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Page Medal winners announced at NACAA

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...

Here’s what’s in our May/Jun issue

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:...

Here’s what’s in our Jan/Feb issue

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,...

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars buys Meade Instruments

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...

Tassie schools to receive free telescopes

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....

Here’s what’s in our Mar/Apr issue

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...