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.

Keeping an open mind

Australian Sky & Telescope

Perseverance finds habitable conditions on Mars (but not yet life)

Webb's exoplanet data are almost too good

Bright new satellites to join a crowded sky

First inter-Venusian asteroid found

Neptune's rings

Webb shatters galaxy distance records

Black widow pulsar sets mass record

Webb spots galaxy's web

Astronomy in ancient Egypt • For thousands of years, Egyptians measured the positions of stars and related them to events on Earth.

Cosmic outlooks • The Auckland Astronomical Society's 2022 Harry Williams Astrophotography Competition attracted more than 300 entries across four categories: Deep sky, Solar System, time-lapse video and artistic/ nightscape, with the latter category accounting for more than half of them. The judging was done by renowned astrophotographer, Alyn Wallace.

More Webb wonders • Dazzling new infrared images from the giant space observatory.

Unmasked • HELLO This is the first image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. Scientists created it by averaging thousands of possible reconstructions, built with data from eight radio observatories.

A flare for the DRAMATIC • What does a star's tempestuous activity mean for its planets’ habitability?

15CM ASTROGRAPH

COOLING ADD-ON

MOTOR DRIVE

CAMERA ADJUSTERS

The first white dwarf • The road to discovering a new type of star was long and winding.

USING THE STAR CHART

The head of the Hunter

The noble Hyades • The nearest open cluster is a naked-eye delight

VISTAS

Venus returns to the evening sky • Jupiter and Saturn head for the hills as the inner planets put on a show.

Summertime meteor showers • Two showers to see, but with lunar light in the way.

Survival of the fittest • Some comets are destined to fade away; others just keep going.

The intriguing star in the Sword • Here's an interesting young star system that hasn't yet faded away.

Seeing the true colours of Mars • A lesson for astronomers from a chemist.

Layer upon layer upon layer • Follow the clues leading back to the formation of two large lunar basins.

Some summer gems • Open clusters, shimmering conglomerations of stars, adorn our summer night skies.

Catching the Sun • As the solar cycle ramps up, it's a great time to photograph this captivating target.

What Is an equational mount?

THE END OF ASTRONAUTS: • Why Robots Are the Future of Exploration

SON OF APOLLO: • The Adventures of a Boy Whose Father Went to the Moon

GOLDEN YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN RADIO ASTRONOMY: • An Illustrated History

Celestron's dew-zapping power controller • This smart control centre offers more than just dew management for Celestron scopes.

Cut out the undercuts • Once a good idea, this safety feature is now just a pain.

Enjoying the southern skies • As life mostly gets back to normal, astronomical activities have picked up again.

The Reverend Robert Owen Evans, OAM, 1937-2022

Frank Drake, 1930-2022

READERS’ GALLERY

Mindful stargazing • A former astrophysicist explains why he left the field — and what he gained by doing so.