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FeaturesFeatures

Features

28 Astronomy photographer of

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the year 2021 – The Winners

We reveal the stunning top entries in astronomy’s most prestigious photography competition

36 Urban stargazing:

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astronomy under light-polluted skies

You’ll be surprised at how much there is to observe from brightly lit cities and towns

60 The autumn grand tour

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Take in the stargazing highlights of the new dark-sky season!

66 Hubble out of trouble

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How the world’s most iconic space telescope was brought back to life

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

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at Night Magazine 72 Explainer 74 DIY Astronomy 98 Q&A: a gravitational

wave astronomer Astrophotography 76 Capture 78 Processing 80 Gallery

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine October 2021

Reviews 86 Sony A9 mirrorless

camera body 90 Explore Scientific BT-100 SF

Giant Binocular 94 Books 96 Gear

16-PAGE CENTRE PULLOUT

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

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