Features
17 The Annie Maunder Astrographic Telescope Dr Louise Devoy / Brendan Owens
20 Farside Fallacy Graham Sparrow
26 Looking East: the rise of the Chinese space programme Melanie Davies
33 Earth’s thermostat Jan Drozd
Regulars
4 Editorial Osnat Katz
4 AstroNews Amber Hornsby
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling mission reaches Bennu Matjaz Vidmar
Mega shark versus supernova Nikki Zabel
The snowman and the piano Thomas Barratt
Shooting for the far side of the Moon Amber Hornsby
Timing is everything: big flares from young stars could help or hinder habitable planets Sarah Jaffa
9 Citizen Science Alice Sheppard
From Citizens Advice to Citizen Science
10 Telescope Topics Ian Morison
Everything about refractors: Part 2 – the resolution of a refracting telescope and measures of their optical quality
12 Amateur Scene Peter Wade
Salford’s city centre observatory / Loughton’s half century /
Astronomy Centre’s seal of approval/
Solar exhibition showcases pioneering photographer /
Patrick’s car back on the road / Out and about
14 How to find those objects Robin Scagell
22 Young Stargazers Cardiff University
From the Chief Stargazer Lucie Green
Augmented reality: the outer planets Faulkes Telescope Project
Tiny explosions pack a mighty punch Space Scoop
E is for exoplanets everywhere! Space Scoop
30 Space Exploration Jane MacArthur
New robot on Mars
Frost movement on Triton
36 Section Reports
Comet Stuart Atkinson
Aurora and NLC Sandra Brantingham
Planetary Alan Clitherow
Lunar Graham Sparrow
Variable Star Matthew Barrett
Deep Sky David Finnigan
43 The Society Pages
Membership renewals / SPA Convention / SPA meetings
44 Sky Diary
Moon data Mandy Bailey
Occultation notes / Meteor notes Mell Jeffery / Paul Sutherland
Planets / Variable Star notes Alan Clitherow / Matthew Barrett
46 SPA contacts
47 Showcase