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Features
28 First date with a DSLR
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Tips for taking great night shots with these versatile cameras
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Send your photos to the contest 34 APY 2023 open for entries
36 Chelyabinsk: 10 years on
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Recalling the meteor explosion
60 Cosmology crash course
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How fast is the cosmos growing?
62 Observing variable stars
Uncover how stars work through tracking changes in brightness
68 Copernicus at 550
The astronomer behind the theory of a heliocentric Universe
Regulars 6 Eye on the sky 11 Bulletin 16 Cutting edge 18 Inside The Sky at Night 20 Interactive 23 What’s on 25 Field of view 26 Subscribe to BBC Sky
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at Night Magazine 72 Explainer 74 DIY astronomy 98 Q&A: a planetary scientist
Astrophotography 76 Capture 78 Processing 80 Gallery
4 BBC Sky at Night Magazine February 2023
Reviews 86 Sharpstar Z4 sextuplet apo astrograph 90 Sky-Watcher Heritage 150P
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Virtuoso GTi Wi-Fi Dobsonian 94 Books 96 Gear
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The Sky Guide 44 Highlights 46 The big three 48 The planets 50 February’s all-sky chart 52 Moonwatch 53 Comets and asteroids 53 Star of the month 54 Binocular tour 55 The Sky Guide challenge 56 Deep-sky tour 58 February at a glance
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