SUNSET: 
Celestial Omens
Go out at dusk to see Venus and the crescent Moon pair up. It is always a sight to behold when the brightest objects in the evening sky get together.
A Reason to Rise
Most of us consider weekends a time for sleeping in, but skywatchers who get up before the Sun are presently in for a treat. A trio of planets will dance with the bright star Antares, and on the mornings of the 17th and 18th there will be a guest appearance by the waning crescent Moon. The performance is free, but clear skies and an unobstructed southeastern horizon are required.
Equipment & Telescope Making Links
Affordable Astronomy Equipment Reviews Antique Telescope Society Astromart AstronomyBoy.com Astronomy Ratings and Info Berthold Hamburger's ATM Page Camera Obscuras Cookbook Camera Home Page Frequently Asked Questions of the ATM Mailing List How to Build a Dobsonian Telescope Lin Robertson's Build Your Own Dobsonian Telescope Mike Weasner's Meade ETX Page NexStar…
Triple Conjunction
Don't miss the conjunction of three bright planets, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter in the morning twilight. Early risers will be treated to a planetary triangle at dawn, the best observable triple-conjunction of the bright planets until 2029.
Omega Optical Launches Astrofilters Website
Filter manufacturer Omega Optical, a supplier of filters to NASA, has entered the consumer market. They are now offering filters to the amateur astronomy community.
Sunspot Watch!
Grab your solar telescopes and Mylar filters — a major sunspot group has just come around the limb of the Sun and into view. What's more, on December 5th this spot produced a major solar flare. If it erupts again soon, we could be in for dazzling auroral light shows.
Take a Sky Tour This Month
If you're willing to brave the cold, December is a great month for stargazing. Short days also mean long nights, and some great, albeit frigid, observing conditions.
Tour July's Evening Sky In 2006
Track down dazzling Jupiter and the trio of bright stars that comprise the Summer Triangle. (4MB MP3 file; hosted by Kelly Beatty, editor of Night Sky magazine.)
Inside the December 2006 Issue
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Mercury and Mars at Dawn
Rise and shine! Fleeting Mercury will be highest above the southeastern horizon Sunday morning — your best chance to see it until February. It joins Mars in a predawn appearance.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Hot New Products for 2007
What's the coolest new stuff entering the astronomical market? That's the question that Sky & Telescope editors wrestle with as they make their annual selection of Hot New Products.
A Leonid Meteor Shower Outburst?
Late Saturday night, November 18, 2006, the Leonid meteor shower could produce a spectacular sky show over New York, New England, and eastern Canada.
Beautiful Universe 2007 Photo Contest Winners
Out of the hundreds of entries sent to Sky & Telescope, the following represent the best of the best. Click through to see the first-, second-, and third-place winners in each of our nine categories — as well as each of the Readers' Choice Award winners. And a special congratulations…
Mercury's Day in the Sun
Usually you expect to see planets at night. But in broad daylight on Wednesday, November 8th, the planet Mercury will cross the face of the Sun.
Inside the November 2006 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE TABLE OF CONTENTS Spectrum Pluto Doesn't Care By Richard Tresch Fienberg Letters News Notes A Trip Through a Star, Hot, Heavy, and Highly Eccentric, and more. . . Mission Update By Jonathan McDowell 50 & 25 Years Ago By…
Inside the Night Sky November/December 2006 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE TABLE OF CONTENTS Reflections: Get the Sky Tonight 24/7 By J. Kelly Beatty Your Letters The Sky Tonight November: Water Constellations Between Fomalhaut in the south and Aldebaran in the east lies the Great Celestial Sea. By Alan MacRobert…
More Halloween Treats from NASA
On Tuesday NASA officials funded concept studies for six missions: a return to Deep Impact's Comet Tempel 1, an asteroid sample-return mission, a visit to Venus, and more.
The Hunter's Shooting-Star Show
This past weekend marked the peak of the annual Orionid meteor shower. While this shower doesn't have the famed reputation of the Perseids, Geminids, or Leonids, the reports coming into Sky suggest that the meteors didn't disappoint.
Archived Press Releases
A gateway to past press releases still available on Sky & Telescope's Web site.
Inside the October 2006 Issue
PURCHASE PRINT ISSUE | PURCHASE DIGITAL ISSUE | DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES | SUBSCRIBE TABLE OF CONTENTS Spectrum You Get What You Pay For By Richard Tresch Fienberg Letters News Notes Lakes on Titan!, Amateurs Catch an Asteroid Flyby, New Concept for Imaging Life-Bearing Planets, and more... Mission Update By Jonathan McDowell 50…
