by Jonathan Nally | Oct 4, 2021 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Deep sky, News
HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL FIND in the Nov/Dec 2021 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale October 7. 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:...
by Jonathan Nally | Aug 17, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News
Here’s what you’ll find in the Sep/Oct issue of Australian Sky & Telescope magazine — on sale now at your local newsagent, or you can subscribe to the print or digital edition. Features: The hunt for the first exomoons — Scientists are trying to detect moons...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 9, 2020 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Telescopes
ABOVE: The Anglo Australian Telescope at Siding Springs Observatory. Photo: Ángel R. López-Sánchez AUSTRALIA’S INVESTMENT IN ASTRONOMY and its hosting of two of the world’s most powerful telescopes means the country is well placed to contribute to more big...
by Jonathan Nally | Jun 19, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Features, News
ABOVE: City lights below can spoil our view of the stars above. Credit: Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO. By Marnie Ogg ASTRONOMERS NATURALLY REVEL IN THE DARK, yet for hundreds of years the disciples of the night sky have watched it disappear into a haze of light pollution. As...
by Jonathan Nally | May 31, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Features, News, Telescopes
Above: An artist’s impression of gas swirling into a black hole. The Dynamic REd All-Sky Monitoring Survey (DREAMS) telescope will try to spot infrared radiation from black holes, neutron stars, quasars and many other objects in deep space. A NEW INFRARED...
