Explainer
NASA’s car-sized Red Planet rover has set new standards in planetary exploration
DIY Astronomy
Make a paper equatorial sundial
Capture: Bright Moon? Not a problem
The Moon may wash out this year’s Perseid meteor shower, but there’s always hope
Processing
Lighting Venus’s crescent and the lunar limb evenly is no small feat
Gallery: your pictures
Your best photos submitted to the magazine this month
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First light: Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7 apo refractor
A winning performance for observing and imaging, on a par with pricier scopes
First light: ES 4K Planetary & Deep Sky Astro Camera
Capturing deep-sky targets, the Moon and planets – can one camera do it all?
Books
New astronomy and space titles reviewed