This month, it includes a small finder chart for catching a glimpse of Pluto to coincide with the iconic New Horizons flypast. The overview topic for this month is the Perseid meteor shower.Īs you’d expect, there is a thorough ‘when and how’ to view each of the planets and the moon. Half of this section is given over to commentary of the month’s night sky viewing opportunities, two pages at the start and another two at the end. There are eight pages in the August edition of Astronomy Magazine aimed at helping readers get the most out of August’s night sky. We’ll start this review of astronomy magazines with how each publication covers off what’s happening in the night sky.
The cover price of Sky & Telescope Magazine is at the time of writing is also $5.99 per month, but you’ll get a big discount on that (almost half price when I last looked) by clicking this link for an annual subscription.
Their content is split into four articles (although one of these, on the ‘ crises for Kitt Peak Observatories‘ is 13 pages long covering 3 different-but-linked stories), 16 pages of sky observing features, a product test and 9 regular sections, including telescope workshop and book review. The August edition of S&T is slightly larger that Astronomy Magazine, coming in at 84 pages. which makes it a compelling choice for amateur astronomers across the country.
#Sky and telescope magazine professional
It is edited almost entirely by amateur and professional astronomers. Although not as big as Astronomy Magazine, Sky & Telescope is much older, being founded in 1941.
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