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East Coast Imaging Conference
Astrophotographers converged in Philadelphia, PA. to trade tips and learn new techniques.
Comet Discoverers Honored
An American, a Brazilian, and an Australian will share the eighth annual Edgar Wilson Award for amateur comet discovery. The award is given to amateur astronomers (or professional astronomers acting in an amateur capacity) who find one or more new comets using privately owned equipment.
Case Closed: Celestron and Meade End Litigation
The multi-year legal battles between telescope giants Meade and Celestron have been mutually resolved.
Mars Hoax Returns
Don't be misled. Once again, an e-mail chain letter making the rounds of the Internet suggests that Mars will look as big as the full Moon to the naked eye in late August. Nonsense! Even at its closest and brightest, Mars never looks like anything more than a bright, orangish star unless you view it through a telescope.
Moonlight Perseids
Although the peak has past, the Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, still has a few stragglers left to see. Try looking for some tonight.
Boston’s Classy Telescope Auction
The Skinner auction in Boston featured a stunning array of “brass and glass.” Many of the astronomical items came from the collection of Don Yeier (Vernonscope & Co.), himself the organizer of 12 previous auctions of astronomical instruments since 1974.
Entry Form for S&T Astronomy Day Award
The latest version of the S&T Astronomy Day Award entry form is available on the Astronomical League's website.
How Pure Is the Comet?
When NASA slammed a probe into a comet last year, researchers were searching for the oldest stuff in the solar system. But what they found — no one had expected.
The S&T Astronomy Day Award
Each year, one club or organization is recognized for its successful efforts in promoting Astronomy Day.
Some Special Events in 2006
It's going to be an active year for stargazers. Here's where you can find some of the highlights of 2006, including a list of upcoming lunar occultations.
Meteor Showers in 2006
Here are the dates and estimated hourly rates of some of the better showers in 2005 and 2006.
April's Lyrid Meteor Shower
Traditionally the Lyrids are a poor shower — rarely do they surprise observers.
Welcome to SkyTonight.com!
This site, brought to you by the people behind Sky & Telescope and Night Sky magazines, is the new online home for both titles as well as our annual publications SkyWatch and Beautiful Universe.
Habitable Moons
It seems unlikely that life could arise on giant, gaseous exoplanets. But what about their moons?
Smarter SETI Strategy
Why the world's biggest search should reverse its strategy — and why the first signal we hear will probably come from an extremely powerful civilization extremely far away.
Finding Uranus and Neptune in 2006
Binoculars and our charts are all you need to spot these twin outer planets.
SETI Conference: Planning for a Long, Long Search
Searchers for extraterrestrial intelligence reach a humble conclusion: we don't know what we don't know.
SOFIA Saved!
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, slated for cancellation in NASA's 2007 budget, has been spared.
Senators Step In to Save Space Science
The US Senate is moving to boost NASA's budget and restore funding for a host of space-science missions now on the chopping block.
An Eclipsing Binary in the Trapezium
Every now and then one of the four Trapezium stars in the Orion Nebula is in eclipse; observers in the Far East will have the best view of the next event on December 12th.
