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Seven Decades of Astronomy at Your Fingertips
Every page of every issue of Sky & Telescope has been scanned onto fully searchable DVDs.
Perseid Meteors Return; Viewing Conditions Excellent!
August 9, 2010 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor, Sky & Telescope 855-638-5388 x2151, [email protected] Note to editors/producers: With this release are two publication-quality images; click on the small versions below. For audio files of brief sound bites and a longer audio explanation of the meteor shower, as well as…
Jupiter Takes Another Hit!
On June 2, 2010, amateur planetary imagers Anthony Wesley and Christopher Go both captured an apparent meteor impact flare on Jupiter — as it happened!
Hot New Products for 2010
Our 12th annual roundup of Hot Products highlights the most intriguing new astronomy gear in the worldwide market.
Spotlight on Messier 66
The Hubble Heritage Project has released a stunning new portrait of an oddly-shaped spiral galaxy that's currently riding high in the evening sky.
Gum 19: A Two-Faced Nebula
A provocative new telescopic view reveals stars forming in a little-known southern-sky nebula.
Phenomenal Phobos
On March 7th, the European orbiter Mars Express had a close encounter with a little moon about which scientists have big questions.
The 51st Comet McNaught
Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) promises to be visible in small telescopes and possibly binoculars in June 2010.
Astronomical Observing by Internet
Do you want the power of a serious telescope without the expense and headaches? Find out how to rent time on a remote telescope and access it over the internet.
The Pocket Sky Atlas
Compact, convenient, inexpensive, yet amazingly detailed, Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas is a runaway favorite among stargazers.
Missing Pages in January, 2010 Sky & Telescope
Due to an error at the printing company in Kentucky, pages 87 to 94 are missing from the January issue. These pages include the Market Place ads and Focal Point. In addition, the Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart was not printed on the normal, thick paper. We apologize to our readers…
Is the End of the World Coming? Not Quite
Will the world end on Friday? Probably not. Noted archaeo-astronomer E. C. Krupp explains the cause of Maya mania in a free download.
And in another free download, Editor in Chief Robert Naeye explains the absurdly unlikely possibilities of the world ending on December 21, 2012 after all.
Choosing Your Astronomy Equipment
Best Starter Telescopes
In the December 2005 issue of Sky & Telescope, Gary Seronik reviewed a collection of telescopes costing less than $200. It's quite likely that if we were to conduct the same survey today, we would still pick the same 5 as our top scopes.
Good Times at ALCON 2009
Astronomers converge for a meeting of minds at Hofstra University in New York on August 7th and 8th.
The Impact on Jupiter!
There's compelling evidence that an asteroid or comet crashed into Jupiter around July 18th, leaving a dark mark that's readily visible through amateur telescopes in good seeing.
Shoestring Supernova Scripts
In the article "Searching for Supernovae on a Shoestring" in the July, 2009, issue of Sky & Telescpe, Thiam-Guan Tan mentions several scripts that he wrote to generate a list of target galaxies, slew his telescope to each one, and take images throughout the night. Click here to download a…
Asteroid to Occult Star on Morning of Friday, Jan. 9
On the morning of Friday, Jan. 9, from 10:55 to 11:06 UT, asteroid 1963 Bezovec occults the 8.3-magnitude star HIP 64220 in a narrow path from Baja California through Texas to New England and Nova Scotia.
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Professional and amateur astronomers around the world are gearing up for a year-long celebration of understanding and enjoying the cosmos.
The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy
S&T contributing editor Fred Schaaf takes a new approach to an old subjecty by describing the 50 best astronomical sights of any kind, from naked-eye spectacles to objects that can only be seen through telescopes at high magnification.
Gregg Dinderman
Gregg Dinderman (Illustration Director) joined the staff of Sky Publishing in 1995. With bachelor degrees in design and philosophy, and graduate study at the Rhode Island School of Design, he has worked in publishing for more than 30 years, winning nine awards for technical art. Gregg assisted Roger Sinnott with…
