Sky & Telescope
Encyclopedia
Sky & Telescope is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy
, including the following:
The articles are intended for the informed lay reader and include detailed discussions of current discoveries, frequently by participating scientists. The magazine is illustrated in full color, with both amateur and professional photography of celestial sights, as well as tables and charts of upcoming celestial events.
Sky & Telescope began publication in 1941, as the result of the merger of the separate magazines, The Sky and The Telescope
. It is currently published by Sky Publishing Corporation, a division of New Track Media, LLC, in turn owned by the private equity firm Boston Ventures.
The magazine played an important role in the dissemination of knowledge about telescope making
, through the column "Gleanings for ATMs" that ran from 1933 to 1990.
Its main competitor is Astronomy
.
Amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy, also called backyard astronomy and stargazing, is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the night sky , and the plethora of objects found in it, mainly with portable telescopes and binoculars...
, including the following:
- current events in astronomy and space explorationSpace explorationSpace exploration is the use of space technology to explore outer space. Physical exploration of space is conducted both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft....
; - events in the amateur astronomy community;
- reviews of astronomical equipment, books, and computer software;
- amateur telescope making; and
- astrophotographyAstrophotographyAstrophotography is a specialized type of photography that entails recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. The first photographs of an astronomical object were taken in the 1840s, but it was not until the late 19th century that advances in technology allowed for...
.
The articles are intended for the informed lay reader and include detailed discussions of current discoveries, frequently by participating scientists. The magazine is illustrated in full color, with both amateur and professional photography of celestial sights, as well as tables and charts of upcoming celestial events.
Sky & Telescope began publication in 1941, as the result of the merger of the separate magazines, The Sky and The Telescope
The Telescope
The Telescope was a magazine for amateur astronomers published between 1931 and 1941. The magazine was first published as a quarterly under the editorship of Harlan Stetson, director of the Perkins Observatory in Ohio. It featured popular articles about contemporary research. In 1934 Stetson moved...
. It is currently published by Sky Publishing Corporation, a division of New Track Media, LLC, in turn owned by the private equity firm Boston Ventures.
The magazine played an important role in the dissemination of knowledge about telescope making
Amateur telescope making
Amateur telescope making is the activity of building telescopes as a hobby, as opposed to being a paid professional. Amateur telescope makers build their instruments for personal enjoyment of a technical challenge, as a way to obtain an inexpensive or personally customized telescope, or as a...
, through the column "Gleanings for ATMs" that ran from 1933 to 1990.
Its main competitor is Astronomy
Astronomy (magazine)
Astronomy is a monthly American magazine about astronomy. Targeting amateur astronomers for its readers, it contains columns on sky viewing, reader-submitted astrophotographs, and articles on astronomy and astrophysics that are readable by nonscientists....
.