OAS NOVEMBER 20013 ASTRONOMY EZINE VOL 2 | Page 2

2 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 OAS EZINE