Hemisphere
All-Sky Chart
75 WHO HAS THE 56 The Planets
RIGHT STUFF? 58 Moonwatch
59 Comets and Asteroids
Twelve men and women undergo the rigours of 90 Minor planet 56 Melete.
astronaut training in a new BBC Two series. 59 Star of the Month
60 Stephen Tonkin’s Binocular Tour
61 The Sky Guide Challenge
38 62 Deep-Sky Tour
The most southerly star you can see.
64 Astrophotography
The thinnest of lunar crescents.

80 SKILLS
80 The Guide
Getting to grips with altaz mounts.
82 How To...
Build a rolling telescope platform.
84 Image Processing
C Elevate your solar eclipse astrophotos.
87 Scope Doctor

89 REVIEWS
FIRST LIGHT
90 PrimaLuceLab Airy APO 65F
apochromatic refractor
94 iOptron SkyGuider Pro tracking mount
98 QHYCCD QHY367C CMOS colour camera

102 Books
104 Gear
106 WHAT I REALLY
WANT TO KNOW IS…
Where does antimatter come from?

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