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Inside the June 2014 Issue
Looking back to cosmic dawn became possible with the advent of Hubble Space Telescope's 600-hour observing project - enjoy the ride as one of humanity's finest telescopes travels through time to learn about galaxy formation in the early universe. Let Hubble's journey serve as your inspiration for projects you can take on from your backyard. Take a peek at the globular cluster M5 and you'll find stunningly bright variable stars, or look to the Moon to do a little time travel of your own through 4.5 billion years of lunar history.
Record Crowds and Hot Products at Northeast Astronomy Forum
Sky & Telescope editors and staff made our annual pilgrimage to the astronomy expo to meet with our readers and get the scoop on the bevy of new products unleashed this year.
How to Make a Simple Backyard Observatory
Dennis di Cicco's "doghouse" observatory progressed from an idea to a working observatory in less than three weeks during the fall of 1982. You too can quickly build a basic telescope shelter.S&T / Dennis di Cicco Home observatories have always been a part of amateur astronomy, but they seem to…
Watch a Late-night Eclipse of the Moon on April 14 & 15, 2014
Night-owls and early risers across North America can watch the full Moon go through a total eclipse in the early hours of Tuesday, April 15th.
See the Brightest Mars in Six Years
This month the Red Planet appears brighter and bigger in the evening sky than it has since December 2007.
