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29 Microbial life on Venus.

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What are the chances?

We look at the evidence of lifeforms in Venus’s clouds, now phosphine has been detected

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35 Galactic gatherings

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Join our tour, as we select some of the most striking star clusters to observe in November’s night sky

61 20 years of the ISS

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How the ISS is preparing for a new generation of space explorers

66 The Red Planet, an

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ember growing bright

Mars may be past opposition, but there’s still plenty to see

Regulars 6 Eye on the sky 10 Bulletin 16 Cutting edge 18 Inside The Sky at Night 20 Interactive 23 What’s online 25 Field of view 26 Subscribe to BBC Sky

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at Night Magazine 72 Explainer 74 DIY Astronomy 98 Q&A: an ISS astronaut Astrophotography 76 Capture 78 Processing 80 Gallery

4 BBC Sky at Night Magazine November 2020

Reviews 86 ZWO ASI 1600GT

Mono camera 90 Altair Starwave

110ED-R refractor 94 Books 96 Gear

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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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