Astronomy

The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in a user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.

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The losing fight against light pollution

Astronomy

ASTRO LETTERS

STARS OF THE SHOW • This multistar system has a variety of attractions.

THE MILKY WAY’S CENTRAL BLACK HOLE COULD HAVE A HIDDEN JET • Imagery of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole in polarized light reveals unexpected structure.

QUICK TAKES

How centaurs sprout their tails

LIGHTING UP THE CIGAR

Interstellar debris claim debated

A MAGNETIC MYSTERY SOLVED

The Gegenschein puzzle • Scholars have long disputed who discovered the “counterglow.”

Fighting the LIGHT • Artificial light at night obscures the stars, affects animal behavior, and even causes human health concerns. But we have the tools to combat that.

RESPONSIBLE LIGHTING

BUILDING A DARK-SKY COALITION

THE RISE OF astronomical almanacs • Since the Middle Ages, these annual publications have provided valuable information to observers of the sky.

TINY GALAXIES PACK A HUGE WALLOP • JWST shows that dwarf galaxies played an outsized role in ending the cosmic Dark Ages.

A bull with two eyes • THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AS IT APPEARS IN EARTH’S SKY.

RISING MOON • Rack up the balls

METEOR WATCH • A broad peak

STAR DOME

PATHS OF THE PLANETS • This map unfolds the entire night sky from sunset (at right) until sunrise (at left). Arrows and colored dots show motions and locations of solar system objects during the month.

COMET SEARCH • On your mark, get set, go!

LOCATING ASTEROIDS • Sweetening the (tea)pot

POSTCARDS FROM THE MOON • Luna’s rugged surface is full of fascinating features to explore. Here are some you’ve heard of — and some you probably haven’t.

THE JOYS OF WIDE-FIELD IMAGING • Capture your own deep-sky vistas with these simple tips.

A WORD ON WIDE FIELDS

Celestron’s SkyMaster binoculars REVIEWED • Porro prisms and extra-low dispersion glass create razorsharp views of the sky.

Under dark skies • Light pollution is harder than ever to escape — but doing so has never been more fulfilling.

NEW PRODUCTS

The oldest black hole

Cosmic portraits

BREAK THROUGH

Saturn reigns supreme

STAR DOME