January 2018
Find out what's in the January 2018 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
This month’s features:
– 2018: Go For Launch – looking ahead to the exciting missions coming up next year
– Capturing The Hunter – Five photo projects to help you see the winter constellation Orion in a new light
– 10 Astounding Space Discoveries – incredible facts we’ve learned about the Universe
– A.I. In Astronomy – Intelligent computers may be able to help astronomers analyse the huge reams of data being produced by powerful telescopes around the world and in space
Equipment reviews
Sky-Watcher SkyMax-127 with AZ-GTi Wi-Fi mount
Explore Scientific PN210 Carbon Mk II imaging Newtonian
Astro Pixel Processor deep-sky processing program
Online Bonus Content
Watch our video interview with former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who discusses his year in space
We speak to The Martian author Andy Weir about his new book Artemis
The Sky at Night team focus on fleeting cosmic events that happen in the blink of an eye
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through December’s night skies in the Virtual Planetarium.
Also this month
Finding the planets without a star chart in The Guide
How to estimate the brightness of variable stars
Image processing – Animations and surface stabilisations in PIPP
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 January Sky Guide featuring the daytime occultation of Regulus, Jupiter transits and Comet C/2016 R2 PanSTARRS
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
