BBC Sky at Night Magazine - July 2022

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OUR GALAXY'S
DARK HEART
The story behind the first image of the Milky Way's central black hole

21 TOP SUMMER TARGETS FOR URBAN ASTRONOMERS

THE ROSWELL INCIDENT AT 75: WHERE ARE ALL THE ALIENS?

GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN THAN EVER BEFORE

THE ASTRONOMER ROYAL ON 50 YEARS OF DISCOVERY

From city lights to deep space

In this second part of a series that looks at urban stargazing through four seasons, Rod Mollise reveals the wonders you can discover in the summer night sky...

7 mins

Where are all the aliens? ROSWELL AT 75

Nick Pope looks at back at the most famous UFO story of all, and why more people are reporting strange sights in the sky

10 mins

VENUS in a new light

Has the Parker Solar Probe solved the mystery of the Ashen Light? Paul G. Abel assesses the evidence

2 mins

Close up on THE SUN

Together, Solar Orbiter and the Parker Solar Probe are giving us our closest ever look at the Sun. With both now in their science phases, Ezzy Pearson updates us on what we've already learned and what's still to come

7 mins

THE DARK HEART of our Galaxy

Jane Green looks into how eight telescopes came together to capture the shadow of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way

5 mins

Meteorites, messengers from other planets

Stuart Atkinson takes a look at five of the most famous 'celebrity meteorites'

3 mins

How to build a webcamscope

Construct a simple and cost-effective imaging device for capturing bright targets

3 mins

Photograph the Milky Way

Image the misty glow of our home Galaxy as it crosses the sky during the summer months

3 mins

Removing stars from a deep-sky nebula target

Use a Photoshop plug-in to eliminate stars in an image of the Statue of Liberty Nebula

3 mins

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ 5.1-inch Newtonian reflector

A manual telescope that can be easily aligned via an adaptor and free smartphone app

5 mins

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine Description:

Complementing the much-loved BBC television programme, Sky at Night Magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features columns by renowned experts such as Sir Patrick Moore as well as in-depth cosmological features, practical observing tutorials, comprehensive equipment reviews, astrophotography master classes and much, much more. And with easy-to follow star charts and expert advice on how to get the most out of the observing month, Sky at Night Magazine is essential reading for both the novice and experienced astronomer.