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Astro News Briefs: April 19–25
Second annual National Dark Sky Week celebrated.
Spring Begins on March 20th...or Is It the 19th?
The coming of spring in 2004 will pose a bit of a quandary for weather announcers and others in the news media. Does it happen on March 19th or 20th?
The Double Comet Show of 2004
Comets NEAT and LINEAR may reach modest naked-eye brightness in April and May.
Astro Image in the News:
Opportunity Reaches Endurance Crater
NASA's Mars rover stands poised to make new discoveries.
Two Comets to Glow in the Spring Sky
Two new comets are heading into springtime view. Both could reach naked-eye visibility for observers in North America and Europe.
Astro News Briefs: April 12–18
Mars Rover Missions Extended April 12, 2004 | On April 5th the rover Spirit celebrated its 90th day on Martian terrain. On April 26th Opportunity will do the same. These birthdays are particularly poignant as they represent the end of the rovers' primary missions. Due to the missions' tremendous success,…
Sky & Telescope Launches Wireless Sky Chart
New product offers portable view of constellations, stars, and planets on BREWTM enabled cellular phones.
New Magazine for Beginning Stargazers Makes Astronomy Fun and Easy
The marketplace of astronomy information is about to be transformed by the debut of a magazine unlike any now available. Night Sky, which debuts in April, is designed especially for entry-level stargazers.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
How We Conduct S&T Test Reports
Reader surveys tell us that one of the main reasons you turn to Sky & Telescope each month is to learn about new astronomical products. Thus we would like to describe the mission of S&T Test Report and the ground rules we've adopted for reviewing equipment. Most of these policies…
Five Planets Put On a Twilight Sky Show
For the next couple weeks, the Moon and all five naked-eye planets shine at once during dusk, forming striking combinations in the early-evening sky.
Sky & Telescope Magazine Unveils New Design and Enhanced Editorial Content
March 15, 2004 Contact: Kerri Williams 855-638-5388 x127 [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by a publication-quality graphic; see details below. Many products that proclaim themselves "new and improved!" are really just the same old thing in a fancier package. That's not the case with the May…
Venus and the Crescent Moon Rendezvous
February 17, 2004 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Roger W. Sinnott, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x146, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by three publication-quality graphics; see details below. Treat yourself to an eye-catching celestial treat on Monday evening, February 23, 2004. At dusk, just…
Night Sky Magazine to Be Launched Next Spring
November 7, 2003 Contact: Kerri Williams 855-638-5388 x127 [email protected] Sky Publishing, known worldwide for its award-winning monthly, Sky & Telescope, proudly announces the launch of a new magazine, Night Sky. To be sold on newsstands ($3.99) and by subscription ($17.99), the new bimonthly offering will debut next April 13th with…
Astro News Briefs: December 29–January 4
Mars Express gets into position and NASA samples a comet.
Astro News Briefs: December 15–21
Quadrantid meteor source found and new ways to teach astronomy.
Crescent Moon Occults Venus
On Sunday evening, October 26th, Venus disappears behind the crescent Moon for observers in South America and Hawaii.
First Lights: Saturn & Other Sky Sights for the New Year
December 29, 2003 Contact: Richard Tresch Fienberg, Editor in Chief 855-638-5388 x144, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by high-quality photographs and illustrations and an animation. Every holiday season, hundreds of thousands of shiny new telescopes are given to good girls and boys (and moms and dads)…
