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JWST LIGHTS UP THE UNIVERSE • In July, a momentous new era in space science began when NASA released, the first full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope. We look at the first five that stunned the world
BULLETIN • The latest astronomy and space news, written by Ezzy Pearson
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NEWS IN BRIEF
CUTTING EDGE • Our experts examine the hottest new research
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • As the first images from JWST come in, Mikako Matsuura recalls how she won not just one but two observing opportunities on the world’s most anticipated telescope
Looking back: The Sky at Night • 19 September 1957
The Sky at Night SEPTEMBER
INTERACTIVE • Emails – Letters – Tweets – Facebook – Instagram – Kit questions
Making good times with a DIY sundial
SCOPE DOCTOR • Our equipment specialist cures your optical ailments and technical maladies With Steve Richards
Sky at Night
WHAT’S ON • We pick the best live and virtual astronomy events and resources this month
PICK OF THE MONTH
FIELD OF VIEW • Scott Levine has a soft spot for the superstar asterism of the warmer months
JWST begins its SCIENCE JOURNEY • As we gaze astonished at the James Webb Space Telescope’s first science images, Colin Stuart takes a look at the questions it will answer over its decade-long voyage of astronomical discovery
Interview: Hannah Wakeford • One of the astronomers studying JWST’s exoplanet data tells us about the many new worlds the telescope will be exploring
Prepare for the PLANET PARADE • Five planets and an asteroid will be putting on a show this month. Stuart Atkinson shows us where and when to catch the spectacle
More to explore • Once you’ve taken in the planet parade, there’s a wealth of other celestial delights to see in the night sky this month
The periodic table of Messier objects • Observing deep-sky objects just got a little bit easier thanks to Tom Urbain’s at-a-glance guide to the targets of the Messier Catalogue
The Sky Guide
SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS • Your guide to the night sky this month
NEED TO KNOW • The terms and symbols used in The Sky Guide
THE BIG THREE • The top sights to observe or image this month
THE PLANETS • Our celestial neighbourhood in September
JUPITER’S MOONS: SEP
THE NIGHT SKY – SEPTEMBER • Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart
MOONWATCH • September’s top lunar feature to observe
COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • The 11st-largest asteroid, 3 Juno, reaches opposition this month
STAR OF THE MONTH • Alderamin, the brightest star in Cepheus
BINOCULAR TOUR • A spin around the Circlet, pop in on Neptune and try to split some doubles
THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE • Observe how the shadows of the Jovian moons shift around at opposition
DEEP-SKY TOUR • This month we take a trip around the equine delights of Pegasus and Equuleus
AT A GLANCE • How the Sky Guide events will appear in September
Glorious GLOBULARS • From fuzzy blobs to star cities, Paul Money...