{"id":63838,"date":"2024-09-16T12:23:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T12:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/005b6e13-4b2d-4ad9-8328-0112b535b9a3"},"modified":"2024-09-16T12:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T12:40:06","slug":"aurora-solar-science-stargazing-highlights-observing-charts-our-bonus-astronomy-content-for-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/aurora-solar-science-stargazing-highlights-observing-charts-our-bonus-astronomy-content-for-october-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora solar science, stargazing highlights, observing charts. Our bonus astronomy content for October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 16 September 2024 at 12:23 PM<\/p>

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Virtual Planetarium<\/strong><\/h2>
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through October 2024’s night-sky highlights.<\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Science of the Solar Cycle<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1009832101?dnt=1&app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lunar-phases-poster\"><strong>Lunar phases poster<\/strong><\/h2><p>Download our lunar phases poster for Moon dates and times throughout 2024.<\/p><p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/06\/SAN_lunarphasesposter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lunar phases poster 2024 (PDF)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-messier-catalogue-poster\"><strong>Messier Catalogue poster<\/strong><\/h2><p>Download our poster showing every object in the Messier Catalogue. How many can you tick off the list?<\/p><p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/06\/SAN_MessierPoster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Messier Catalogue poster (PDF)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-binocular-and-deep-sky-tour-charts\"><strong>Binocular and Deep-Sky Tour Charts<\/strong><\/h2><p>Download this month’s binocular and deep-sky tour charts. The charts are printed in black on white so they can be viewed under red light at your telescope.<\/p><p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/SAN233_BinoTour.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAN 233 Binocular Tour (PDF)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/SAN233_DSTour.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAN 233 Deep-Sky Tour (PDF)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Southern Hemisphere Sky Chart<\/strong><\/h2><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/08\/SAN232SouthernChart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAN 233 Southern Hemisphere Chart (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Observing forms<\/strong><\/h2><p>Record your observations of Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and the Sun with our handy printable forms.<\/p><p>If you observe the Sun, remember NEVER to look at it with your naked eye; either project it through your telescope or use a solar filter on your telescope’s front lens.<\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/06\/SANobservingformJupiter-9b0dc38.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jupiter observing form (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/06\/SANobservingformMars-dd04cc7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mars observing form (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/06\/SANobservingformSaturn-dfb4319.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturn observing form (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/06\/SANobservingformVenus-a8bbbd7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venus observing form (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/06\/SANobservingformSolar-0fe3c6c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solar observing form (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024<\/strong><\/h2><div aria-label=\"Carousel Gallery\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery-carousel-swiper-container is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-no-alignment has-caption-style-dark has-lightbox\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-xlrg swiper-container \" data-swiper=\"{"alignCells":false,"autoPlay":false,"autoPlaySpeed":3000,"draggable":true,"freeMode":false,"loop":false,"navigation":true,"pageDots":false,"pauseHover":false,"responsiveHeight":false,"slidesPerView":1,"thumbnails":true,"uuid":"12345"}\" style=\"height:400px\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Our Sun and Overall Winner. Distorted Shadows of the Moon\u2019s Surface Created by an Annular Eclipse, by Ryan Imperio, Odessa, Texas, USA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"1\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Our Sun. Coronal Choronograph by Peter Ward, Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia\" class=\"wp-image-161500\" data-id=\"161500\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/02-oursun_ru_coronalchronograph\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/02.OurSun_RU_CoronalChronograph-1024x622.jpg?fit=800%2C486\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Our Sun. Coronal Choronograph by Peter Ward, Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"2\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Our Sun. Blue Turns to Red, Our Sun Rotates, by Andras Papp Veszpr\u00e9mvars\u00e1ny, Gy\u00f6r-Moson-Sopron, Hungary\" class=\"wp-image-161501\" data-id=\"161501\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/03-oursun_hc_blueturnstoredoursunrotates\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/03.OurSun_HC_BlueTurnsToRedOurSunRotates-1024x439.jpg?fit=800%2C343\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Our Sun. Blue Turns to Red, Our Sun Rotates, by Andras Papp Veszpr\u00e9mvars\u00e1ny, Gy\u00f6r-Moson-Sopron, Hungary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"3\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Aurorae. Queenstown Aurora, by Larryn Rae, Queenstown, New Zealand\" class=\"wp-image-161502\" data-id=\"161502\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/04-aurora_winner_queenstownaurora\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/04.Aurora_Winner_QueenstownAurora-1024x616.jpg?fit=800%2C481\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Aurorae. Queenstown Aurora, by Larryn Rae,Queenstown, New Zealand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"4\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Aurora. The Green Kingdom, by Filip Hrebenda, Laugavegur, Iceland\" class=\"wp-image-161503\" data-id=\"161503\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/05-aurora_ru_thegreenkingdom\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/05.Aurora_RU_TheGreenKingdom-1024x683.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Aurora. The Green Kingdom, by Filip Hrebenda, Laugavegur, Iceland<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"5\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Aurora. Aurora Borealis over Brighton Seafront, by Michael Steven Harris, Brighton, East Sussex, UK\" class=\"wp-image-161504\" data-id=\"161504\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/06-aurora_hc_auroraborealisoverbrightonseafront\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/06.Aurora_HC_AuroraBorealisOverBrightonSeafront-1024x768.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Aurora. Aurora Borealis over Brighton Seafront, by Michael Steven Harris, Brighton, East Sussex, UK<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"6\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Galaxies. Echoes of the Past, Bence T\u00f3th, P\u00e9ter Felt\u00f3ti, Isabis Farm, Namibia.\" class=\"wp-image-161505\" data-id=\"161505\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/07-galaxies_winner_echoesofthepast\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/07.Galaxies_Winner_EchoesOfThePast-1024x602.jpg?fit=800%2C470\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Galaxies. Echoes of the Past, Bence T\u00f3th, P\u00e9ter Felt\u00f3ti, Isabis Farm, Namibia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"7\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Galaxies. A Very Deep Look at the Markarian\u2019s Chain, by Jakob Sahner, e-EyE (Entre Encinas y Estrellas) Astronomical Complex, Extremadura, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-161506\" data-id=\"161506\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/08-galaxies_ru_averydeeplookatthemarkarianschain\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/08.Galaxies_RU_AVeryDeepLookAtTheMarkariansChain-1024x671.jpg?fit=800%2C524\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Galaxies. A Very Deep Look at the Markarian\u2019s Chain, by Jakob Sahner, e-EyE (Entre Encinas y Estrellas) Astronomical Complex, Extremadura, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"8\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Galaxies. M63, The Tidal Streams Around the Sunflower Galaxy, by Sophie Paulin, Jens Unger, Jakob Sahner, e-EyE (Entre Encinas y Estrellas) Astronomical Complex, Extremadura, Spain\" class=\"wp-image-161507\" data-id=\"161507\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/lrgbstarless\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/09.Galaxies_HC_M63TheTidalStreamsAroundTheSunflowerGalaxy-1024x688.jpg?fit=800%2C538\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Galaxies. M63, The Tidal Streams Around the Sunflower Galaxy, by Sophie Paulin, Jens Unger, Jakob Sahner, e-EyE (Entre Encinas y Estrellas) Astronomical Complex, Extremadura, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"9\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Our Moon. Shadow peaks of Sinus Iridum, by G\u00e1bor Bal\u00e1zs, Budapest, Hungary.\" class=\"wp-image-161508\" data-id=\"161508\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/10-ourmoon_winner_shadowpeaksofsinusiridum\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/10.OurMoon_Winner_ShadowPeaksOfSinusIridum-1024x738.jpg?fit=800%2C577\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Our Moon. Shadow peaks of Sinus Iridum, by G\u00e1bor Bal\u00e1zs, Budapest, Hungary.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"10\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Our Moon. Venus and the Moon in Infrared, by L\u00f3r\u00e1nd F\u00e9nyes, \u00c9rd, Pest, Hungary\" class=\"wp-image-161509\" data-id=\"161509\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/11-ourmoon_ru_venusandthemoonininfrared\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/11.OurMoon_RU_VenusAndTheMoonInInfrared-1024x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Our Moon. Venus and the Moon in Infrared, by L\u00f3r\u00e1nd F\u00e9nyes, \u00c9rd, Pest, Hungary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"11\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Our Moon. Crescent, by Jinyuan Chen, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia\" class=\"wp-image-161510\" data-id=\"161510\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/12-ourmoon_hc_crescent\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/12.OurMoon_HC_Crescent-1024x635.jpg?fit=800%2C496\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Our Moon. Crescent, by Jinyuan Chen, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"12\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 People & Space. High-Tech Silhouette, by Tom Williams, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK\" class=\"wp-image-161511\" data-id=\"161511\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/13-peopleandspace_winner_high-techsilhouette\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/13.PeopleAndSpace_Winner_High-TechSilhouette-796x1024.jpg?fit=796%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"13\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 People and Space. Parallel Lines Over the City, by Ran Shen, Shanghai, China\" class=\"wp-image-161512\" data-id=\"161512\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/14-peopleandspace_ru_parallellinesoverthecity\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/14.PeopleAndSpace_RU_ParallelLinesOverTheCity-683x1024.jpg?fit=683%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 People and Space. Parallel Lines Over the City, by Ran Shen, Shanghai, China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"14\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 People and Space. Big Brother is Watching You, by Matt Jackson, Gallatin County, Montana, USA\" class=\"wp-image-161513\" data-id=\"161513\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/15-peopleandspace_hc_bigbrotheriswatchingyou\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/15.PeopleAndSpace_HC_BigBrotherIsWatchingYou-683x1024.jpg?fit=683%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 People and Space. Big Brother is Watching You, by Matt Jackson, Gallatin County, Montana, USA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"15\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. On Approach, by Tom Williams, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK.\" class=\"wp-image-161514\" data-id=\"161514\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/16-planetscometsandasteroids_winner_onapproach\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/16.PlanetsCometsAndAsteroids_Winner_OnApproach-1024x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. On Approach, by Tom Williams, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"16\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. Methane Lights of Jupiter, by Sophie Paulin and Tom Williams, Edelweissspitze, Salzburg, Austria\" class=\"wp-image-161515\" data-id=\"161515\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/17-planetscometsandasteroids_ru_methanelightsofjupiter\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/17.PlanetsCometsAndAsteroids_RU_MethaneLightsOfJupiter-1024x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. Methane Lights of Jupiter, by Sophie Paulin and Tom Williams, Edelweissspitze, Salzburg, Austria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"17\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. M100 (The Blowdryer Galaxy) and Ceres, by Damon Mitchell Scotting, El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Chile\" class=\"wp-image-161516\" data-id=\"161516\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/18-planetscometsandasteroids_hc_m100theblowdryergalaxyandceres\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/18.PlanetsCometsAndAsteroids_HC_M100TheBlowdryerGalaxyAndCeres-1024x672.jpg?fit=800%2C525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. M100 (The Blowdryer Galaxy) and Ceres, by Damon Mitchell Scotting, El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"18\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Skyscapes. Tasman Gems, by Tom Rae, Aoraki\/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand\" class=\"wp-image-161517\" data-id=\"161517\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/news\/astronomy-photographer-year-winning-images-2024\/attachment\/19-skyscapes_winner_tasmangems\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/19.Skyscapes_Winner_TasmanGems-1024x650.jpg?fit=800%2C508\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Skyscapes. Tasman Gems, by Tom Rae, Aoraki\/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"19\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Skyscapes. Symphony of the Night Sky, by Fei Xue, Minqin, Gansu Province, China\" class=\"wp-image-161518\" data-id=\"161518\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/20-skyscapes_ru_symphonyofthenightsky\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20.Skyscapes_RU_SymphonyOfTheNightSky-1024x683.jpg?fit=800%2C534\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Skyscapes. Symphony of the Night Sky, by Fei Xue, Minqin, Gansu Province, China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"20\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Skyscapes. Like Blue Lava, by Petr Horalek, Medhufaru, Maldives\" class=\"wp-image-161519\" data-id=\"161519\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/21-skyscapes_hc_likebluelava\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/21.Skyscapes_HC_LikeBlueLava-683x1024.jpg?fit=683%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Skyscapes. Like Blue Lava, by Petr Horalek, Medhufaru, Maldives<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"21\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. SNR G107.5-5.2, Unexpected Discovery, by Marcel Drechsler, Bray Falls, Yann Sainty, Nicolas Martino, Richard Galli, various locations\" class=\"wp-image-161520\" data-id=\"161520\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/22-starsandnebulae_winner_snrg107-5-5-2_unexpecteddiscoverythenereidesnebulaincassiopeia\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/22.StarsAndNebulae_Winner_SNRG107.5-5.2_UnexpectedDiscoveryTheNereidesNebulaInCassiopeia-937x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C874\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. SNR G107.5-5.2, Unexpected Discovery, by Marcel Drechsler, Bray Falls, Yann Sainty, Nicolas Martino, Richard Galli, various locations<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"22\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. Serpens: A Mosaic, by Mukund Raguram, Throckmorton, Texas, USA\" class=\"wp-image-161521\" data-id=\"161521\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/23-starsandnebulae_ru_serpensamosaic\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/23.StarsAndNebulae_RU_SerpensAMosaic-1024x553.jpg?fit=800%2C432\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. Serpens: A Mosaic, by Mukund Raguram, Throckmorton, Texas, USA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"23\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. Antares Region, by Bence T\u00f3th, Isabis Farm, Namibia\" class=\"wp-image-161522\" data-id=\"161522\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/24-starsandnebulae_hc_antaresregion\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/24.StarsAndNebulae_HC_AntaresRegion-1024x697.jpg?fit=800%2C545\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. Antares Region, by Bence T\u00f3th, Isabis Farm, Namibia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"24\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Young Competition. NGC 1499, A Dusty California, by Daniele Borsari, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.\" class=\"wp-image-161523\" data-id=\"161523\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/25-young_winner_ngc1499_adustycalifornia\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/25.Young_Winner_NGC1499_ADustyCalifornia-1024x849.jpg?fit=800%2C663\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Young Competition. NGC 1499, A Dusty California, by Daniele Borsari, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"25\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Young Competition. IC 405 and IC 410, the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae, by Sonny Chart (aged 15), Crawley, West Sussex, UK\" class=\"wp-image-161524\" data-id=\"161524\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/26-young_ru_ic405andic410_theflamingstarandtadpolenebulae\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/26.Young_RU_IC405AndIC410_TheFlamingStarAndTadpoleNebulae-1024x507.jpg?fit=800%2C396\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Runner Up \u2013 Young Competition. IC 405 and IC 410, the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae, by Sonny Chart (aged 15), Crawley, West Sussex, UK<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"26\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. M106, a Spiral Galaxy, by Benjamin Lawler (aged 8) and Joshua Lawler (aged 10), Tutbury, Staffordshire, UK\" class=\"wp-image-161525\" data-id=\"161525\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/m106-11\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/27.Young_HC_M106_ASpiralGalaxy-1024x676.jpg?fit=800%2C528\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. M106, a Spiral Galaxy, by Benjamin Lawler (aged 8) and Joshua Lawler (aged 10), Tutbury, Staffordshire, UK<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"27\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, by ZiYang Chang (aged 14), Yanqing District, Beijing, China\" class=\"wp-image-161526\" data-id=\"161526\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/28-young_hc_m51_thewhirlpoolgalaxy\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/28.Young_HC_M51_TheWhirlpoolGalaxy-1024x794.jpg?fit=800%2C620\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, by ZiYang Chang (aged 14), Yanqing District, Beijing, China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"28\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. Double Comet, by Runwei Xu (aged 15), Kangbao County, Hebei Province, China\" class=\"wp-image-161527\" data-id=\"161527\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/29-young_hc_doublecomet\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/29.Young_HC_DoubleComet-831x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C986\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. Double Comet, by Runwei Xu (aged 15), Kangbao County, Hebei Province, China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"29\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. SH2-308: Dolphin Head Nebula, by Xin Feng, Miao Gong, : Ruo'ergai County, Aba County, Sichuan Province, China\" class=\"wp-image-161528\" data-id=\"161528\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/30-bestnewcomer_winner_sh2-308_dolphinheadnebula\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/30.BestNewcomer_Winner_SH2-308_DolphinHeadNebula-1024x682.jpg?fit=800%2C533\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Winner \u2013 Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. SH2-308: Dolphin Head Nebula, by Xin Feng, Miao Gong, : Ruo’ergai County, Aba County, Sichuan Province, China<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"30\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation. Anatomy of a Habitable Planet, by Sergio D\u00edaz Ruiz. Original data from GOES-18 ABI from 18 February 2024 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS from 2012\u20132020\" class=\"wp-image-161529\" data-id=\"161529\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/31-anniemaunder_winner_anatomyofahabitableplanet\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/31.AnnieMaunder_Winner_AnatomyOfAHabitablePlanet-1024x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation. Anatomy of a Habitable Planet, by Sergio D\u00edaz Ruiz. Original data from GOES-18 ABI from 18 February 2024 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS from 2012\u20132020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><button class=\"nav-buttonprev\" id=\"12345-prev\"><svg class=\"icon\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg)\"\/><\/button><button class=\"nav-buttonnext\" id=\"12345-next\"><svg class=\"icon\"\/><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-pagination\"><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-0\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Our Sun and Overall Winner. Distorted Shadows of the Moon\u2019s Surface Created by an Annular Eclipse, by Ryan Imperio, Odessa, Texas, USA\" data-id=\"161499\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/01-oursun_overallwinner_distortedshadowsofthemoonssurfacecreatedbyanannulareclipse\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/01.OurSun_OverallWinner_DistortedShadowsOfTheMoonsSurfaceCreatedByAnAnnularEclipse.jpg?resize=800%2C450\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-1\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Our Sun. Coronal Choronograph by Peter Ward, Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia\" data-id=\"161500\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/02-oursun_ru_coronalchronograph\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/02.OurSun_RU_CoronalChronograph.jpg?resize=800%2C486\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-2\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Our Sun. Blue Turns to Red, Our Sun Rotates, by Andras Papp Veszpr\u00e9mvars\u00e1ny, Gy\u00f6r-Moson-Sopron, Hungary\" data-id=\"161501\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/03-oursun_hc_blueturnstoredoursunrotates\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/03.OurSun_HC_BlueTurnsToRedOurSunRotates.jpg?resize=800%2C343\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-3\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Aurorae. Queenstown Aurora, by Larryn Rae, Queenstown, New Zealand\" data-id=\"161502\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/04-aurora_winner_queenstownaurora\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/04.Aurora_Winner_QueenstownAurora.jpg?resize=800%2C481\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-4\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Aurora. The Green Kingdom, by Filip Hrebenda, Laugavegur, Iceland\" data-id=\"161503\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/05-aurora_ru_thegreenkingdom\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/05.Aurora_RU_TheGreenKingdom.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-5\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Aurora. Aurora Borealis over Brighton Seafront, by Michael Steven Harris, Brighton, East Sussex, UK\" data-id=\"161504\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/06-aurora_hc_auroraborealisoverbrightonseafront\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/06.Aurora_HC_AuroraBorealisOverBrightonSeafront.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-6\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Galaxies. Echoes of the Past, Bence T\u00f3th, P\u00e9ter Felt\u00f3ti, Isabis Farm, Namibia.\" data-id=\"161505\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/07-galaxies_winner_echoesofthepast\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/07.Galaxies_Winner_EchoesOfThePast.jpg?resize=800%2C470\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-7\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Galaxies. A Very Deep Look at the Markarian\u2019s Chain, by Jakob Sahner, e-EyE (Entre Encinas y Estrellas) Astronomical Complex, Extremadura, Spain\" data-id=\"161506\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/08-galaxies_ru_averydeeplookatthemarkarianschain\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/08.Galaxies_RU_AVeryDeepLookAtTheMarkariansChain.jpg?resize=800%2C524\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-8\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Galaxies. M63, The Tidal Streams Around the Sunflower Galaxy, by Sophie Paulin, Jens Unger, Jakob Sahner, e-EyE (Entre Encinas y Estrellas) Astronomical Complex, Extremadura, Spain\" data-id=\"161507\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/lrgbstarless\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/09.Galaxies_HC_M63TheTidalStreamsAroundTheSunflowerGalaxy.jpg?resize=800%2C538\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-9\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Our Moon. Shadow peaks of Sinus Iridum, by G\u00e1bor Bal\u00e1zs, Budapest, Hungary.\" data-id=\"161508\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/10-ourmoon_winner_shadowpeaksofsinusiridum\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/10.OurMoon_Winner_ShadowPeaksOfSinusIridum.jpg?resize=800%2C577\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-10\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Our Moon. Venus and the Moon in Infrared, by L\u00f3r\u00e1nd F\u00e9nyes, \u00c9rd, Pest, Hungary\" data-id=\"161509\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/11-ourmoon_ru_venusandthemoonininfrared\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/11.OurMoon_RU_VenusAndTheMoonInInfrared.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-11\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Our Moon. Crescent, by Jinyuan Chen, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia\" data-id=\"161510\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/12-ourmoon_hc_crescent\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/12.OurMoon_HC_Crescent.jpg?resize=800%2C496\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-12\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 People & Space. High-Tech Silhouette, by Tom Williams, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK\" data-id=\"161511\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/13-peopleandspace_winner_high-techsilhouette\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/13.PeopleAndSpace_Winner_High-TechSilhouette.jpg?resize=796%2C1024\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-13\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 People and Space. Parallel Lines Over the City, by Ran Shen, Shanghai, China\" data-id=\"161512\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/14-peopleandspace_ru_parallellinesoverthecity\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/14.PeopleAndSpace_RU_ParallelLinesOverTheCity.jpg?resize=683%2C1024\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-14\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 People and Space. Big Brother is Watching You, by Matt Jackson, Gallatin County, Montana, USA\" data-id=\"161513\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/15-peopleandspace_hc_bigbrotheriswatchingyou\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/15.PeopleAndSpace_HC_BigBrotherIsWatchingYou.jpg?resize=683%2C1024\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-15\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. On Approach, by Tom Williams, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK.\" data-id=\"161514\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/16-planetscometsandasteroids_winner_onapproach\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/16.PlanetsCometsAndAsteroids_Winner_OnApproach.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-16\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. Methane Lights of Jupiter, by Sophie Paulin and Tom Williams, Edelweissspitze, Salzburg, Austria\" data-id=\"161515\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/17-planetscometsandasteroids_ru_methanelightsofjupiter\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/17.PlanetsCometsAndAsteroids_RU_MethaneLightsOfJupiter.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-17\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Planets, Comets and Asteroids. M100 (The Blowdryer Galaxy) and Ceres, by Damon Mitchell Scotting, El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Chile\" data-id=\"161516\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/18-planetscometsandasteroids_hc_m100theblowdryergalaxyandceres\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/18.PlanetsCometsAndAsteroids_HC_M100TheBlowdryerGalaxyAndCeres.jpg?resize=800%2C525\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-18\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Skyscapes. Tasman Gems, by Tom Rae, Aoraki\/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand\" data-id=\"161517\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/news\/astronomy-photographer-year-winning-images-2024\/attachment\/19-skyscapes_winner_tasmangems\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/19.Skyscapes_Winner_TasmanGems.jpg?resize=800%2C508\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-19\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Skyscapes. Symphony of the Night Sky, by Fei Xue, Minqin, Gansu Province, China\" data-id=\"161518\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/20-skyscapes_ru_symphonyofthenightsky\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20.Skyscapes_RU_SymphonyOfTheNightSky.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-20\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Skyscapes. Like Blue Lava, by Petr Horalek, Medhufaru, Maldives\" data-id=\"161519\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/21-skyscapes_hc_likebluelava\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/21.Skyscapes_HC_LikeBlueLava.jpg?resize=683%2C1024\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-21\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. SNR G107.5-5.2, Unexpected Discovery, by Marcel Drechsler, Bray Falls, Yann Sainty, Nicolas Martino, Richard Galli, various locations\" data-id=\"161520\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/22-starsandnebulae_winner_snrg107-5-5-2_unexpecteddiscoverythenereidesnebulaincassiopeia\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/22.StarsAndNebulae_Winner_SNRG107.5-5.2_UnexpectedDiscoveryTheNereidesNebulaInCassiopeia.jpg?resize=800%2C874\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-22\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. Serpens: A Mosaic, by Mukund Raguram, Throckmorton, Texas, USA\" data-id=\"161521\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/23-starsandnebulae_ru_serpensamosaic\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/23.StarsAndNebulae_RU_SerpensAMosaic.jpg?resize=800%2C432\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-23\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Stars and Nebulae. Antares Region, by Bence T\u00f3th, Isabis Farm, Namibia\" data-id=\"161522\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/24-starsandnebulae_hc_antaresregion\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/24.StarsAndNebulae_HC_AntaresRegion.jpg?resize=800%2C545\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-24\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Young Competition. NGC 1499, A Dusty California, by Daniele Borsari, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.\" data-id=\"161523\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/25-young_winner_ngc1499_adustycalifornia\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/25.Young_Winner_NGC1499_ADustyCalifornia.jpg?resize=800%2C663\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-25\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Runner Up \u2013 Young Competition. IC 405 and IC 410, the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulae, by Sonny Chart (aged 15), Crawley, West Sussex, UK\" data-id=\"161524\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/26-young_ru_ic405andic410_theflamingstarandtadpolenebulae\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/26.Young_RU_IC405AndIC410_TheFlamingStarAndTadpoleNebulae.jpg?resize=800%2C396\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-26\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. M106, a Spiral Galaxy, by Benjamin Lawler (aged 8) and Joshua Lawler (aged 10), Tutbury, Staffordshire, UK\" data-id=\"161525\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/m106-11\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/27.Young_HC_M106_ASpiralGalaxy.jpg?resize=800%2C528\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-27\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy, by ZiYang Chang (aged 14), Yanqing District, Beijing, China\" data-id=\"161526\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/28-young_hc_m51_thewhirlpoolgalaxy\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/28.Young_HC_M51_TheWhirlpoolGalaxy.jpg?resize=800%2C620\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-28\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Highly Commended \u2013 Young Competition. Double Comet, by Runwei Xu (aged 15), Kangbao County, Hebei Province, China\" data-id=\"161527\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/29-young_hc_doublecomet\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/29.Young_HC_DoubleComet.jpg?resize=800%2C986\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-29\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winner \u2013 Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. SH2-308: Dolphin Head Nebula, by Xin Feng, Miao Gong, : Ruo'ergai County, Aba County, Sichuan Province, China\" data-id=\"161528\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/30-bestnewcomer_winner_sh2-308_dolphinheadnebula\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/30.BestNewcomer_Winner_SH2-308_DolphinHeadNebula.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-30\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation. Anatomy of a Habitable Planet, by Sergio D\u00edaz Ruiz. Original data from GOES-18 ABI from 18 February 2024 and Suomi-NPP VIIRS from 2012\u20132020\" data-id=\"161529\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/31-anniemaunder_winner_anatomyofahabitableplanet\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/31.AnnieMaunder_Winner_AnatomyOfAHabitablePlanet.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Readers’ Gallery<\/strong><\/h2><div aria-label=\"Carousel Gallery\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery-carousel-swiper-container is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-no-alignment has-caption-style-dark has-lightbox\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-xlrg swiper-container \" data-swiper=\"{"alignCells":false,"autoPlay":false,"autoPlaySpeed":3000,"draggable":true,"freeMode":false,"loop":false,"navigation":true,"pageDots":false,"pauseHover":false,"responsiveHeight":false,"slidesPerView":1,"thumbnails":true,"uuid":"12345"}\" style=\"height:400px\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Corona Australis molecular complex Vikas Chander, captured remotely via Deep Sky Chile, 7\u201311 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera, Takashi Epsilon E-160D reflector, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount\" class=\"wp-image-161869\" data-id=\"161869\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/01-coronaaustralis_vikaschander\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/01.CoronaAustralis_VikasChander-1024x668.jpg?fit=800%2C522\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Corona Australis molecular complexVikas Chander, captured remotely via Deep Sky Chile, 7\u201311 July 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera, Takashi Epsilon E-160D reflector, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"1\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Pinwheel Galaxy Massimo Di Fusco and Giacomo Gotra, Ferrara, Italy and Tuscany, Italy, 18\u201322 June 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI294MC camera, Tecnosky 115\/800 refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161870\" data-id=\"161870\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/02-m101_massimodifusco\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/02.M101_MassimoDiFusco-1024x771.jpg?fit=800%2C602\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"2\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae Richard Guest, Kingswinford, West Midlands, 26 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC camera, Celestron 8-inch Edge HD Schmidt\u2013Cassegrain, Celeston Evolution mount\" class=\"wp-image-161871\" data-id=\"161871\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/03-lagoonandtrifidnebulae_richardguest\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/03.LagoonAndTrifidNebulae_RichardGuest-1024x671.jpg?fit=800%2C524\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Lagoon and Trifid NebulaeRichard Guest, Kingswinford, West Midlands, 26 July 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC camera, Celestron 8-inch Edge HD Schmidt\u2013Cassegrain, Celeston Evolution mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"3\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Lobster Claw, Bubble and Northern Lagoon Nebulae Steven Hill, Swansea, Wales, 13 and 14 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo camera, William Optics RedCat 61 refractor, ZWO AM5 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161872\" data-id=\"161872\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/04-ngc7635_stevenhill\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/04.NGC7635_StevenHill-1024x686.jpg?fit=800%2C536\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Lobster Claw, Bubble and Northern Lagoon NebulaeSteven Hill, Swansea, Wales, 13 and 14 July 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo camera, William Optics RedCat 61 refractor, ZWO AM5 mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"4\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Buck Moon Lee Mansfield, Darwen, Lancashire, 20 July 2024 Equipment: Nikon D850 DSLR camera, 150\u2013600mm Sigma lens at 600mm, Manfrotto 055 tripod\" class=\"wp-image-161873\" data-id=\"161873\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/05-buckmoon_leemansfield\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/05.BuckMoon_LeeMansfield-1024x575.jpg?fit=800%2C449\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Buck MoonLee Mansfield, Darwen, Lancashire, 20 July 2024Equipment: Nikon D850 DSLR camera, 150\u2013600mm Sigma lens at 600mm, Manfrotto 055 tripod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"5\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sunspot 3738 Sona Shahani Shukla, New Delhi, India, 11 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI290MM camera, Sky-Watcher Skyliner 200P Flex Tube Dobsonian\" class=\"wp-image-161878\" data-id=\"161878\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/gradient-abstract-follow-us-facebook-ad-1\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/10.Sunspot3738_SonaShahaniShukla-1024x536.jpg?fit=800%2C419\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Sunspot 3738Sona Shahani Shukla, New Delhi, India, 11 July 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI290MM camera, Sky-Watcher Skyliner 200P Flex Tube Dobsonian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"6\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Flying Bat and Giant Squid Nebulae, Sh2-129 and OU4 Anirudh Shastry, captured remotely via Sierra Remote Observatories, California, USA, 7 June-18 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera, PlaneWave CDK14 astrograph, PlaneWave L-350 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161877\" data-id=\"161877\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/09-sh2-129_anirudhshastry\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/09.SH2-129_AnirudhShastry-673x1024.jpg?fit=673%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Flying Bat and Giant Squid Nebulae, Sh2-129 and OU4Anirudh Shastry, captured remotely via Sierra Remote Observatories, California, USA, 7 June-18 July 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera, PlaneWave CDK14 astrograph, PlaneWave L-350 mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"7\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IC 1396 Amit Sharma, Aylesbury, Bucks, 8 June 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI1600MM camera, Askar FMA135 astrograph, Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161876\" data-id=\"161876\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/08-elephanttrunknebula_amitsharma\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/08.ElephantTrunkNebula_AmitSharma-1024x729.jpg?fit=800%2C570\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>IC 1396Amit Sharma, Aylesbury, Bucks, 8 June 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI1600MM camera, Askar FMA135 astrograph, Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"8\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Pleiades Harshwardhan Pathak, captured remotely via Telescope Live, Heaven\u2019s Mirror Observatory, Australia and IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain, 10 September\u201318 November 2023 Equipment: QHY600M Pro camera, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 refractor, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount\" class=\"wp-image-161875\" data-id=\"161875\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/07-m45thepleiades_harshwardhanpathak\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/07.M45ThePleiades_HarshwardhanPathak-1024x655.jpg?fit=800%2C512\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The PleiadesHarshwardhan Pathak, captured remotely via Telescope Live, Heaven\u2019s Mirror Observatory, Australia and IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain, 10 September\u201318 November 2023Equipment: QHY600M Pro camera, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 refractor, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"9\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Andromeda Galaxy Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan, 6 June 2024 Equipment: Nikon Z 6II camera, Samyang 135mm lens, iOptron SkyGuider Pro mount, Leofoto Ranger LS-324C tripod\" class=\"wp-image-161874\" data-id=\"161874\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/06-andromedarising_soumyadeepmukherjee\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/06.AndromedaRising_SoumyadeepMukherjee-1024x681.jpg?fit=800%2C532\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Andromeda GalaxySoumyadeep Mukherjee, Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan, 6 June 2024Equipment: Nikon Z 6II camera, Samyang 135mm lens, iOptron SkyGuider Pro mount, Leofoto Ranger LS-324C tripod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"10\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Cat\u2019s Eye Nebula Ron Brecher, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 17 July 2024 Equipment: QHY600M camera, Celestron 14\u201d Edge HD Schmidt\u2013Cassegrain, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount\" class=\"wp-image-161879\" data-id=\"161879\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/11-ngc6543_ronaldbrecher\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/11.NGC6543_RonaldBrecher-1024x768.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Cat\u2019s Eye NebulaRon Brecher, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 17 July 2024Equipment: QHY600M camera, Celestron 14\u201d Edge HD Schmidt\u2013Cassegrain, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"11\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Comet 13P\/Olbers Jos\u00e9 J Chamb\u00f3, Nerpio, Albacete, Spain, 4 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM camera, ASA 10N-AAF3 astrograph, ASA DDM60 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161880\" data-id=\"161880\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/12-comet013p_josechambo\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/12.Comet013P_JoseChambo-1024x766.jpg?fit=800%2C598\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"12\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mineral Moon Emanuele Chiapparelli, Rome, Italy, 18 July 2024 Equipment: QHY183C camera, Sky-Watcher Skyliner 350P Dobsonian\" class=\"wp-image-161881\" data-id=\"161881\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/13-mineralmoon_emanuellechiapparelli\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/13.MineralMoon_EmanuelleChiapparelli-819x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C1000\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Mineral MoonEmanuele Chiapparelli, Rome, Italy, 18 July 2024Equipment: QHY183C camera, Sky-Watcher Skyliner 350P Dobsonian<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"13\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex Drew Evans, Flagstaff, Arizona, 12 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM camera, Askar SQA55 astrograph, iOptron CEM70 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161882\" data-id=\"161882\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/14-rhoophiuchi_drewevans\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/14.RhoOphiuchi_DrewEvans-1024x663.jpg?fit=800%2C518\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"14\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Noctilucent clouds Treasa Giblin Frazer, Lifford, Co Donegal, Ireland, 26 June 2024 Equipment: Google Pixel 8 smartphone\" class=\"wp-image-161883\" data-id=\"161883\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/15-noctilucentclouds_treasagiblinfrazer\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/15.NoctilucentClouds_TreasaGiblinFrazer-683x1024.jpg?fit=683%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Noctilucent cloudsTreasa Giblin Frazer, Lifford, Co Donegal, Ireland, 26 June 2024Equipment: Google Pixel 8 smartphone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"15\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Pleiades Fernando Oliveira de Menezes, Munoz, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7 November\u201319 December 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MC camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 150ED refractor, iOptron CEM20 mount\" class=\"wp-image-161884\" data-id=\"161884\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/16-m45thepleiades_fernandooliveirademenezes\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/16.M45ThePleiades_FernandoOliveiraDeMenezes-1024x817.jpg?fit=800%2C638\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The PleiadesFernando Oliveira de Menezes, Munoz, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 7 November\u201319 December 2023Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MC camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 150ED refractor, iOptron CEM20 mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"16\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Sunflower Galaxy Prabhu, Emirates Astronomical Observatory, June 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera, GSO 12-inch f\/8 Ritchey\u2013Chretien, iOptron CEM70G mount\" class=\"wp-image-161885\" data-id=\"161885\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/17-m63_sunflowergalaxy_prabhu\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/17.M63_SunflowerGalaxy_Prabhu-1024x915.jpg?fit=800%2C715\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"17\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Solar chromosphere Rich Ruffini, Wasilla, Alaska, USA, 14 May 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI174MM camera, Svbony SV503 102ED refractor, Celestron Advanced VX mount\" class=\"wp-image-161886\" data-id=\"161886\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/18-sunspots_richruffini\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/18.Sunspots_RichRuffini-741x1024.jpg?fit=741%2C1024\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"18\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Milky Way over the Mediterranean Tom\u00e1\u0161 Slovinsk\u00fd, Kedrodasos, Crete, Greece, 6 July 2024 Equipment: Canon EOS R6 camera, Sigma Art 50mm lens, Leofoto tripod\" class=\"wp-image-161887\" data-id=\"161887\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/19-milkyway_tomasslovinsky\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/19.MilkyWay_TomasSlovinsky-819x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C1000\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Milky Way over the MediterraneanTom\u00e1\u0161 Slovinsk\u00fd, Kedrodasos, Crete, Greece, 6 July 2024Equipment: Canon EOS R6 camera, Sigma Art 50mm lens, Leofoto tripod<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"19\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Tadpole Galaxy, Arp 188 Douglas J Struble, Taylor, Michigan, USA, 6 May\u20133 July 2024 Equipment: ZWO ASI183MM Pro camera, Explore Scientific ED 165mm f\/7 FPL-53 refractor, Astro-Physics Mach1GTO mount\" class=\"wp-image-161888\" data-id=\"161888\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/20-tadpolegalaxy_douglasjstruble\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20.TadpoleGalaxy_DouglasJStruble-1024x689.jpg?fit=800%2C538\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Tadpole Galaxy, Arp 188Douglas J Struble, Taylor, Michigan, USA, 6 May\u20133 July 2024Equipment: ZWO ASI183MM Pro camera, Explore Scientific ED 165mm f\/7 FPL-53 refractor, Astro-Physics Mach1GTO mount<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><button class=\"nav-buttonprev\" id=\"12345-prev\"><svg class=\"icon\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg)\"\/><\/button><button class=\"nav-buttonnext\" id=\"12345-next\"><svg class=\"icon\"\/><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-pagination\"><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" 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camera, Explore Scientific ED 165mm f\/7 FPL-53 refractor, Astro-Physics Mach1GTO mount\" data-id=\"161888\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/20-tadpolegalaxy_douglasjstruble\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/20.TadpoleGalaxy_DouglasJStruble.jpg?resize=800%2C538\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eye On The Sky<\/strong><\/h2><div aria-label=\"Carousel Gallery\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery-carousel-swiper-container is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-no-alignment has-caption-style-dark has-lightbox\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-xlrg swiper-container \" 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Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)\" class=\"wp-image-161889\" data-id=\"161889\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/coma-cluster-uncropped-view\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/01.noirlab2420b-1024x529.jpg?fit=800%2C413\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"1\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spiral galaxy NGC 3430 Hubble Space Telescope, 22 July 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble & NASA, C. 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Image processing by Gary Eason @ CC BY\" class=\"wp-image-161891\" data-id=\"161891\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/03-pia25729\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/03.PIA25729.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"3\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sulphur crystals on Mars Curiosity Mars Rover, 18 July 2024 Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS\" class=\"wp-image-161892\" data-id=\"161892\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/converted-pnm-file\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/04.PIA26307-1024x762.jpg?fit=800%2C595\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Sulphur crystals on MarsCuriosity Mars Rover, 18 July 2024Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"4\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Star-forming region RCW 106 VLT Survey Telescope (VST)\/Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, 19 August 2024 Credit: ESO\/M. Mattern et al.\" class=\"wp-image-161893\" data-id=\"161893\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/how-to-find-newborn-stars\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/05.potw2434a-1024x846.jpg?fit=800%2C661\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Star-forming region RCW 106VLT Survey Telescope (VST)\/Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, 19 August 2024Credit: ESO\/M. Mattern et al.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"5\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"814\" alt=\"The Eagle Nebula, M16 Chandra X-Ray Observatory\/James Webb Space Telescope, 23 July 2024 Credit: X-ray: NASA\/CXO\/SAO; Infrared: NASA\/ESA\/CSA\/STScl; Image processing: NASA\/CXC\/SAO\/L. Frattare\" class=\"wp-image-161894\" data-id=\"161894\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/06-53876176351_9cbdfa7df1_o\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/06.53876176351_9cbdfa7df1_o.jpg\"\/><figcaption>The Eagle Nebula, M16Chandra X-Ray Observatory\/James Webb Space Telescope, 23 July 2024Credit: X-ray: NASA\/CXO\/SAO; Infrared: NASA\/ESA\/CSA\/STScl; Image processing: NASA\/CXC\/SAO\/L. Frattare<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"6\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238 Hubble Space Telescope, 19 July 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble & NASA, F. Annibali\" class=\"wp-image-161895\" data-id=\"161895\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/07-hubble-ngc5238-potw2429a\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/07.hubble-ngc5238-potw2429a-1024x505.jpg?fit=800%2C395\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"7\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spiral galaxy Messier 106 James Webb Space Telescope, 9 August 2024 Credit: ESA\/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Glenn\" class=\"wp-image-161896\" data-id=\"161896\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/the-hidden-intricacies-of-messier-106\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/08.potm2407a-808x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C1014\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"8\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barred spiral galaxy MCG 07-07-072 Hubble Space Telescope, 16 August 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingari\" class=\"wp-image-161897\" data-id=\"161897\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/rings-and-things\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/09.potw2433a-1024x551.jpg?fit=800%2C430\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"9\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Globular cluster Omega Centauri Hubble Space Telescope, 10 July 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble, NASA, Maximilian H\u00e4berle (MPIA)\" class=\"wp-image-161898\" data-id=\"161898\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/omega-centauri-cropped\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/10.STScI-01J1X1RNTC893XMKJREG898ZXB-1024x1024.jpg?fit=800%2C800\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Globular cluster Omega CentauriHubble Space Telescope, 10 July 2024Credit: ESA\/Hubble, NASA, Maximilian H\u00e4berle (MPIA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><button class=\"nav-buttonprev\" id=\"12345-prev\"><svg class=\"icon\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg)\"\/><\/button><button class=\"nav-buttonnext\" id=\"12345-next\"><svg class=\"icon\"\/><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-pagination\"><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-0\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Coma Cluster, Abell 16 Victor M Blanco 4-Meter Telescope, 14 August 2024 Credit: CTIO\/NOIRLab\/DOE\/NSF\/AURA. Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)\" data-id=\"161889\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/coma-cluster-uncropped-view\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/01.noirlab2420b.jpg?resize=800%2C413\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-1\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spiral galaxy NGC 3430 Hubble Space Telescope, 22 July 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick\" data-id=\"161890\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/02-hubble-ngc3430-potw2430a\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/02.hubble-ngc3430-potw2430a.jpg?resize=800%2C636\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-2\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clouds on Jupiter Juno, 19 July 2024 Credit: Image data: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/SwRI\/MSSS. 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Mattern et al.\" data-id=\"161893\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/how-to-find-newborn-stars\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/05.potw2434a.jpg?resize=800%2C661\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-5\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Eagle Nebula, M16 Chandra X-Ray Observatory\/James Webb Space Telescope, 23 July 2024 Credit: X-ray: NASA\/CXO\/SAO; Infrared: NASA\/ESA\/CSA\/STScl; Image processing: NASA\/CXC\/SAO\/L. 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Annibali\" data-id=\"161895\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/07-hubble-ngc5238-potw2429a\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/07.hubble-ngc5238-potw2429a.jpg?resize=800%2C395\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-7\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spiral galaxy Messier 106 James Webb Space Telescope, 9 August 2024 Credit: ESA\/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Glenn\" data-id=\"161896\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/the-hidden-intricacies-of-messier-106\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/08.potm2407a.jpg?resize=800%2C1014\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-8\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barred spiral galaxy MCG 07-07-072 Hubble Space Telescope, 16 August 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingari\" data-id=\"161897\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/rings-and-things\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/09.potw2433a.jpg?resize=800%2C430\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><button aria-label=\"gallery thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel-thumbnail-9\" style=\"height:80px;width:100px\" tabindex=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Globular cluster Omega Centauri Hubble Space Telescope, 10 July 2024 Credit: ESA\/Hubble, NASA, Maximilian H\u00e4berle (MPIA)\" data-id=\"161898\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/skyatnightmagazine\/omega-centauri-cropped\/\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/10.STScI-01J1X1RNTC893XMKJREG898ZXB.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Software<\/strong><\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d110dwy2mf25ae.cloudfront.net\/SAN233_Software\/SAN233_Argo_Navis\/SAN233.argo.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Argo Navis Deep-Sky Tour<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><p>This month’s deep-sky tour plan file can be imported into the Argo Navis Digital Telescope Computer using Argonaut software, a free utility available from Wildcard Innovations.\u00a0Using Argo Navis with this month’s deep-sky tour plan file, you can:<\/p><p>\u2022 display essential information from the Argo Navis database for each object<\/p><p>\u2022 slew your telescope to each object in the plan – requires a compatible mount.<\/p><p>\u2022 push your telescope to each object in the plan using the coordinates provided on the Argo Navis display.<\/p><p>To import this month’s deep-sky tour plan file into Argo Navis using Argonaut software:<\/p><p>Download and save the file to your hard drive.<\/p><p>Run the Argonaut utility program and transfer the plan into your Argo Navis DTC.<\/p><p>This month’s Deep-Sky Tour plan file is produced by Deep-Sky Planner 8 (see <a href=\"http:\/\/knightware.biz\/dsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knightware.biz\/dsp<\/a>).<\/p><p>Copyright Wildcard Innovations Pty Ltd.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d110dwy2mf25ae.cloudfront.net\/SAN233_Software\/SAN233_Deep_Sky_Planner\/SAN233.dsplan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Deep-Sky Planner<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><p>This month’s Deep-Sky Tour plan file is produced by Deep-Sky Planner\u00a0<strong>9<\/strong>\u00a0(see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com\/s\/bMPvCkoXkFX0EmgT2OJJO?domain=knightware.biz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knightware.biz\/dsp<\/a>).<br\/><br\/>Copyright Wildcard Innovations Pty Ltd.<\/p><p><strong>License type<\/strong> Full software<br\/><strong>Platform<\/strong> Windows<br\/><strong>Versions\u00a010, 11<\/strong><br\/><br\/>Deep-Sky Planner\u00a09<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>astronomy software for Windows provides the tools you need to make your time at the telescope more efficient and enjoyable.<br\/><br\/>Sort the objects in the plan according to the best time and order to view each object.<br\/><br\/>Slew your ASCOM-compatible Go-To mount to each object in the plan – requires ASCOM software (free).<br\/><br\/>Show a sky chart centred on each object in the plan using one of the top planetarium software titles \u2013 requires TheSky, Starry Night, Redshift, Cartes du Ciel (free) or Stellarium (free).<br\/><br\/>Record your observation in the open, non-proprietary observing log.<br\/><br\/>Details about Deep-Sky Planner and how to purchase can be found here.<br\/><br\/>Download the Deep-Sky Planner compatible file of this month’s deep-sky tour observing plan file so that you can visit each object directly with Deep-Sky Planner.<br\/><br\/>Save the file to your hard drive and double click it to open it in Deep-Sky Planner.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d110dwy2mf25ae.cloudfront.net\/SAN233_Software\/SAN233_EQMOD.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download EQTOUR<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><p>If you are one of the many astronomers who use the ASCOM driver EQMOD to control your ASCOM-compatible Go-To mount, you can use an add-on application called EQTOUR to call up various sets of sky tours like Messier, Caldwell, Globular Clusters and simply click on an object name to slew to it.<\/p><p>Details about the application and how to download it free of charge can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/eq-mod.sourceforge.net\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Download the EQTOUR compatible file of our monthly Deep-sky tour, so that you can visit each object directly from your EQMod control panel. We’ve also included a PDF document that explains the system and how to get it installed with your telescope setup.<\/p><p>Copy the .lst file from the folder that appears into the same directory as the EQTOUR application file, EQTOUR.exe, and follow the instructions in the link above.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d110dwy2mf25ae.cloudfront.net\/SAN233_Software\/SAN233_SkySafari\/SAN233.skylist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download SkySafari<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><p><strong>License type<\/strong> Full software<\/p><p><strong>Platform<\/strong>\u00a0iOS, Android<\/p><p><strong>Versions<\/strong> 4 or later (Plus or Pro editions)<\/p><p>This month’s deep-sky tour plan file can be imported into SkySafari software, available from Simulation Curriculum.<\/p><p>Using this month’s deep-sky tour plan file on SkySafari, you can:<\/p><p>\u2022 view each object in SkySafari’s night sky simulation view<\/p><p>\u2022 display essential information from the SkySafari database for each object<\/p><p>\u2022 slew your telescope to each object in the plan – requires a compatible mount.<\/p><p>To import this month’s deep-sky tour plan file into SkySafari, please see the SkySafari user manual for your device platform and version of SkySafari.<\/p><p>This month’s Deep-Sky Tour plan file is produced by Deep-Sky Planner 8.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Watch the Sky at Night<\/strong><\/h2><p>You can watch the latest episode of The Sky Night, plus previous episodes and historic programmes from the archive, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006mk7h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC Four Sky at Night webpage<\/a>.<\/p><p>And for more, check out our guide to the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/astronomy-bbc\">astronomy on the BBC<\/a>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Iain Todd Published: Monday, 16 September 2024 at 12:23 PM Virtual Planetarium Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through October 2024’s night-sky highlights. 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