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Sky & Telescope magazine, founded in 1941 by Charles A. Federer Jr. and Helen Spence Federer, has the largest, most experienced staff of any astronomy magazine in the world. It features large illustrations and articles from astronomers all over the globe. Sky & Tel covers the latest night-sky events, astronomy news, astrophotography and observing tips.
Sky & Telescope Magazine
1d ago
These moonless evenings now open up the deep sky, especially with the very clear air of low-humidity cold nights. The Dipper lies low, Cassiopeia stands high, and the Andromeda Galaxy crosses the zenith.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
1d ago
This month’s Sky Tour podcast introduces you to a “tower of brilliance” in the eastern evening sky, along with tips for finding four planets and watching mid-December’s impressive Geminid meteor shower.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
2d ago
Astronomers have uncovered six sub-Neptune exoplanets dancing in lock-step around the same distant star, shedding light on their formation.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
3d ago
The year's most spectacular meteor shower is upon us. Prepare to enjoy the Geminids under a dark, moonless sky, when you might see more than 100 meteors per hour.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
3d ago
You'll have five opportunities in the coming months to see Jupiter's moons in interesting alignments.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
4d ago
Salt glaciers on Mercury suggest conditions friendly to life — but not life itself — might once have existed on the innermost planet.
The post Do Glaciers on Mercury Suggest Such a Planet Could Be Habitable? appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
Sky & Telescope Magazine
5d ago
The small object orbiting around main-belt asteroid 5457 Queen’s is the second confirmed asteroid moon discovered during a stellar occultation.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
1w ago
This Tuesday the 28th we will see the Moon rise in twilight as far north as it possibly can. Do you know why?
The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 24 – December 3 appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more
Sky & Telescope Magazine
1w ago
The International Astronomical Union has named the asteroid provisionally designated as 1993 FE15 after Sky & Telescope's Contributing Editor Gary Seronik: 20046 Seronik.
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Sky & Telescope Magazine
1w ago
A brilliant flash of blue light briefly outshined its host galaxy before fading away — but then it exploded again and again, shedding light on the nature of its source.
The post Astronomers Find a Brilliant Explosion That Just Keeps On Exploding appeared first on Sky & Telescope ..read more