Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope Reviews
An amateur astronomy magazine with feature articles on new developments in the science, plus departments on books, observing, equipment, computer software and sky predictions. read more..
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I still read every issue cover to cover. by Allan S. Abrams
My delight in observing the clear and starry night sky, with all my senses, began in my early teens, nearly 60 years ago. Sky & Telescope has been there as an inspiring thread of intense interest as my life, education and work dominated my most serious time and energy commitments. But off and on I’ve found time to build and purchase telescopes and other optical devices and equipment to enhance and expand my explorations of stargazing and taking pictures of celestial objects. I’ve subscribed to S&T; fairly consistently for over 40 years, and off and on prior to that. I also dual subscribed to Astronomy for its first 10-12 years of publication back in the late 70s and the 80s. For my interests, it became clear that S&T; was a better investment, though Astronomy magazine had its strengths.
I look back and marvel at the evolution of optical engineering and imaging technology, not to mention the explosive expansion of our knowledge of the universe. Sky & Telescope magazine, through several generations of editors, expansions and upgrades has kept me connected to the variety of activities open to motivated amateur astronomers. I like its strong coverage of observing and imaging gear, the beautiful images the creative elicit from the sky above, the progress of the international space programs, the latest expansions of cosmological knowledge and theory and the leading edge research by amateurs who contribute data valuable to the professionals. Most of it, due to my life’s other commitments, has been enjoyed vicariously, as an armchair enthusiast. But when, over many decades, I have been able to spend nights under the stars, witness a historic meteor storm, total solar eclipse, comet impact on Jupiter, occultation of a bright star by Saturn’s rings, the creeping sunrise on lunar crater ridges and many memorable bright comets, Sky & Telescope has been my consistently satisfying guide.
I recommend it highly to anyone who is interested in astronomy and also has a poetic/aesthetic appreciation of the glories, visual treasures and intellectual delights to be found in the night sky and the universe it reveals.
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