by Jonathan Nally | Jul 30, 2022 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Deep sky, Galaxies, News, Planets, Space missions, Telescopes
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL FIND in the Sep/Oct 2022 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale August 4. Pick up a copy at your local newsagency or get the digital issue. You can also save some money by subscribing to the print or digital editions. Features:...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 30, 2022 | Amateur astronomy, News, Telescopes
AFTER A TUMULTUOUS LAST FEW YEARS, involving a large legal case and supply chain disruptions, the Meade telescope brand is poised for a stellar future as it celebrates its 50th birthday. Meade originally began as a US-owned business, but was eventually acquired by a...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 26, 2022 | Astronomy, News, Planets, Space missions
ABOVE: Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft approaching asteroids (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL) By Leigh Hartman SIXTY-FIVE MILLION YEARS AGO, an asteroid collided with Earth and killed two-thirds of life on the planet, ending the reign of the dinosaurs. Now scientists...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 15, 2022 | Astronomy, News, Telescopes
ABOVE: A GOTO system (like this version in the Canary Islands) will soon begin operating in Australia. By Jonathan Nally A NEW TELESCOPE SYSTEM designed to help in the hunt for the origins of gravitational waves will soon start operating in Australia. To be situated...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 13, 2022 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Deep sky, News, Space missions
ABOVE: The James Webb Space Telescope’s view of the ‘cosmic cliffs’ in the Carina Nebula. By Jonathan Nally THE FIRST TRANCHE OF IMAGES AND DATA from the James Webb Space Telescope has wowed the astronomical world with their clarity and fidelity. The four images and...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 12, 2022 | Astronomy, Cosmology, News, Space missions, Telescopes
ABOVE: The James Webb Space Telescope’s first deep field image shows a cluster of galaxies called SMACS 0273, along with myriad background galaxies stretching most of the way back in time and space. THE FIRST SCIENCE IMAGE FROM NASA’S new super-scope — the James Webb...
