SUNSET: 
Rocks From Heaven
This video compiles footage from five cameras that were part of the Southern Ontario Meteor Network. Each clip shows the bright streak of light that illuminated the skies on September 25, 2009 from a different angle.
Astronomy in Motion
Welcome to Astronomy in Motion, videos, time-lapse movies, and animations showing astronomical subjects as they change and move across the sky. Skyscapes An Amazing Aurora Video by Ole Salomonsen. A Milky Way Masterpiece by South Dakota farmer Randy Halvorson. The Solar System The Grimsby Fireball imaged by the Southern Ontario…
NEAF 2011 Videos Are Here!
Check out our videos from the 20th annual Northeast Astronomy Forum, one of the world's largest telescope shows.
Great Red Spot Transit Table 2011-2012
Transit times for Jupiter's Great Red Spot are listed through March 2012.
The Great Telescope Race
Author Trudy BellRoxana Bell During the 1800s, the United States experienced a veritable explosion in telescope construction, going from an astronomical backwater to the undisputed world leader in less than a century. How and why did this remarkable transformation take place? Award-winning science journalist, author, and astronomy historian Trudy Bell…
Eclipsing Binaries of Summer
The June 2011 issue of Sky & Telescope discusses the two bright, easy eclipsing binary stars that are visible from the Northern Hemisphere from May through July or later: Beta Lyrae and Delta Librae. Both of these are readily visible to the unaided eye in reasonably dark skies, and both…
John Johnson on Exoplanet Host Stars
Some kinds of stars produce many more planets than others. Listen to Caltech astronomer John Johnson discussion this relationship and its broader implications.
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Beyond the Printed Page:
"New Scrutiny of the Sun's Secrets"
Links for article that appeared in Sky & Telescope, February 2011
The Planets, by Gustav Holst
Gustav HolstHolst Birthplace Museum / Cheltenham Art Gallery & MuseumThe Planets, by Gustav Holst, is probably the most famous astronomy-themed piece of classical music. In the January 2011 issue of Sky & Telescope, James Reid, an expert in music and astronomy, writes about the origin, significance, and structure of this…
Robert Stephens Talks about Amateur Asteroid Research
Robert StephensOver the years, amateur astronomers have discovered tens of thousands of asteroids. But in recent years, amateur involvement in asteroid studies has shifted gears. Robert Stephens, an amateur astronomer based near Los Angeles, exemplifies this new era of research. Instead of actively searching for new asteroids, Bob makes brightness…
Alan Stern Talks about Pluto
Alan Stern, principal investigator of the New Horizons mission, which is now more than halfway to Pluto, explains how the spacecraft will explore parts of the solar system that are now shrouded in mystery.
See Pluto in 2010
In 2010, Pluto passes in front of one of the densest star clouds in the sky, and also in front of a dark nebula that obscures almost all the background stars.
The 51st Comet McNaught
Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) promises to be visible in small telescopes and possibly binoculars in June 2010.
Missing Pages in January, 2010 Sky & Telescope
Due to an error at the printing company in Kentucky, pages 87 to 94 are missing from the January issue. These pages include the Market Place ads and Focal Point. In addition, the Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart was not printed on the normal, thick paper. We apologize to our readers…
FirstScope Tips
In the October 2009 issue, S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco reviewed the amazing new $50 Celestron FirstScope. It performs far better than any telescope in its price range ever did before, and also better than many scopes that cost twice as much. But not surprisingly considering the price, it…
Moving Pictures
Here are some tips to help you use your DSLR to create time-lapse movies of the night sky.
Shoestring Supernova Scripts
In the article "Searching for Supernovae on a Shoestring" in the July, 2009, issue of Sky & Telescpe, Thiam-Guan Tan mentions several scripts that he wrote to generate a list of target galaxies, slew his telescope to each one, and take images throughout the night. Click here to download a…
New Light on Dark Matter
Soon after it was installed on Hubble, the ACS captured this image of the Cone Nebula, a stellar nursery shrouded in hydrogen gas.Courtesy Holland Ford (JHU), NASA, ACS Science Team.Like other large spiral galaxies, our Milky Way shines with the light of hundreds of billions of stars. It contains giant…
Exoplanets Imaged at Last
Christian Marois (left) and Paul Kalas (right) led the teams that acquired the first extrasolar-planet images that are likely to stand the test of time.David Lafreniere (left) and Paul Kalas (right)For most of its history, the study of extrasolar planets has been rife with false alarms. Because of the claimed…
Abraham Lincoln's Celestial Connections
Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) may not fully qualify as an amateur astronomer, but some celestial events during his life were noteworthy.US Library of CongressIn this, the year celebrating the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, Donald W. Olson and Laurie E. Jasinski summarize several celestial connections to the United States's 16th president…
