DIY Astronomy: Make a fairy-light constellation display
An easy Christmas art project to recreate your favourite star patterns
Capture: Vanishing Mars
Photograph the moment the Red Planet is occulted by the Moon on 8 December
Processing: Handling problem greens in your astrophotos
Using a Photoshop plug-in to easily balance colours around deep-sky targets
Gallery: your pictures
Your best photos submitted to the magazine this month
SHER WOOD
First Light: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130P AZ GO-2
Smartphone-controlled, beginner-friendly reflector boasting excellent views
Society for Popular Astronomy
First Light: Opticron Oregon Observation 11×70 binoculars
Great for deep-sky observing, but steer clear of bright, high-contrast targets
ORION
Books
New astronomy and space titles reviewed