by Jonathan Nally | Mar 28, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News
Given the current world situation and the necessary restrictions on travel and gatherings, as well as the increasing closedown of non-essential services, it’s possible you could have trouble getting hold of Australian Sky & Telescope if you normally buy it from...
by Jonathan Nally | Mar 20, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS has been hitting the conference and function sectors hard, with events being cancelled left, right and centre due to travel and gathering restrictions and general health concerns. Unfortunately that includes this year’s National Australian...
by Jonathan Nally | Mar 8, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Uncategorised
Here’s what you’ll find in the April 2020 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale now at your local newsagent, or you can subscribe to the print or digital edition. Features: Happy birthday Hubble! — The world’s most famous telescope will have...
by Jonathan Nally | Mar 5, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Telescopes
Above: Just a handful of the more-than 4,000 antennas of the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope in Western Australia. Credit: John Goldsmith A NEW $2 MILLION COMPUTING FACILITY based at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre in Perth will crunch the huge amounts of...
by Jonathan Nally | Feb 24, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy
AUSTRALIA’S BIENNIAL AMATEUR ASTRONOMY conference is less than two months away, with registrations now open for sessions and social functions. The National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers is held every two years in a different city, hosted by one or more...
by Jonathan Nally | Feb 17, 2020 | Astronomy, News, Variable stars
Above: Before and after images of the star Betelgeuse. Astronomers suspect the changes are due to changes in convection activity on the Betelgeuse’s surface or obscuration by clouds of dust surrounding the star. ESO/M. Montargès et al. OBSERVATIONS MADE WITH THE...
