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Insipiring Outreach, Moving Stars, and Imaging at High Resolution
In the July 2025 issue of Sky & Telescope, we’re covering several inspiring public outreach stories as well as offering some tips on how you can get involved in your own community. First, we follow along with a group of teachers in Idaho, who teamed up with Unistellar and SETI to bring the wonders of the night sky and citizen science to students across the state. Then, Ted Forte guides us on a tour of his favorite showstopping summer targets to share with people who are looking through a telescope for the first time. Also in this issue, we take a deep dive into the myriad complex molecules that make up the universe and even life itself. We also travel back in time to visit American astronomer Frank Ross and learn how he used a blink comparator to locate the Sun’s closest stellar neighbors.
FEATURE ARTICLES:
A new program in Idaho is helping kids connect with the universe.
By Rachel M. Huchmala
Sharing the season’s finest and most intriguing sights can inspire a new passion.
By Ted Forte
The Moving Stars of Frank Ross
A century ago, a diligent astronomer discovered three of our closest stellar neighbors in a single year.
By Ken Croswell
Complicated molecules in interstellar space offer new insights into the chemistry of the universe.
By N. G. Boeck
Here’s a great way to record high-resolution photos of bright targets beyond our solar system.
By Peter Bresseler
Beyond the Printed Page:
See images of March 14th’s total lunar eclipse from the perspective of the Blue Ghost mission on the Moon.
Learn more about the Telescopes for Teachers program and how to get involved.
Read our guide on how to be safe while using laser pointers for outreach.
Find out when the lunar occultation of the Pleiades will be visible your area.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
This month, see if you can spy three of our galaxy’s senior citizens without optical aid.
By Stephen James O’Meara
The Moon passes in front of Pi Scorpii and the Pleiades.
By Bob King
Two Remarkable Visual Discoveries
Revisit lunar regions whose names have been abandoned.
By Thomas A. Dobbins
Northeastern Ophiuchus has plenty to offer backyard observers plagued with light pollution.
By Ken Hewitt-White
Table of Contents
See what else July’s issue has to offer.
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