by Jonathan Nally | Apr 22, 2022 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News, Telescopes
ABOVE: Greg Bock is a member of the award-winning The Backyard Observatory Supernova Search, which hunts for distant supernovae. Two amateur astronomy projects have been awarded the prestigious 2022 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal, Australia’s highest honour for...
by Jonathan Nally | Apr 3, 2022 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Deep sky, Galaxies, Meteors, News, Planets, Telescopes
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL FIND in the May/Jun 2022 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale April 7. 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 | Dec 10, 2021 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News, Telescopes
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL FIND in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — out now!Pick up a copy at your local newsagent or get the digital issue. You can also save some money by subscribing to the print or digital editions. FEATURES: The short,...
by Jonathan Nally | Jun 4, 2021 | Amateur astronomy, News, Telescopes
Optronics Technologies, the company behind well-known astronomical supplier Orion Telescopes & Binoculars, has announced that it has bought telescope maker Meade Instruments. The acquisition has been approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central...
by Jonathan Nally | Apr 27, 2021 | Amateur astronomy, Telescopes
Three high schools in Tasmania will be the first recipients of a program that will see them gifted with 20-cm telescopes. The Launceston, Exeter and Ulverstone high schools will be visited by astronomers and receive their 20-cm Dobsonian telescopes on April 29 and 30....
by Jonathan Nally | Feb 9, 2021 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Deep sky, Features, Galaxies, News, Telescopes
Here’s what you’ll find in the Mar/Apr 2021 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale this week at your local newsagent, or you can subscribe to the print or digital edition. Features: How did we get the asteroid belt? — Asteroids might tell us...