November 2017
Find out what's in the November 2017 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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This month’s issue comes with a lunar phases poster: a 365-day guide to the phases and moonrise times for 2018
This month’s features:
– Red Dragon Rising – the Chinese space agency is becoming a major player. Could it be the first to land men on Mars?
– The Sky In Motion – top tips to capture fleeting celestial sights
– The Rise And Fall Of The Saturn V – the rocket that launched Apollo 11 turns 50
– Extraterrestrial Earth – we explore the extreme environments on Earth that help space agencies explore the Solar System
– Imaging for Science: Part 2 – how your Moon photos could help further lunar science
Equipment reviews
Explore Scientific ED102 FCD-100 refractor
iOptron CEM25P portable equatorial mount
ZAO ASI1071MC cool colour camera
Online Bonus Content
Maggie and Chris look at the highlights of NASA’s Cassini mission
We speak to Professor Victoria Kaspi about Canada’s new radio telescope, and how it could help solve the mystery of unknown signals from space
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through October’s night skies in the Virtual Planetarium.
View the winning, runner-up and highly commended images from this year’s Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year award
Also this month
Getting to grips with Dobsonians in The Guide
How to make an outdoor autofocuser for your camera lens
Image processing – Perfect your planetary pics with 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 October Sky Guide featuring The Orionids, October comets and Venus and Mars in conjunction
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.
