Australian Sky & Telescope

Australian Sky & Telescope is a world-class magazine about the science and hobby of astronomy.  Combining the formidable worldwide resources of its venerable parent magazine with the talents of the best science writers and photographers in Australia, Australian Sky & Telescope is a magazine produced specifically for the Southern Hemisphere’s astronomers.

The Moon – love it or hate it

Australian sky & Telescope

Apollo 17 is preparing Artemis for a return to the moon

How many moons can an asteroid have?

TAMWORTH ASTRONOMY EXPERIENCE OCTOBER 2022

1,000-light-year ‘bubble’ is the source of all nearby new stars

New exomoon candidate found

The most distant galaxies yet seen?

Starlinks don’t affect science (yet)

Largest 3D map of the cosmos

Do the plumes from Saturn’s icy moon reach down to its ocean?

Celestial ruins on our galaxy’s edge

The power of Ptolemy • Why did it take 1,500 years to prove Ptolemy’s ideas wrong?

Shooting for the stars • An astronomy camp for WA schoolgirls promises to inspire the next generation of astronomers.

Ocean underworlds • Two missions launching soon will take a close look at some of our best bets for finding alien life in the Solar System — Jupiter’s icy moons.

A most unusual galaxy • A new survey hints that the Milky Way galaxy might be an oddity — with broad implications for our understanding of the whole universe.

The comet HIGHWAY • A region between Jupiter and Neptune serves as the on-ramp for icy bodies entering the inner Solar System.

Untangling the Cosmic Web • Astronomers are slowly mapping the long-hidden filaments that connect galaxies.

USING THE STAR CHART

A classic rediscovered

The many distinctions of Arcturus • The leading light of Boötes has many claims to fame.

A sight for dawn eyes • Planetary antics will favour early risers during May and June.

You can’t beat the Etas • There’ll be excellent viewing this year for the Eta Aquariids.

LUNAR PHENOMENA

SKY PHENOMENA

The story of the sungrazers • The Kreutz sungrazer family has produced some of the best comets ever seen.

The red giant in the Centaur • V744 Centauri is a great target for binoculars.

Venusian cusps, caps and collars • Features near the poles of the hottest planet were once mistaken for polar caps.

Observing large quasar groups • If you have a big enough scope, you might seek these objects of the early universe.

Image stacking demystified • This basic technique is one of the most powerful tools for noise-free astrophotos.

Markarian’s marvellous chain • Step into the Virgo Cluster to observe this amazing line-up of galaxies.

BENIAMIN EGISHEVICH MARKARIAN (1913–85)

Going to extremes in the Moon’s shadow • A quest to see total eclipses on every continent took the author to the icy plains of Antarctica.

NEW PRODUCT SHOWCASE

The PrimaLuce Lab Eagle4 Pro • This ride-along imaging control station is much more than a tiny computer.

A plate-solving finder • Get spot-on pointing with equipment you may already own.

Astronomy by and for the people • Astro presentations, observatory experiences and a dark matter ‘road trip’.

Donna Burton

Astrophotos from our readers

Decoding light • Ready to start splitting starlight? Take a dive into spectroscopy.

The final frontier • It might be closer than Star Trek would have you think.