BBC Sky at Night

Sky at Night magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features the world’s biggest and best night sky guide complete with star charts, observing tutorials and in-depth equipment reviews to ensure that amateur astronomers never miss those must-see events.

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PRETTY PECULIAR • The odd-looking Centaurus A galaxy is revealed in incredible detail in this new image

BULLETIN • The latest astronomy and space news, written by Ezzy Pearson

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White dwarfs slow down their ageing • The stars could still be burning hydrogen in their outer layers

NEWS IN BRIEF

CUTTING EDGE • Our experts examine the hottest new research

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • As Neptune and Uranus could solve the mysteries of planet formation, we need to go back and study them in depth, says Leigh Fletcher

Looking back: The Sky at Night • 16 November 1957

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INTERACTIVE • Emails – Letters – Tweets – Facebook – Instagram – Kit Questions

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SCOPE DOCTOR • Our equipment specialist cures your optical ailments and technical maladies With Steve Richards

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WHAT’S ON • We pick the best live and virtual astronomy events and resources this month

FIELD OF VIEW • An airship on Venus? Jonathan Powell looks at space travel’s stranger concepts

SPARKLERS AND SPARKLING STARS Stargazing on Bonfire Night • Follow Stuart Atkinson’s naked-eye tour and take in an extra stellar show while you watch the fireworks

Fireworks and fiery stars

Stargazing on Bonfire Night • Follow our easy top tips to get a great view of the real stars of 5 November

Unveiling VENUS • With new scientific discoveries, recent flybys and future missions planned, are we about to finally unlock the secrets of the hellish planet? Planetary scientist Emily Lakdawalla explores

Action, Akatsuki! • Japan’s probe is exploring Venus’s atmosphere and producing valuable images along the way

Peering beneath the clouds • How Venus’s atmosphere compares to Earth’s

READY FOR LAUNCH The promise of JWST • On the eve of its long-awaited launch, Govert Schilling reports on astronomers’ expectations for the James Webb Space Telescope

Building the most expensive telescope ever • What does it take to construct a telescope like JWST, and why have there been delays?

JWST’s cosmic tool kit • The space telescope is fitted with instruments to unlock the secrets of the Universe

The Sky Guide • NOVEMBER 2021

NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS • Your guide to the night sky this month

NEED TO KNOW • The terms and symbols used in The Sky Guide

THE BIG THREE • The top sights to observe or image this month

THE PLANETS • Our celestial neighbourhood in November

THE NIGHT SKY – NOVEMBER • Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

MOONWATCH • November’s top Lunar feature to observe

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • Follow 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it crosses from Gemini into Cancer

STAR OF THE MONTH • Rasalmothallah, at Triangulum’s point

BINOCULAR TOUR • The wide-field treasures include double star Zibal and the Silver Coin Galaxy

THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE • Can you separate bright Capella’s two true companion stars from the impostors?

DEEP-SKY TOUR • This month’s tour visits objects in Taurus, some familiar and others less so

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