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Emily Baldwin paints a portrait of the red planet with the latest incredible pictures of the surface of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Mount up! The legacy of the Crayford focuser Tycho's third way Caught between two enormously important events in the history of astronomy – Copernican theory and the invention of the telescope – Tycho Brahe found himself unable to believe wholeheartedly in Copernicus' revolution, yet didn't have the instruments to prove his own theory. Chris Cooper tells the story of Tycho's 'third way'. How clearly can I see? Children of the Lens
Maps of the universe
Here be dragons Mapping Titan
Galactic exploring
News update
Your views
Observations with Neil Bone Absolute beginners
The night sky
In the shops Tech talk Society news Astrolistings Ask Alan Classifieds
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This 132-page special edition features the ultimate observing guide for 2008, a review of all the biggest news stories, in depth articles covering all aspects of astronomy including astrophotography, the future of the Sun and space missions for 2008, and much, much more.Take the tour! A 100-page special edition from the creators of Astronomy Now magazine, The Grand Tour of the Universe takes readers from one end of the Universe to the other and, in doing so, asks the question "just how big is the Universe?"Infinity Rising This special publication features the photography of British astro-imager Nik Szymanek and covers a range of photographic methods from basic to advanced. Beautiful pictures of the night sky can be obtained with a simple camera and tripod before tackling more difficult projects, such as guided astrophotography through the telescope and CCD imaging.Starry Night Explore the Universe with these new versions of the award-winning Starry Night Software. Available now from the Astronomy Now Store.Exploring Mars Astronomy Now is pleased to announce the publication of Exploring Mars. The very best images of Mars taken by orbiting spacecraft and NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers fill up the 98 glossy pages of this special edition!Mars rover poster This new poster features some of the best pictures from NASA's amazing Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. |
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