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Asteroid Named After Sky & Telescope Editor Sean Walker The International Astronomical Union names an asteroid after Sky & Telescope Associate Editor Sean Walker.

Sean Walker has an asteroid !!
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Sky & Telescope is at the Southern Star Convention. Delighted to be attending a presentation by Gayle H. Riggsbee who, in his talk on the 200-inch Hale telescope, used a photo from the February 1947 issue of the magazine ✨
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Excellent summary of NEAF by my colleague Sean Walker @astrowalker.bsky.social

Saturn's rings will temporarily 'disappear' this weekend The angle between Earth and Saturn will briefly create something of a cosmic illusion, in which the planet’s rings look invisible from our vantage point.

S&T’s Associate Editor Sean Walker tells us all about Saturn’s ring plane crossing — happening now! (we won’t see it, but its exciting nevertheless to know all about it!)

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Catch a Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13-14 After more than two years of only partial lunar eclipses, the Americas will score a lunar eclipse bullseye on the night of March 13-14.

Lunar eclipse coming up! Who’s staying (or getting) up to watch it?

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Amazing !! 🤩

Nudge??

Hi Dani! This is an amazing resource, thank you!! I’m the Editor in Chief at Sky&Telescope magazine. I’ll post links to our staff page, an article on me, and our homepage ✨🔭

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Sky & Telescope February 2025 Magazine We’re celebrating our 1,000th issue and welcoming our new Editor in Chief, Diana Hannikainen!

It’s February, and the February issue of Sky&Telescope is available. It’s brimming with fun observing guides and inspiring science articles, as well as tinkering tips for your gear.

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The Moon and Venus — (crappy) handheld iPhone16 shot. Go out and take a look!!

There’s still time to apply for Sky&Telescope’s Associate Editor position — deadline February 3rd. For details, see

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The JSR is one of the best things on this planet — let’s keep it going. And preserve Jonathan’s amazing library.

JSR is one of the best things on this planet — thank you for all these years, and thank you for continuing this marvelous resource 🤩

At the opening plenary session of #AAS245 in National Harbor, MD. More than 3,600 assorted astronomers were in attendance.

For more on celestial events like this, visit skyandtelescope.org

The waxing crescent Moon and Venus are a delightful sight in the southwest after sunset. If you missed the January 3 conjunction, you’ll still get a nice view on January 4th — look for Saturn, too, this evening!

1000th issue! ✨

Happy Solstice ☀️

If you’re scrabbling to find a last-minute gift this holiday season, why don’t you give the gift of astronomy 💫🌖🪐✨

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[Tree decoration and photo: S. Garvin]

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Woman Who Unraveled the Stars Her legacy was almost forgotten, but the groundbreaking research of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin revolutionized our understanding of stellar composition.

The groundbreaking research of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin revolutionized our understanding of stellar composition. Yet her legacy was almost forgotten. buff.ly/4irzgot
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Don't Let the Bright Moon Ruin Your Geminids Strategies for making the most of this week's Moon-soaked Geminid meteor shower.

Ever the optimist, S&T Contributing Editor Bob King advises not to let tonight’s Moon deter you from trying see some meteors. The Geminids are known for bright fireballs — you might catch some, if you spend some time outside tonight looking up.

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If you were thinking of applying for Sky&Telescope’s associate editor position, please note that the deadline has been pushed up to December 20th (from January 10th).

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Over the next few evenings, the waxing crescent Moon glides past Venus, currently serving as the Evening Star. For more on what’s in the sky this week, go to skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...

Check out one of Sky & Telescope’s most popular blogger’s post ✨

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Sky & Telescope is hiring! We’re looking for an editor to join the team in Cambridge, MA. Here are the details:

Here’s a bunch of fun things you can look forward to seeing in the sky this week — Sky & Telescope’s diagrams and charts makes finding targets easy. Just step outside and look up ✨🪐🌗💫

I can’t speak for my Croatian friends, but my Finnish side had a good chuckle and thought, “Fair enough” 😂😂😅 #DennisLehane #Finnishness #Finland

Cat in a suitcase

Before a short trip this summer — one of the four cats didn’t want to be left behind 😍

Makemake’s “Hot Spot”: Icy Volcano or Dusty Ring? Even though it’s nearly 4½ billion miles from the Sun, far-flung Makemake has surprised observers with a warmer-than-expected temperature that is challenging to explain.

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