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

Saying goodbye to SOFIA

Australian Sky & Telescope

Quaoar has a nice ring to it

An Aussie discovery

The universe is too smooth by half

It's official: Webb's new distance record

Black hole merger challenges astronomers

ANCIENT MEGATSUNAMIS TOSSED MARTIAN BOULDERS

Hear a Martian dust devil

A dozen more moons for Jupiter

Is this the lightest neutron star?

TWO FRESH IMPACTS PROBE THE MARTIAN CRUST

Eudoxus and his spheres • Circles upon circles was Eudoxus' explanation for planetary movement.

April's touch-and-go solar eclipse • This unusual event is enticing eclipse chasers willing to travel.

Earth's wellspring • We live on a planet covered in water, but where did this water come from?

Where do Spirals come from? • Spirals are ubiquitous among galaxies in the nearby universe, but we still don't know how these patterns arise.

SOFIA'S finale • NASA's SOFIA observatory came to an abrupt end last September, leaving many scientists despondent and a number of projects unfinished.

Picturesque pair and more in Puppis

USING THE STAR CHART

Close-up on the Crow • Compact Corvus is a striking autumn constellation.

Catch Venus' evening ascent • Planetary action after sunset and before sunrise, along with some comings and goings.

April showers • Meteor viewing, free from moonlight.

Greeting the green comet • There were red faces in the media when the “green comet” refused to show its colours.

Curious QZ Carinae • This nine-star system contains an eclipsing binary.

Tracking time on the Moon • Studying these craters can help you to recognise the age of other lunar features.

Crater Age Comparison

Hunting for Venusian fireballs • Is it possible to see meteors on the nightside of our sister planet?

Autumn galaxy-hop • Get your scope out and spend some time chasing galaxies in southern Virgo.

Producing sharp astrophotos • Taking well-focused images of the night sky is easy if you follow these simple tips.

Reducing lunar glare through a telescope

Altair Astro's Herschel Wedge • Here's a white-light solar filter that works just as well with a camera as it does with an eyepiece.

ZWO's AM5 Strain-Wave Mount • This growing camera manufacturer makes its first foray into the realm of telescope mounts. How does it perform?

Roll-off the whole building • Try this simple solution for a home observatory.

Aussie astrophoto competition • Get your entries in for the 2023 David Malin Awards.

A new planetarium for regional NSW • Orange will soon be home to a state-of-the-art astronomy education facility.

An astronomer's life in wartime • Twice in a decade, the author has had to flee his home and start a new life elsewhere.