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Mapping the universe’s

ancient sound waves

Astronomers are combing through the

largest map of galaxies ever produced to

find the echoes of primordial sound waves.

Shoot the Moon

Get great lunar portraits with nothing

more than a small telescope and your

smartphone.

Meade LX600-ACF

Dennis di Cicco takes a close look at

Meade’s fork-mounted telescope.

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advertisers who appear in this issue. Speciality manufacturers and dealers are an important resource

for astronomers. We encourage you to contact these advertisers and benefit from their experience.

Advanced Telescope Supplies ........................ 59

AstroPete's...................................................... 45

ATIK Cameras ................................................. 15

Australian Sky & Telescope.............73, 75, 79, 80

Finger Lakes Instrumentation ................. 35, 79

Meade Instruments Corp ............................ 2-3

iOptron ........................................................... 41

Optics Central .......................................... 71, 79

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars .................... 6-7

OzScopes ............................................. 29, 31, 33

PreciseParts .................................................... 80

Celestron ............................................. 13, 79, 84

Sky-Watcher ......................................... 61, 81, 83

VernonScope .................................................. 50

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Astronomy

2016 yearbook

Every astronomer needs

the Astronomy 2016

yearbook. Australian-

produced, it is packed full

of essential information

to plan your observing

sessions. Included is a

complete guide to what’s

visible in the night sky,

including Moon phases,

planets, eclipses and

meteor showers, plus

star maps and a planet

viewing guide. $27.9 YOUR GUIDE TO

THE NIGHT SKY

Ken Wallace

Glenn Dawes

Peter Northield

ASTRONOMY

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Untwinkling the stars
How the world’s largest telescopes
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