December 2017
Find out what's in the December 2017 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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This month’s features:
– 2017: A Year in Review – looking back on the biggest space and astronomy stories of the past year
– Extrordinary Exmoor – make the most of the dark skies over Exmoor
– Arthur’s Odyssey – the life and work of Arthur C Clarke
– A Second Chance at First Light – how the British-built Isaac Newton Telescope found a new home on the island of La Palma
– Imaging for Science: Part 3 – how your meteor photos could help science
Equipment reviews
Sky-Watcher Evostar-90 AZ Pronto telescope and mount
Revolution Imager R2 CCD video astronomy camera
Opticron Adventurer II WP 10×42 binoculars
Online Bonus Content
Maggie and Chris look at ambitions to return people to the Moon
We speak to Cecilia Fariña, manager of the Isaac Newton Telescope
Cardiff University astronomers reveal how the UK is searching for gravitational waves
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through December’s night skies in the Virtual Planetarium.
Also this month
The mysteries of black holes in The Guide
How to build an equatorial platform
Image processing – IAPY masterclass: Man Under the Stars
Monthly Bulletin pages bring you up to date with all the latest astronomical news, as well as Cutting Edge revealing the highlights from brand new research
Our December Sky Guide featuring The Ursids and Geminids and the perigee full Moon for 2017
Our Scope Doctor answers your technical kit questions
Interactive: your letters, tweets, forum posts and readers’ scopes
Gear – a round up of the latest astronomical accessories
What’s On listings – find out what astronomy events are on near you
Hotshots – this month’s pick of your very best astrophotos
Beautiful new images from space in Eye on the Sky
The latest astronomy books reviewed
Authors
Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Staff Writer. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.
