December 2018
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 an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.
Features
Mission Moon 3-D
Explore the lunar surface as the Apollo astronauts did, in vivid stereoscopic detail.
The historic flight of Apollo 8
As we celebrate the golden anniversary of humanity’s first trip to the Moon, command module pilot Jim Lovell recounts the epic voyage.
Explore nearby deep-sky gems
Interested in observing a red dwarf, supernova remnant, or galaxy cluster? We’ve got you covered.
Observe shadow play on the Moon
The effects of light and dark on the lunar terminator offer some great observing fun.
Meet an expert in remote astroimaging
Mark Hanson admits he was never a stellar student, but his photography is out of this world.
Astronomy tests Meade’s new astrograph
This great-looking scope will help you create even better-looking images.
Departments
Sky this Month
StarDome and Path of the Planets
In Every Issue
Snapshot
Letters
New Products
Reader Gallery
Letters
New Products
Reader Gallery
Breakthrough
Astro News
Advertiser Index
Astro News
Advertiser Index