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CONTENTS = on the cover C I S T O C K / I Z / E A K YA L D , R O Q U E T T E . E S O/A : PA G E I S T H . 4 XI M A G E S G E T T Y : I M A G E C O V E R ’ S G O D D A R D N A S A /G E T T Y/N A S A , N A S A /J P L , I O T O S T U D @ T H E S H E D _ P H O , I M A G E S G E T T Y L I B R A R Y/A L A M Y T O P H O I E N C E G A R L I C K /S C M A R K , C E N T E R F L I G H T S PA C E Features 28 The cataclysmic Universe C From exploding stars to colliding black holes, why astronomers love it when things go bang 35 Dark matter on trial C Is there really a mystery substance holding the Universe together? 40 Where is the Solar C System’s water? The surprising truth about watery worlds beyond Earth 60 Coming out of the darkroom C A look back at how we shot the stars before digital came along 67 Close up on exoplanets C How the Roman Telescope will reveal thousands of new worlds Regulars 6 Eye on the sky 11 Bulletin 16 Cutting edge 18 Inside The Sky at Night 21 Interactive 25 Field of view 26 Subscribe to BBC Sky C at Night Magazine 72 Explainer 74 DIY astronomy 98 Q&A: a black hole investigator Astrophotography 76 Capture 78 Processing 80 Gallery 4 BBC Sk y at Night Magazine November 2024 28 Reviews 86 WarpAstron WD-20 harmonic drive mount 90 Acuter Solarus 80 solar telescope and mount 95 Gear 96 Books C 16 -PAGE CENTRE PULLOUT The Sky Guide 44 Highlights 46 The big three 48 The planets 50 November’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 November at a glance
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New to astronomy? To get started, check out our guides and glossary at www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astronomy-for-beginners 60 FREE BONUS CONTENT Find it at www.skyatnightmagazine. com/bonus-content NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS Inter view: See the Northern Lights Experienced aurora-chaser Tom Kerss reveals his top tips for catching one of nature’s greatest spectacles. 86 40 67 35 This month’s contributors Caroline Harper Space scientist Colin Stuar t Astronomy author Giles Sparrow Astronomy writer “A s t r o nomers love looking at the cosmos’s big bangs – they help reveal the most distant, most extreme and exotic physics.” Join Caroline for a look at what goes bump in the Universe on page 28 “Dark matter forms the underlying groundwork of modern cosmology. But how sure is that foundation?” Colin puts the mysterious substance that may – or may not – be shaping the cosmos on trial, page 35 “The Roman Space Telescope is set to transform what we know about worlds beyond the Sun. I was amazed to find out how it will do this and what it means for exoplanet science.” Giles reports on the mission, page 67 Download and print observing forms Keep track of your observations of the Sun and the planets through the eyepiece with our printable forms. Get sharper stars with your DSLR camera Download a template and extra images to help you build a microfocuser. See this month’s DIY project on page 74. The Vir tual Planetarium Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through the best sights to see in the night sky this month. November 2024 BBC Sk y at Night Magazine 5

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CONTENTS

= on the cover C

I S T O C K /

I Z /

E A K YA L D

,

R O Q U E T T E

.

E S O/A

:

PA G E

I S

T H

.

4

XI M A G E S

G E T T Y

:

I M A G E

C O V E R

’ S G O D D A R D

N A S A /G E T T Y/N A S A

,

N A S A /J P L

,

I O

T O S T U D

@ T H E S H E D _ P H O

,

I M A G E S

G E T T Y

L I B R A R Y/A L A M Y

T O

P H O

I E N C E

G A R L I C K /S C

M A R K

,

C E N T E R

F L I G H T

S PA C E

Features

28 The cataclysmic Universe

C

From exploding stars to colliding black holes, why astronomers love it when things go bang

35 Dark matter on trial

C

Is there really a mystery substance holding the Universe together?

40 Where is the Solar

C

System’s water?

The surprising truth about watery worlds beyond Earth

60 Coming out of the darkroom

C

A look back at how we shot the stars before digital came along

67 Close up on exoplanets

C

How the Roman Telescope will reveal thousands of new worlds

Regulars 6 Eye on the sky 11 Bulletin 16 Cutting edge 18 Inside The Sky at Night 21 Interactive 25 Field of view 26 Subscribe to BBC Sky

C

at Night Magazine 72 Explainer 74 DIY astronomy 98 Q&A: a black hole investigator

Astrophotography 76 Capture 78 Processing 80 Gallery

4 BBC Sk y at Night Magazine November 2024

28

Reviews 86 WarpAstron WD-20

harmonic drive mount 90 Acuter Solarus 80 solar telescope and mount 95 Gear 96 Books

C

16 -PAGE CENTRE PULLOUT

The Sky Guide 44 Highlights 46 The big three 48 The planets 50 November’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 November at a glance

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