We’ve all seen the numbers. The Raspberry Pi is selling faster and faster every year, which means there are new people getting Raspberry Pis every day. With this in mind we decided to make a brand new beginner’s guide in issue 49 of The MagPi, out now.

The Raspberry Pi beginners guide takes you from selecting your Raspberry Pi all the way through setting it up and getting to know the Raspbian OS that powers it. We’re also using it to jump start a beginners tutorial series that will be a monthly feature in The MagPi from now on.

As well as the cover feature, we also have a feature on the recently released Apollo 11 source code and how you can emulate a virtual Apollo computer on your Raspberry Pi (along with some historical factoids about making and programming a computer to take people to the moon). There’s also our usual range of amazing tutorials, projects, and product reviews for you to read about as well!

You can grab the latest issue of The MagPi in stores today from WH Smith, Tesco, Asda, and Sainsburys. It’s also available in print online from our store, and digitally on our Android and iOS app.

Don't forget - we're running a poll to find out what you, the community, thinks are the top 20 Raspberry Pi projects to be included in our 50th issue spectacular. Get voting!