SUNSET: 
December 26, 2011 - January 1, 2012
[skyweekvid id="oqus9jdm"]Orion, the Hunter, may be the most amazing constellation in the sky. And Betelgeuse, the star marking Orion's left shoulder, is a red supergiant that's ripe to explode as a supernova.
December 19 - 25, 2011
[skyweekvid id="x3b9sa71"]Wednesday December 21st is the longest night of the year and the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Leading the pack of winter constellations is Taurus, the Bull.
Product Videos & Demonstrations
Meade Instruments at AIC 2011
Tony Flanders Chris Morrison talks about Meade Instruments’ revolutionary new LX800 mount and redesigned ACF telescopes that automatically center targets and begin autoguiding when slewed to new objects. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California. Click here to return…
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PlaneWave Professional Services at AIC 2013
Tony Flanders Sky & Telescope senior editor Dennis di Cicco interviews Allan Keller of PlaneWave Professional Services about the remote imaging services they provide. See additional videos from the 2013 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California. Return to our Product Videos page.
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PlaneWave Instruments at AIC 2011
Tony Flanders PlaneWave Instruments' CDK telescopes are among the most advanced designs currently made for serious deep-sky imaging as explained by Rick Hedrick. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California. Click here to return to our Product Videos page.
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Astro Haven at AIC 2011
Camille Carlisle David and Priscilla Brotherston of Astro Haven talk about the design, manufacture, features, and advantages of the company’s unique fiberglass observatories with clamshell domes. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California. Click here to return to our Product…
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DC3 Dreams at AIC 2011
Tony Flanders Robert Denny of DC3 Dreams talks about his new software that brings automated scheduling to astronomical imaging. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California. Click here to return to our Product Videos page.
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ASA Astrosysteme Austria at AIC 2011
Tony Flanders Egon Döberl and Wolfgang Promper of ASA Astrosysteme Austria discuss the company’s latest series of field flatteners and image correctors we well as the advanced features of its direct-drive equatorial telescope mounts. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa…
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Optec, Inc. at AIC 2011
Optec Jeff Dickerman of Optec, Inc. highlights the latest astrophotography accessories from this venerable company. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California. Click here to return to our Product Videos page.
December 12 - 18, 2011
[skyweekvid id="kot5u7jd"]This week boasts one of the year's best meteor showers — though the nearly full Moon will interfere with viewing them. And we'll look at a constellation that flies upside-down in the sky.
December 5 - 11, 2011
[skyweekvid id="i314e1fl"]This week the Moon puts on the best sky show of the year for stargazers in the western U.S. — a total lunar eclipse. And we'll look at Jupiter, the king of the planets.
November 28 - December 4, 2011
[skyweekvid id="bb5i2j5z"]As the Moon waxes to half lit, let's take a look at the brightest star in each section of the sky: Vega setting in the west, Fomalhaut cruising low over the southern horizon, and Capella rising in the east.
November 21 - 27, 2011
[skyweekvid id="qi36vwzp"]Thanksgiving week is new Moon week, allowing what might be our last good view of the summer Milky Way. Also, let's take a look at Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets.
Videos about Sky & Telescope Magazine
S&T’s 70th Anniversary Video Is Here!
Watch a behind-the-scenes video of how S&T came to be and what it's like working at the magazine today.
Videos about Sky & Telescope Magazine
Skywatch 2012 — A Preview
If you are wondering what's in the skies in 2012, Skywatch is just the magazine for you. This video is a preview of this year's issue. Skywatch is now available on newsstands in the U.S. and Canada.
Video Interview with Alan MacRobert
Alan MacRobert discusses his career at Sky & Telescope and talks about what he loves at Sky.
Light Pollution's Medical Effects
Watch an video interview with noted physician and dark-sky activist Mario Motta.
Video Interview with Robert Naeye
Robert Naeye discusses his career at Sky & Telescope and talks about what he loves at Sky.
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Apogee Imaging Systems at NEAF 2011
Tony Flanders S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco and Tim Puckett of Apogee Imaging Systems talk about the brand new Ascent CCD camera. It features a compact design, high-speed downloads, and a wide range of available sensors. Click here to see additional videos from the 2011 Northeast Astronomy…
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Explore Scientific at NEAF 2011
Tony Flanders Scott Roberts gives S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco a whirlwind look at Explore Scientific’s newest products, including a 6-inch apo refractor, an upcoming 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and a new line of refractors and Newtonian reflectors from Bresser. Tassilo Bohm also gives di Cicco a preview of a…
