One of the biggest events for those who love to capture images of the heavens is the Advanced Imaging Conference (AIC), a California meeting that has existed for the better part of a decade. Astronomy magazine is proud to be a sponsor of AIC, and I was...

On Monday, October 22, I had a great visit with one of the legendary families of the astronomy world when I hooked up with Al Nagler, David Nagler, and Sandy Nagler, at Tele Vue Optics in Chester, New York. The visit followed the big and successful Urban...

Tomorrow morning, I’ll be heading west to the Advanced Imaging Conference in Santa Clara, California, which starts bright and early on Friday morning and lasts for more than two days. This amazing gathering is one of the biggest for amateur skyshooters...

On Saturday evening, October 20, the Amateur Astronomers Association (AAA) of New York hosted a very successful Urban Starfest, a public stargaze in which hundreds of would-be astronomy enthusiasts got their first views through a telescope. Senior Editor...

Tomorrow morning, Senior Editor Rich Talcott and I will meet up in New York (he’s been busy at the Division of Planetary Sciences meeting ) to help put on a major star party in Central Park on Saturday night, October 20. Should the weather hold...

Some of you longtime readers of Astronomy may well remember the energetic, enthusiastic Kelly Kizer Whitt, who worked at the magazine as copy editor and photo editor from 1999 through 2001. I’m delighted to say that Kelly has now produced a terrific...

As some of you may have heard, Astronomy magazine will help host a big stargazing event in New York’s Central Park on Saturday, October 20. I’m delighted to say the Amateur Astronomers Association (AAA), the club behind the stargaze, has asked...