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Daniel K. Inouye Telescope, Gravitational-Wave Background, and Planetary Imaging
In the November issue of Sky & Telescope, we celebrate the discovery of the gravitational-wave background, made thanks to decades-long observations of pulsars. We’re also lauding the first images from the Daniel K. Inouye Telescope, which has just completed its first year of science observations. Over the next several decades, the telescope promises to revolutionize our understanding of the Sun. Also in this issue, learn about the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient melding of mathematics and engineering designed to aid understanding of the solar system. Dive into the solar system yourself with a primer on planetary imaging. But don’t put the magazine down until you read about salt and its role in the solar system — and in our search for life.
FEATURE ARTICLES:
Gravitational-Wave Background Revealed
Astronomers have detected a sea of waves from pairs of supermassive black holes.
By Govert Schilling
The new Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is giving scientists an unprecedented view of our star.
By Arwen Rimmer
The Antikythera Mechanism is a remarkable meld of mathematics and precision engineering.
By Tony Flanders
Here’s how you can create impressive photographs of our neighboring worlds.
By Jennifer Hanley
These common compounds could determine whether life can find a foothold on other worlds.
By Jennifer Hanley
Messier 33: An Observer’s Guide
Get the best out of this wonderfully detailed spiral galaxy in the northern sky.
By Howard Banich
Beyond the Printed Page:
Follow Chandrayaan 3 as India returns to the Moon.
Use Astrospheric to predict the cloud cover in your area on any given night.
International Astronomical Search Collaboration
Participate in one of the IASC’s asteroid search campaigns.
Submit your asteroid discoveries to the Minor Planet Center.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Whale or Sea Monster, the enormous constellation is a naked-eye delight.
By Fred Schaaf
A Jupiter and Uranus Double Opposition
Two big planets are at their best this month.
By Bob King
Are we overdue for the appearance of visible impact scars?
By Thomas A. Dobbins
The famous side-by-side cluster pair in Perseus is a gateway to nearby starry targets.
By Ken Hewitt-White
Table of Contents
See what else November’s issue has to offer.
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