SUNSET: 
Partial — and Annular — Eclipse of the Sun
to Sweep North America Sunday, May 20th
People with clear skies across most of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will experience a partial eclipse of the Sun late Sunday afternoon.
Venus and Jupiter Dance at Dusk
Venus and Jupiter, have been an eye-catching duo in the western sky after sunset. Week by week they've been gradually sliding closer together, and their celestial performance is about to culminate.
What to See With Your New Telescope:
Expert Tips from Sky & Telescope Magazine
December 29, 2011 Contact: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x2151, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details at end. As the gift-giving season comes to an end, maybe now you've got a shiny new telescope to call your own. Congratulations — you're…
Quadrantid Meteors Set to Perform on January 4th
December 30, 2011 Contact: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x2151, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details at end. Celestially speaking, 2012 opens with a bang. The Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the best displays of "shooting stars" all year, will peak…
Watch the Dawn Eclipse of the Moon, Dec. 10, 2011
Early risers in western North America can watch the full Moon go through a total eclipse before or during dawn this Saturday morning, December 10, 2011.
Watch Mini-Asteroid 2005 YU55 Buzz Earth
Contacts: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x2151, [email protected] J. Kelly Beatty, Senior Contributing Editor 617-416-9991, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by high-quality illustrations; see end of release. This animation shows the trajectory of asteroid 2005 YU55 as it cruises past Earth on the night of November…
Four Planets Dance Before Dawn
Over the next two weeks, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter gather dramatically low in the eastern twilight before sunrise.
Sky & Telescope Kicks Off 70th Anniversary with Free App
Contacts: Robert Naeye, Editor in Chief 855-638-5388 x2144, [email protected] Sky & Telescope magazine is releasing a new application for all Android mobile devices, S&T SkyWeek, and the publisher is making the app available to all users for free. "We thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate Sky &…
Jupiter and Mercury Pair Up in Twilight March 13–16
Two bright planets form an eye-catching pair low in twilight Sunday through Wednesday, March 13 – 16, 2011.
Sky & Telescope Editor Emeritus Leif J. Robinson Passes Away at 71
Leif J. Robinson, Sky & Telescope magazine's editor in chief from 1980 to 2000, died Sunday at his home in Costa Rica.
First Lights: Easy Targets for Your New Telescope
January 7, 2011 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x2151, [email protected] Tony Flanders, Associate Editor 855-638-5388 x2173, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details at end. Every holiday season, hundreds of thousands of shiny new telescopes are given to good girls and…
Eastern Hemisphere Gets Solar Eclipse on January 4th
December 30, 2010 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x2151, [email protected] J. Kelly Beatty, Senior Contributing Editor 617-416-9991, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details at end. In the afterglow of fireworks celebrating the New Year, on January 4th millions of people…
Watch the Sky-High Lunar Eclipse Late Monday Night (Dec. 20-21, 2010)
All North America will have a grand view (clouds permitting) when the Moon slides through Earth's shadow on the night of December 20-21, 2010.
Geminid Meteor Shower Due December 13-14
If it’s clear late Monday night, December 13th, 2010, keep a lookout high overhead for the shooting stars of the Geminid meteor shower.
Jupiter shines extra bright
as it passes closest by Earth
An extra-bright light in the night sky is catching attention whenver people look up.
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…
Three Planets Gather in Twilight
Venus, Saturn, and Mars form a triangle in the western twilight in the first half of August 2010.
Venus and Mercury Pair Up in Twilight
The two innermost planets form an eye-catching pair in twilight during late March and early April 2010.
Uh-Oh! A "Blue Moon" Ends the OOs
On New Year's Eve, a full Moon will rise for the second time this month (the first time was on December 2nd). Many people call the second full Moon in a calendar month a "Blue Moon" — but it didn't start out that way.