Skynews - September/October 2017 (gnv64) torrent

Skynews - September/October 2017
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Features
10 skynews 15th annual Photo of the week contest
Here are the winning selections—the best of the best from the images submitted by our readers over the past year
18 upcoming solar eclipses by alan Dyer chasing the Moon’s shadow
The next 10 years offers eclipse-viewing opportunities across the globe
26 exploring the night sky by alan Dyer Planets dance at dawn
A trio of planets converges in the dawn sky, and the Orionid meteor shower peaks under ideal conditions
42 proDuct review text anD photography by malcolm park the QhYccd PoleMasteR
This high-precision electronic polar scope takes the pain (literally) out of aligning your equatorial mount
Departments
04 eDitor’s report gary seronik Marking Time
The eternal celestial clock ticks on year after year, millennium after millennium
06 letters
08 sky news briefs paul Deans
Cassini’s Grand Finale; Now You See It, Now You Don’t; A Third Wave
22 scoping the sky ken hewitt-white
Out on a Wing
Explore these attractive deep-sky targets along the western wing of Cygnus the swan
24 star chart
Night sky for autumn for Canada and the northern United States
32 on the moon gary seronik The Weird and the Wonderful
These lunar oddities are fascinating to contemplate and view
35 constellation corner ken hewitt-white Andromeda
For a larger-than-life epic story, see the star-studded lady in chains, rated PG (some violent and gory scenes), appearing every clear night in a sky near you
36 the big picture A Whole New Jupiter
The solar system’s biggest planet remains shrouded in mystery
38 capturing the universe tony puerzer
Wireless Astrophotography Cut the cord(s) with a WiFi imaging setup
46 cosmic musings terence Dickinson
Seeking the Ideal Planetary Telescope A quest for optical perfection led down a new road