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ISON's Day in the Sun
Maybe it wasn't the public's Comet of the Century, but for author Karl Battams, it was his Comet of the Century.
By Karl Battams
Photo Contest Winners
By Staff of Sky & Telescope
Mystery in the Milky Way
Two gigantic bubbles ejected from our galaxy's center launched astronomers on a decade-long journey.
By Camille M. Carlisle
The Return of Cosmos
Will this high-profile, big-budget television series about the universe be a worthy successor to its groundbreaking predecessor?
By J. Kelly Beatty
Stargazing Simplified
A small scope at medium-low power has boundless potential.
By James Mullaney
April’s Total Eclipse of the Moon
Get ready: The Moon will go through Earth’s shadow late on the night of April 14–15.
By Alan MacRobert
A 70-inch Amateur Telescope
This monster Dob is likely the largest transportable amateur scope in the world.
By Chuck Hards
John Lowry Dobson, 1915–2014
By Dennis di Cicco
Red Luminance Layering
Boost the nebulosity in your astrophotos with this novel technique.
By Edward Henry
BEYOND THE PRINTED PAGE |
Comet ISON Photo Contest Winners
See the prizewinners' breathtaking photos.
By The Staff of Sky & Telescope
Mysterious Bubbles in the Milky Way
Watch a visualization of the Fermi bubbles and the beast thought to be their source.
By Camille M. Carlisle
Mini-Robots Go Observing
Watch videos of stargazing bots in action.
By Monica Young
Lunar Librations
Librations and other lunar data for April 2014.
By Sean Walker
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE |
April's Closest Approaches
Mars, Vesta, and Ceres all come closest to Earth this month.
By Fred Schaaf
History of the Moon
How do we know when things happened?
By Charles A. Wood
Skyris Planetary Cameras from Celestron
Two industry leaders team up to create the next generation of video cameras for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
By Dennis di Cicco & Sean Walker
Table of Contents
See what else April's issue has to offer.