Have You Seen TWAN?
The World at Night website features the world's finest photos of earthly scenes set against the background of the night sky.
Hobby Q&A
How far away can we detect exoplanets? How many stars are visible to the unaided eye? Read Hobby Q&A to find answers to these and other questions.
All of S&T on DVD
Rumors have been flying around for months, but now it's official. Starting today, we're taking orders for The Complete Sky & Telescope: Seven Decade Collection on DVD-ROMS.
Mount Wilson: Old and New
Mount Wilson is home to two of the world's greatest old telescopes, and also to some cutting-edge technology.
RTMC 2010, Part II
Amateur telescope making still plays a central role in our hobby.
RTMC 2010: the 42-inch CDK
The Corrected Dall-Kirkham design makes it possible to view through a huge telescope with your feet planted solidly on the ground.
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is still alive and well 62 years after the famous 200-inch Hale Telescope became operational.
RTMC 2010, Part I
For the first time in its history, the Riverside Telescope Maker's Conference was held at new Moon instead of on Memorial Day weekend. That allowed some wonderful views of galaxies under surprisingly dark skies.
Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory takes full advantage of Los Angeles's extraordinary natural advantages as a site for astronomy.
Choosing Your Astronomy Equipment
Travel Scopes
It's tough to reconcile all the different constraints placed on a telescope for the airplane-traveling stargazer.
NEAF 2010 Videos Are Here!
Check out our videos from the 19th annual Northeast Astronomy Forum, one of the world's largest telescope shows.
2001, A Space Odyssey
A movie released in 1968 predicted that spaceflight ten years ago would be far more advanced than it actually is today. Why?
The First Geek
Not all geeks are astronomers, but many astronomers are geeks. Let's take a look at the archetypal geek who died 22 centuries ago.
Come to NEAF April 17-18
Make plans to attend the largest annual astronomy trade show in America: the Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show.
Uranus and Neptune in 2010
Uranus and Neptune are easy to find with the aid of the charts in this article.
Stargazing and Science Fiction
Logically, science fiction is completely unrelated to stargazing — but human beings don't live by logic alone. In fact there's an intimate relationship between these two pastimes.
See Pluto in 2010
In 2010, Pluto passes in front of one of the densest star clouds in the sky, and also in front of a dark nebula that obscures almost all the background stars.
The Sun is Back!
After a couple of relatively dormant years, the Sun is showing signs of major activity again.
Debating Human Spaceflight
On March 15th a distinguished panel discussed the future of human spaceflight at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
Binocular Blogs
Binocular stargazing has a peaceful, organic quality that's hard to achieve through a telescope. Here's a list of some blogs the author has written on this subject.