ON THE COVER
A close-up of astronaut John Grunsfeld shows the relection of astronaut Andrew
Feustel perched on the robotic Canadarm and taking the photo. The pair teamed
on three of the ive spacewalks during Servicing Mission 4 in May 2009, the ifth
and inal space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. (NASA)DEPARTMENTS
04 Editorʼs report
Allendria Brunjes
06 SkyNews briefs
Allendria Brunjes
22 Star chart for
March/April
24 Exploring the
night sky
Alan Dyer
38 RASC spotlight
42 Parting shot
Emile Cormier
FEATURES
(^11) Lucky 13, 50 years later
A look at the Apollo 13 mission, and how a quick call to a Canadian
helped bring the crew home after a space explosion. Chris Gainor
(^16) Looking up Down Under
A Canadian astrophotographer details why he went to Australia
to capture the Milky Way. Michael Watson
(^19) The joy of clusters
How to see globs, open clusters and other treasures
of the early spring sky. Nicole Mortillaro
(^34) Marvellous Messiers
As Messier Marathon season arrives, readers share their images
of the astronomical objects and explain how they captured them.
COVER STORY
Hubble’s 30-year
transformation
From its lawed launch to its capture
of iconic images, read how the famous
space telescope has transformed our
view of the universe. Elizabeth Howell
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MARCH/APRIL 2020
SKYNEWS • MAR/APR 2020