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BBC Sky at Night Magazine April 2020 Back Issue

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27 Reviews   •  English   •   General Interest (History & Knowledge)
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Hubble’s legacy: the mystery of dark energy – a new mission joins the 20-year search for answers | Meteors minus moonlight: Prepare for the Lyrids with our expert observing guide | Visiting the sisters: Observe Venus in the Pleiades and more in the night sky this month | Dividing the crowd: Can diffraction spike be used responsibly? | Triplet on test: We look through Altair’s new short-tube scope | PLUS Extra online: video interview, a new era of solar astronomy | Listen to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos | Watch the new-look virtual planetarium, a video guide month’s top night sky sights.
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April 2020 Hubble’s legacy: the mystery of dark energy – a new mission joins the 20-year search for answers | Meteors minus moonlight: Prepare for the Lyrids with our expert observing guide | Visiting the sisters: Observe Venus in the Pleiades and more in the night sky this month | Dividing the crowd: Can diffraction spike be used responsibly? | Triplet on test: We look through Altair’s new short-tube scope | PLUS Extra online: video interview, a new era of solar astronomy | Listen to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos | Watch the new-look virtual planetarium, a video guide month’s top night sky sights.


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Hubble’s legacy: the mystery of dark energy – a new mission joins the 20-year search for answers | Meteors minus moonlight: Prepare for the Lyrids with our expert observing guide | Visiting the sisters: Observe Venus in the Pleiades and more in the night sky this month | Dividing the crowd: Can diffraction spike be used responsibly? | Triplet on test: We look through Altair’s new short-tube scope | PLUS Extra online: video interview, a new era of solar astronomy | Listen to Carl Sagan’s Cosmos | Watch the new-look virtual planetarium, a video guide month’s top night sky sights.
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