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Get your print copy of the September/October 2020 issue.

Highlights from this edition include:

• Fly by night: Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) doesn’t visit often. But the naked-eye wanderer stopped over in our skies in July, becoming the object of astrophotographers’ affections across Canada.
• SkyNews Photos of the Year: See the best of Canadian astrophotography in our 18th annual photo contest.
• Red Planet October: Three planets reach opposition over the course of two months, with Mars giving us its best opposition this decade. Brian Ventrudo writes Exploring the Night Sky.
• Admiring the Moon: Nicole Mortillaro shows her fondness for the Earth’s companion in this lunar lesson.
• Cosmos from the classroom: Elizabeth Howell explores post-secondary options to pursue astronomy in Canada.
• The astronomer’s bookshelf: Good books add an extra dimension to amateur astronomy. Read what Chris Vaughan recommends.
• Telescopic view of history: The Dorner Telescope Museum encourages a tactile learning experience through lenses of the past. Sahar Fatima reports.
• Sky-Watcher mount review: New Sky-Watcher mounts provide grab-and-go portability. Alan Dyer has more.