I’m proud to announce that again this year Astronomy magazine will be sponsoring the world’s largest consumer telescope show, the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF). The 22nd NEAF will take place April 20–21, 2013, at Rockland Community...

Saturday night, February 16, 2013, Astronomy magazine joined a partnership to bring a terrific public star party to the astronomy capital of the United States, Tucson, Arizona. It was a great night of observing, fellowship, and sharing stories about space...

It isn’t every day that you dine with two accomplished amateur astronomers who between them have discovered 26 comets. But such was the case on Friday evening, February 15, when I had the pleasure of catching up with two old friends — David...

I arrived in Tucson, the astronomy capitol of the United States, on Wednesday afternoon, February 13. After recovering from the travel and checking into my room, I headed over for a bit of the closing moments of Wednesday’s Tucson Gem and Mineral...

Early tomorrow morning, I’ll head to Tucson, where astronomers are gathering for a big public star party event at Pima Community College’s East Campus on Saturday, February 16. Senior Editor Michael Bakich is already there, and we’ll...

On Saturday, February 16, 2013, Astronomy magazine is sponsoring an all-day skywatching party at the East Campus Observatory of Pima Community College (PCC). Activities start at 10 a.m. and continue through 9 p.m. This event will feature astronomy-based...

My first encounter with Carl Sagan came as a teenager when I readied for a late night of observing with my telescope. I hovered over The Tonight Show before heading outside and sat, mesmerized, as this Cornell University professor made astronomy relevant...