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of the autumn skies

Your guide to the best stargazing ahead as dark-sky season begins

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34 10 targets to get you started

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in astrophotography

Inspiring projects to introduce you to night-sky photography

The story behind a world first 40 Capturing the Spin Nebula

60 Lights in the darkness:

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photographing the aurora

Top tips for Northern Lights lovers

66 The rock hunter returns

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What happens when OSIRIS-REx brings its asteroid samples home?

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

at Night Magazine 72 Explainer 74 DIY astronomy 98 Q&A: a planet hunter

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Astrophotography 76 Capture 78 Processing 80 Gallery

4 BBC Sk y at Night Magazine September 2023

Reviews 86 William Optics Gran Turismo

GT81 WIFD refractor 90 Nirvana-ES UWA-82°

eyepiece set 94 Books 96 Gear

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16 -PAGE CENTRE PULLOUT

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

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