![]() I for one am really looking forward to seeing the comet on its only ever visit from deep space to the inner planets! Back here on Earth, and following the recent speculation regarding the future of The Sky at Night TV programme, the latest we’ve heard from the BBC is that the programme is on air until the end of the To mark the occasion, on page 74 Will Gater examines fresh research that sheds new light on the theory that comets brought the chemical building blocks of life to Earth, while on page 78 Paul Sutherland looks at the mysterious region at the edge of the Solar System from which some comets – including ISON – are thought to come. Share the excitement this issue: Pete Lawrence brings us full observing details in The Sky Guide on page 50, tips on how to photograph it on page 60, and the story of its discovery and journey to the inner Solar System on page 33. While astro imagers and professional observatories have been watching comet C/2012 S1 ISON for a few months now, as it nears the Sun during November we’ll finally find out whether this 5kmwide aggregation of ice and rock will brighten enough to become visible to the naked eye. Paul gets his head around the Oort Cloud, a proposed source of comets that we’ve never seen, nor have any evidence for. Steve turns his attention to Auriga and Orion to bring you six of the region’s best observing targets in this month’s Deep-sky tour. ![]() Heather squares off with a demon as she unravels the mysteries of variable star Algol, which is high in the sky all month. The winner of this year’s European Astronomy Journalism prize looks at new ways of searching for life in our Solar System. The month we have all been waiting for has arrived The iPhone® and iPad® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. David Hinds Ltd is an authorised distributor and reseller of Celestron products. Contact your local Celestron Dealer for more information.Ĭelestron®, SkyQTM and StarSenseTM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Celestron Acquisition, LLC in the United States and in dozens of other countries around the world. Widescreen Centre Central London 020 7935 2580īig Savings now available on all NexStar SE telescopes. Green Witch (North) West Yorkshire 01924 477719 Green Witch (South) Bedfordshire 01767 677025 Make a smartphone holder for your scope New ways to search for life in our Solar System 15-page guide to this month’s night sky NOVEMBER 2013 #102 TECHNOLOGICALLYSUPERIORĪutomatically align your Celestron telescope with our StarSense Accessory! The revolutionary technology in the award-winning SkyProdigy telescope is now available for almost every Celestron computerised telescope.Īlign and control your Celestron telescope wirelessly using your iPhone or iPad!Ĭelestron’s innovative new SkyQ Link WiFi Module turns your iPhone or iPad into your own personal planetarium and observatory! The demon of autumn The secrets of variable star AlgolĪLSO IN THIS ISSUE ON TEST: The eyepiece that redefines wide-field views Putting Pluto in its place A fresh framework for what makes a planet ![]() STARGAZING ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY LATEST KIT SKILLS THE BIGGEST NAME IN ASTRONOMYĬOMETS THE COMPLETE STORY u See comet ISON brighten this month! u Discover where comets come from u Life on Earth: did comets kick it off?
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