Astronomy Now

Product Description

It was first published in 1987. The magazine covers articles on deep space observing stars at night & current news on space findings. The magazine has features for novice star gazers & experience astronomers. Regular columns in the magazine include the night sky which informs viewers how to locate stars planets & deep sky challenges Moonwatch written by Peter Grego the lunar expert a News update column with any significant astronomical events Sky Tour which provides updated star charts & a piece dedicated to observers from the Southern Hemisphere. There is also a column concerned with the light pollution of the sky. Contributors to Astronomy Now include Tony Markham Martin Mobberley Mark Armstrong & Owen Brazell. You will also find reviews of astronomy books telescopes mounts binoculars eyepieces & other astronomy gear. Interviews with authors scientists & astronomers add depth to the publication. Feature articles have included discussions on current space missions such as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter updates on the Hubble Space Telescope Lunar Crater Observation Satellite & debates on galaxy formation technology advances & cosmology. Readers regularly contribute to the magazine by sending in astrophotos which are shared in a regular picture gallery each month. Nik Szymanek an astrophotographer picks one each issue to be the photo of the month. Keep up with the news of the UK societies dedicated to astronomy & upcoming lectures workshops star gazing evenings & other events in Astronomy Now. Keep up with everything that is going on in the heavens & space programs on an international basis & get busy with instructional guides for night gazing with a subscription to Astronomy Now.