June 2017
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This month’s features:
– Spying On The Neighbours – what the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope might reveal about our Solar System
– Gravity, The Mysterious Force – Dr Marcus Chown takes a look at the contradictory nature of gravity
– The Realm Of Ghosts – explore the science of the faint galaxies that lie within Virgo
– White Light Observing – our beginner’s guide to viewing the Sun safely
– Bursts Of Mystery – how scientists are finally beginning to understand fast radio bursts
Equipment reviews
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro SynScan equatorial mount
William Optics GT71 apo refractor
ZWO ASI1600MC-Cool colour camera
Online Bonus Content
A video interview with NASA scientist Dr Jane Rigby on how the James Webb Space Telescope will observe the early Universe
Watch an hour-long special of The Sky at Night celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through June’s night sky in the Virtual Planetarium.
Download a PDF and audio chapter of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new book Astrophysics For People In A Hurry
Also this month
Scope stats explained in The Guide
How to modify a run-off shed for a scope pillar
Image processing – stacking comets with DeepSkyStacker
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 June Sky Guide featuring June comets, noctilucent clouds and Jupiter’s Galilean moons
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
