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Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Building a Roll-Off Roof or Dome Observatory
In this second edition, Hicks discusses each aspect of building and designing a backyard observatory to help you decide which type suits your needs best.
We Crossed the Equinox September 22nd
The fall equinox (spring equinox for the Southern Hemisphere) comes on September 22, 2016, at 4:02 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (20:02 UT).
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
ZW Optical's New ASI 224MC-Cool Camera
ZW Optical introduces a new series of low-noise cooled cameras. The ASI 224MC-Cool camera ($649) features the highly sensitive IMX224 color CMOS detector.
The Kavli Foundation Q&A: How Do Galaxies Die?
All galaxies are fated to "die" and stop making stars. The reason may lie with the supermassive black hole lurking in their cores.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Stellarvue Optimus Series Eyepieces
Stellarvue introduces a line of ultra-wide-field eyepieces (starting at $419) that feature an immersive apparent field of view and plenty of eye relief.
Inside the November 2016 Issue
Sky & Telescope celebrates 75 years with a special anniversary issue! Find out how it all began and catch the highlights of astronomy over the decades.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Denkmeier's Lederman-Optical-Array Eyepieces
Denkmeier unveils its unique eyepiece set, the Lederman-Optical-Array 21-mm eyepiece ($599 per pair). The L-O-A is a patent-pending design that simulates a 3D view in telescopes equipped with binoviewers.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Ritchey-Chrétien Astropgraphs from Third Planet Optics
Industry newcomer Third Planet Optics rolls out a series of Ritchey-Chrétien astrographs for the budget-minded astrophotographer.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Quad Telecompressor Corrector from Astro-Physics
Capture wide swaths of sky with Astro-Physics' new Quad Telecompressor Corrector ($1,520) for its 130 StarFire GTX and EDFGT telescopes.
Countdown Begins for 2017's Coast-to-Coast Solar Eclipse
It's still a full year away, but huge throngs will be watching coast-to-coast when the Moon's shadow slides across the U.S.
Two Pairs of Planets Perform in the August Twilight
After sunset, Mars and Saturn join the star Antares in the southwest — while Venus and Jupiter create a dramatically "double star" low in the west.
August's Perseids: More Meteors This Year?
Sky & Telescope magazine predicts that this year's Perseid meteor shower will peak on the night of August 11–12 and, despite some moonlight, might be much better than usual.
Tour August's Sky: Planets Aplenty
Download or play Sky & Telescope's astronomy podcast, and you'll get a guided tour of the night sky. In early evening look for Mars and Saturn embedded in Scorpius toward south, and key an eye out for Perseid meteors.
NEAF 2016 Astronomy Equipment Videos
Former S&T editor Dennis di Cicco interviews several vendors about their newest products - watch and find out full details on new lines of astronomy equipment.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Celestron at NEAF 2016
Dennis di Cicco talks with several members of the Celestron staff who demonstrate the latest version of the Evolution series of Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
iOptron at NEAF 2016
iOptron’s Roger Rivers tells Dennis di Cicco about the advanced features offered on the company’s extensive line of altazimuth and equatorial telescope mounts.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Meade at NEAF 2016
MeadeMeade’s Scott Byrum and Dennis di Cicco take a look at the company’s line of LX600 telescopes with Starlock technology
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Astro-Physics at NEAF 2016
Roland Christen gives Dennis di Cicco an overview of Astro-Physics’s brand new 17-inch astrograph, the largest telescope offered by the renowned manufacturer of refractors, astrographs, and German equatorial mounts.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Stellarvue at NEAF 2016
Stellarvue’s Vic Maris shows Dennis di Cicco many of the user-requested features that the company is incorporating in its latest line of refractors and astrographs.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Finger Lakes Instrumentation at NEAF 2016
Dennis di Cicco and Finger Lakes Instrumentation’s Gregory Terrance take a look at the latest features of the company’s venerable MicroLine and ProLine CCD cameras and accessories
