SUNSET: 
Remembering Akira Fujii (1941-2022), Photographer Par Excellence
Acclaimed astrophotographer Akira Fujii's wide-field views of the constellations, each with impeccable star images, have been a hallmark of Sky & Telescope magazine for nearly four decades.
Astronomy and Stargazing Projects
Useful Projects for a Lunar Eclipse
Here’s all you need to know to help us measure the size of Earth’s shadow during the second lunar eclipse of 2022.
Here’s What’s New in the Pocket Sky Atlas, 2nd Edition
Sky & Telescope presents the second edition of its most popular celestial atlases, the Pocket Sky Atlas and the Jumbo Pocket Sky Atlas!
How We Create the "Skygazer's Almanac"
Sky & Telescope's year-at-a-glance guide to celestial happenings is a symphony of detailed calculations and clear, elegant design.
Find the Phase of the Moon
Learn the phase of the Moon tonight, the day you were born, or on any historical date.
Bill Bradfield, Comet Hunter Extraordinaire (1927-2014)
The prolific comet hunter William A. Bradfield tallied 18 comets in his lifetime, each discovered visually and credited to him alone.
Jean Texereau, Master Optician
In France, one of the giants of telescope making has died. He shared his years of professional experience with amateurs around the world.
Nova in Sagittarius: Nova Sagittarii 2012 No. 4
A nova visible in good binoculars was spotted July 7, 2012, by observers in Japan.
A Glitch in Time
On June 30, 2012, the world's official timekeepers will add a leap second for the first time in 3½ years.
Norman Edmund, Optics Entrepreneur
His company got its start with the military surplus optics that flooded the marketplace right after World War II. Ever since, Edmund Scientific (now Edmund Optics) has inspired generations of budding astronomers.
New Binocular Comet in the Morning Sky
On November 3, 2010, two amateurs in Japan discovered an 8th-magnitude comet visually. It's visible in binoculars.
Walt Whitman's "Meteor-Procession"
A team led by Texas State astronomer Donald W. Olson identifies a meteoric event described by Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass with a real event the poet probably witnessed from New York City on July 20, 1860.
Asteroid To Hide Naked-Eye Star
For anyone in a 25-mile-wide path right across Los Angeles, a bright star in Ophiuchus will wink off for several seconds in the predawn hours of April 6, 2010.
New Comet Machholz
California's comet-hunting veteran Don Machholz bagged his 11th discovery on March 23 and 26, 2010. It's a faint diffuse comet, low in the morning sky.
Nova in Eridanus
Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki, of recent comet fame, has just discovered a nova near Rigel on November 25, 2009.
Leonid Meteor Shower To Perform Late Tonight
The Leonid meteor shower peaks near new Moon in 2009, making this a fine year for any meteor lover. Observers in the Americas are ideally placed for the traditional peak, and a brief, unusually intense burst is forecast for Asia.
The Great 2012 Scare — and What You Need To Know
The world won't end on December 21, 2012, but you're probably already getting lots of questions about it.
Five Amateurs Win Comet Prize
The 2009 Edgar Wilson Award honors amateur astronomers who discovered five different comets in the last 12 months, proving that backyard comet hunting still thrives in this age of automated professional sky patrols.
Eclipse Over a Pacific Isle
The coral-ringed islet of Ouba in Kiribati (the Gilbert Islands) is less than a kilometer in circumference and about the remotest corner of Earth from which one could witness the total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009. A select group from Ring of Fire Expeditions did just that.
New Circumpolar Comet Yi-SWAN
On March 26, 2009, Korean amateur Dae-am Yi caught the small, greenish glow of a new comet with his Canon camera.