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Apollo 11 • The boldest voyage of all • Fly me to the Moon • The lunar exploration scrapbook • The flight that put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon was not without drama, tension and excitement. In the first part of this month's Focus we tell their story, forty years on. Humans couldn't step foot on the grey lunar surface without a vehicle to get them there and the Saturn V is still the largest rocket ever built. The history of the mission's design reveals how things could have been very different, and we present a small sample of a decade's worth of designs and prototypes.
Features • Diamonds are forever • By royal appointment • Harriot's Moone Catalogue • Harriot and the early Moon-mappers • The X-factor • Norfolk's nights with the stars Diamonds are foreverEmily Baldwin explores inside the hearts of dead stars, the debris around young suns, and meteorites that have fallen to Earth to find a girl’s best friend – diamonds. By royal appointment Harriot's Moone Catalogue Harriot and the early Moon-mappers Ian McClurg–Welland tells the tale of how Thomas Harriot and his contemporaries revolutionised astronomy. The X-factor The high-energy environment of the X-ray Universe is being revealed to us with the help of space-based observatories like NASA’s Chandra, which celebrates its tenth birthday this month. Darren Baskill picks a few of the highlights from the last decade. Norfolk's nights with the stars The Kelling Heath Spring Star Party this April was an event not to be missed. Owen
• News update • Your views • Key Moments • Drawn to the Universe • The night sky • In the shops • Tech talk • Society news • Astrolistings • Ask Alan • Picture gallery • Classifieds • Gearheads • Starting from scratch • Talking point • |
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This 132-page special edition features the ultimate observing guide for 2009, a review of all the biggest news stories of 2008, in depth articles covering all aspects of astronomy and space missions for 2009, previews of International Year of Astronomy events and much, much more.Infinity Rising This special publication features the photography of British astro-imager Nik Szymanek and covers a range of photographic methods from basic to advanced. Beautiful pictures of the night sky can be obtained with a simple camera and tripod before tackling more difficult projects, such as guided astrophotography through the telescope and CCD imaging.Starry Night Explore the Universe with these new versions of the award-winning Starry Night Software. Available now from the Astronomy Now Store.Exploring Mars Astronomy Now is pleased to announce the publication of Exploring Mars. The very best images of Mars taken by orbiting spacecraft and NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers fill up the 98 glossy pages of this special edition!Mars rover poster This new poster features some of the best pictures from NASA's amazing Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity. |
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