{"id":36019,"date":"2022-09-15T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=36019"},"modified":"2022-10-20T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:55:38","slug":"welcome-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/09\/15\/welcome-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">We\u2019re standing on the edge of a new era of Moon missions<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/09\/b5bdbd6b-8811-41cf-bf80-9cf614f5dce9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-36017\" width=\"210\" height=\"272\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap article-full-body sans-serif\">As we went to print, there was a keen sense of anticipation on the magazine for the launch of Artemis I. NASA\u2019s largest rocket launch for 50 years will set humanity on the path back to the Moon\u2019s surface and bring the construction of a space station in lunar orbit one step closer. Turn to Shaoni Bhattacharya\u2019s feature <a href=\"navto:\/\/index\/23\">to meet the people who are making these ambitious aims a reality,<\/a> the NASA scientists and engineers behind the Artemis programme. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Those ambitions include establishing a staging post in lunar orbit for crewed missions to Mars. While such close encounters with the Red Planet are a long way off, prospects for observing the planet from here on Earth are steadily improving this month. Mars season is upon us, and there\u2019s extra excitement for December\u2019s opposition, with a rare occultation by the Moon happening on the same day. To help you make the most of it, Paul Abel\u2019s feature has <a href=\"navto:\/\/index\/24\">advice on the Mars sights to look out for<\/a> in the months ahead. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">One thing you won\u2019t have quite so long to observe is the solar eclipse on 25 October. It\u2019s a partial not total eclipse, but it\u2019s the first of any kind since June 2021 and so I for one was keen to read <a href=\"navto:\/\/index\/30\">Pete Lawrence\u2019s observing advice<\/a> in the Sky Guide and <a href=\"navto:\/\/index\/44\">hints on safely photographing the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Talking of imaging,<span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-accent-color\"> <\/span>we are proud to present the winning images from the <a href=\"navto:\/\/index\/22\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"navto:\/\/index\/22\">Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022<\/a> \u2013 a more stunning crop of astrophotos I have yet to see! <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Enjoy the issue! <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"sans-serif article-byline\">Chris Bramley, Editor <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">PS Our next issue goes on sale on Thursday 20 October. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor Chris Bramley welcomes 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