News Feed Courtesy of Sky and Telescope
Sky & Telescope
- Astrophotography Upgrade: Stepping Up to CMOS 10 February 2026Upgrading to the latest cameras may require changing your imaging techniques. The post Astrophotography Upgrade: Stepping Up to CMOS appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Ron Brecher
- Virginia Trimble, Memory Keeper of Modern Astronomy 5 February 2026Virginia Trimble collected "shiny things" in astronomy — and her curated collections fascinated astronomers around the world. The post Virginia Trimble, Memory Keeper of Modern Astronomy appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Anne Saker
- Native American Full Moon Names for 2026 1 January 2026Native American tribes each had their own full Moon names — we introduce the most commonly used ones and the traditions behind them. The post Native American Full Moon Names for 2026 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Javier Barbuzano
- How To Start with Your New Telescope 25 December 2025How to start sky exploring with that new telescope. How to set it up right, other key things to know -- and great cosmic immensities to start finding tonight. The post How To Start with Your New Telescope appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Palomar's First Woman Director Leads Historic Observatory to New Era in Transient Astronomy 9 October 2025Astrophysicist Mansi Manoj Kasliwal, whose work has been key to understanding the changing infrared sky, is guiding Palomar Observatory into its next chapter. The post Palomar's First Woman Director Leads Historic Observatory to New Era in Transient Astronomy appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Charity Hume
- Music and Science Unite in the Work of Cosmologist Stephon Alexander 30 September 2025A fight against conventionality has driven cosmologist Stephon Alexander on a groundbreaking journey through theoretical physics. The post Music and Science Unite in the Work of Cosmologist Stephon Alexander appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Anne Saker
- Royal Observatory Greenwich / ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 12 September 2025See the images that won the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. The post Royal Observatory Greenwich / ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Sean Walker
- The Milky Way Returns to the Night Sky in a Tide of Starlight 28 May 2025The summertime Milky Way ascends in the east on May nights. Find a dark sky and let it take you away! The post The Milky Way Returns to the Night Sky in a Tide of Starlight appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- Donna Elbert and the Table on Page 208 6 February 2025Working 30 years for the legendary astrophysicist, the self-taught mathematician calculated a key value necessary for a planet to sustain a global magnetic field, and thus life — a breakthrough overlooked for half a century. The post Donna Elbert and the Table on Page 208 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Anne Saker
- Modest Expectations Give Rise to Delight 3 February 2025If we amateur astronomers lean into discovery, there's no limit to the breadth of wonder under a wide-open sky. The post Modest Expectations Give Rise to Delight appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Jennifer Willis