In this issue Dr. James Dire gives advice for those newly interested in amateur astronomy; Michael L. Weasner shows how the Phone Skope Digiscoping Adapter is worth the cost for serious smartphone afocal photographers and astrophotographers from a convenience perspective alone; Matt Harmston discusses what your local seeing conditions are really like; Dr. Rob Pettengill provides best practices on how to print and display astrophotography; Erik Wilcox shows how you can build your own inexpensive altitude hub braking system as an alternative to traditionally-sized altitude bearings; Erik also provides another article on the Baader Planetarium Q-Turret Eyepiece Set; Industry News; New Products and more!