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From all the team, I would like to thank you
for your continued support of the magazine. We hope
that you find this month’s edition packed with interesting, informative
and inspiring articles.
This month just gone has been packed with highs and lows for the scientific community. The congressional shutdown of the US had a massive impact on all sectors, but especially the scientific. The NASA website was
shut down, and scientists sent home. The only project that was given special permission to continue working was
the MAVEN project, the next probe to be
sent to Mars as its launch date was looming.
We have also seen a visit from the JUNO
probe, as it whizzed past Earth during is
gravitational assist en route to the Jupiter
system, due to arrive in orbit in 2015.
We also saw the penumbral lunar eclipse,
which is the last eclipse of this year. The
weather was pretty dire in most parts of
England, so perhaps some of our international readers would be willing to submit
some images if they have any.
Going into the coming months, we wait for the arrival of comet ISON,
speculated to be one of the best comets to pass in recent years. We keep
our eyes on the sky, and await its arrival.
From the editorial team, I wish you all dark nights, and clear skies.
Mark Woodland FRAS
The Editor

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