Here’s what you’ll find in the February 2019 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale now!

FEATURES:

• What came before the Big Bang — once thought unknowable, scientists think they now have some clues.
• Cosmic ripples — using pulsars to spot spacetime waves.
• The nearest stars — astronomers are taking a census of our stellar neighbours.
• Space missions in 2019 — our infographic shows you which spacecraft are heading where.
• First lady — the world’s first female paid to do astronomy, might not be who you think.
• Landing pad — Australia’s new space agency will be based in Adelaide.

OBSERVING & EXPLORING:

• Binocular highlight — finding hidden gems in the space between star clusters.
• Under the stars — meet Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky.
• Planets — Venus and Saturn meet up in the morning.
• Meteors — catch the Alpha Centaurid meteor shower.
• Variable stars — the story of the ‘dog star’ and the dwarf.
• Comets — learn the mysteries of the sungrazing comets.
• Deep sky — hop into Lepus, the ‘bunny’ constellation.
• Going deep — we show you how to spot the Horsehead Nebula.
• Solar System — what have we learned from last year’s Martian dust storm?

REGULAR FEATURES:

• Image processing — we show you how to bring out the best from your emission nebula photos.
• Test report — Sky-Watcher’s AZ-GTi mount and Evostar 72 refractor make for a dynamic duo.
• Astronomer’s workbench — Mel Bartels’ latest mega-scope design.
• Night life — events and activities for astronomy enthusiasts
• In profile — a new section of the magazine, where we interview leading amateur astronomers.

…and much more.

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