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Inside the May 2018 Issue
Discover what the May 2018 issue of Sky & Telescope has to offer.
Velikovsky's Venus
A controversial 1950 book by Immanuel Velikovsky declared that our neighbor world was spawned by Jupiter 3,500 years ago and nearly struck Earth — twice.
Inside the April 2018 Issue
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Chasing the Elusive 2014 MU69
New Horizons' next target, 2014 MU69, was hard to find and remains a bear to pin down, but persistence has paid off.
Inside the March 2018 Issue
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Going Deep March 2018: AGN Finder Charts
Explore distant supermassive black holes with these finder charts for "Ancient Photons from AGN" by Al Lamperti, which appeared in the March 2018 issue of Sky & Telescope.
January's Total Lunar Eclipse
On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years graces the skies above North America. The Western United States, including Alaska and Hawaiʻi, has the best view.
Lunar Hall of Fame
Beginning in 1645, obsessed observers drew maps of the Moon's face in ever-greater detail. These observers made it into the author's Lunar Hall of Fame.
Inside the February 2018 Issue
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Sky & Telescope Errata 2018
Despite every effort to make every issue error free, mistakes occasionally make their way into print. Here's a list of known ones for 2018.
Inside the January 2018 Issue
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Balloon Astronomy: From Launch to Landing
Balloon astronomy is really taking off, writes Laura Fissel (NRAO) in the February 2018 issue of Sky & Telescope. She should know — as a member of the adventure-prone Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) team, she has been involved in multiple balloon telescope launches, part of her effort to…
NGC 253: The Silver Coin Galaxy
This November, point your binoculars towards the Silver Coin Galaxy — NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, is one of the brightest galaxies to spot.
A Thrilling Trio of Variable Stars
These three important, prototypical variable stars will hold your attention for nights on end: Delta Cephei, Mira, and Algol.
Star Clusters: Four for the Road
Using binoculars, find these four clusters that will fit comfortably in the same field of view — observe part of the structure of the galaxy made visible.
The Inconstant Star
The joys of observing variable stars are predictably wonderful. Learn about these inconstant stars which are consistently delightful.
Inside the December 2017 Issue
How We See Space: Juno at Jupiter, Machine Learning in Astronomy, Sketching the Stars, and Understanding Surface Brightness — S&T's December 2017 issue
Stellar Splendor: An Extraordinary Encounter
An extraordinary encounter with the stars: the most peacefully (yet still stirringly) wondrous is the sight of a clear, dark sky filled with stars.
The Vagaries of Crater "Tweens"
Some lunar impacts have characteristics that make them neither "simple" nor "complex." Think of them as the “young adults” of the Moon’s crater population.
The Drama-Ridden Couple of R Aquarii
R Aquarii may look like a normal pulsing red giant — but it has a lot more going on around it. Its next episode of weirdness may begin soon...
