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As well as looking up at what the night sky has in store, this issue

we’re also reversing the view and looking back at planet Earth from

space. In our feature on page 36, Rob Banino speaks to scientists

operating satellite missions monitoring our planet’s vital statistics,

to investigate how they will provide the data that will underpin

global agreements addressing rising levels of carbon dioxide in

Earth’s atmosphere.

The view remains reversed for another feature too, where Toby Ord

tells us about his project to digitally restore photographs of Earth

taken by Apollo astronauts. On their way to and from the Moon,

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our planet from the vantagepoint of deep space, and it was a sight

that marked a shift in our relationship with our home world. Turn to

page 34 to see these iconic images in a new light.

With the promise of near-perfect conditions this month for the

peak of the Perseids, we switch back to looking out at the night sky.

Will Gater gets you ready for one of the best meteor showers of the

year with his feature on page 28, before Pete Lawrence provides

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and how to capture a meteor train, the lingering evidence of a bright

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We also have details in ‘The Sky Guide’ for observing the

oppositions of Saturn and Jupiter, both this month, and on page 60

Ezzy Pearson tells us what to expect from NASA’s mission to Jupiter,

Juno, after its recent four-year extension.

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Chris Bramley, Editor

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