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More on Seagrave Observatory and its restored Clark refractor
As a supplement to the August 2012 Sky & Telescope, here are many more photos and more information on Seagrave Memorial Observatory in Rhode Island and its newly restored 8-inch Clark refractor.
Sky & Telescope July 2012
FEATURED ARTICLES Misfit Stars Half planet, half star, newly discovered brown dwarfs are only as warm as a summer's day on Earth, defying definition even as they tempt astronomers with new insights.By Kristina Grifantini Universe on Fast Forward Supercomputer modeling is transforming cosmology from an observational science into an experimental…
The Apollo Astronauts: In Their Own Words
Hear what the astronauts really said during the Apollo missions.
Sky & Telescope June 2012
FEATURED ARTICLES Seeing the Moon Like Never Before NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals spectacular landforms on our deceptively familiar satellite.By Jim Bell Alan Hale and His 500 Comets Along the way to achieving his goal of viewing 500 comet apparitions, this New Mexico astronomer discovered one of the 20th century's…
Titanic Gallery
Print pages can only fit so much: scroll through a gallery of selected Titanic drawings and iceberg photos.
Sky & Telescope May 2012
FEATURED ARTICLES Saturn's Raging Superstorm A mysterious Great White Spot erupted on Saturn in late 2010, the sixth such storm in recorded history.By Agustín Sánchez-Lavega Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks Renowned for their terrestrial beauty, U.S. national parks are among the best places to revel in the…
Asteroid Occultations in April 2012
Here are the info and links promised in the May Sky & Telescope page 53.
The Quest for Totality
Check out footage from the Patagonia and Antarctic total solar eclipses described in July's issue of S&T!
Interview with Tyler Nordgren
Listen as Tyler Nordgren recounts his experiences as an astronomer in national parks.
Interview with Joel Primack
S&T editor in chief Robert Naeye speaks with cosmologist Dr. Joel Primack about the evolution of the universe and the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
Saturn’s Raging Superstorm
In December 2010, an enormous storm broke out in Saturn’s northern hemisphere. The tempest initially appeared as a “Great White Spot” in amateur telescopes, but within weeks it formed a tail that eventually wrapped around the entire planet. Remnants of the tail are still visible today, 15 months after the…
Bonus: Astrophotography in the National Parks
Take a peek at some of Tyler Nordgren's beautiful astro/landscape photography of the skies above national parks.
Sky & Telescope April 2012
FEATURED ARTICLES Galaxies Seen in a New Light By kicking the ultraviolet window wide open, GALEX has given astronomers new insights into galaxy evolution.By Michael Rich Mercury's Marvels Don't let its plain appearance fool you: the innermost planet has an enormous iron core, a surface awash with ancient volcanic flows,…
GALEX Galore
Additional images from the GALEX mission, highlighted in our April 2012 issue.
Interview with Michael Rich
A behind-the-scenes interview with Dr. Michael Rich on the wonders of the GALEX mission, explored in the April 2012 issue of Sky & Telescope
More Mercurian Marvels
Our April 2012 Mercury feature boasted beautiful planetscapes and fascinating discoveries. But we can only fit so much on a page. Here you'll find more fantastic sights of the closest world to the Sun, plus the latest news on the Iron Planet. NEWS March 2012: After a full year of…
Sky & Telescope March 2012
FEATURED ARTICLES An End in Sight After 200 years of mystery, Epsilon Aurigae is surrendering its secrets to an organized professional-amateur campaign.By Robert Stencel Finding the Sun's Lost Nursery Astronomers are trying to understand the cluster where the Sun was born 4.6 billion years ago.By Robert Zimmerman Bubbles, Jets, and…
Mark Giampapa on the Sun and Solar Twins
Tony FlandersThe cover story of Sky & Telescope’s March 2012 issue describes how astronomers would love to identify the Sun’s lost nursery. The article, by veteran science writer Robert Zimmerman, makes it very clear that the Sun’s birth cluster probably broke apart long ago, and all traces of the nebula…
Robert Stencel on Epsilon Aurigae
Tony FlandersFor the past several years, thousands of amateur astronomers around the world have recorded brightness observations of the enigmatic eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae. They used everything from their naked eyes to sophisticated electronic detectors. Astronomers have known for nearly two centuries that the star dims by nearly a…
Videos from Thierry Legault
The March 2012 issue of Sky & Telescope features an article by the renowned planetary imager Thierry Legault on photographing the International Space Station (ISS). Here are a few of Legault's remarkable videos: Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the ISS ISS flyover, April 2010 Legault also images other spacecraft, such…
