Hubble’s Fate, Turning Data into Sound, and T Coronae Borealis
In the March 2024 issue of Sky & Telescope, we’re discussing the Hubble Space Telescope’s place in astronomy in the age of JWST, and how engineers are working to keep this pillar of astronomy research going for as long as possible.
In the meantime, don’t forget to keep your Newtonian astrograph in good shape. Whether it needs a tune-up or you’re setting it up fresh from the package, use our guide to collimate your scope for peak performance. When you’re done, you can join us as we go galaxy-hopping in Ursa Major and wait for T Coronae Borealis to go nova.
Finally, we’re showing off a few excellent tools that professional and outreach astronomers are using to make astronomy a little more accessible.
FEATURE ARTICLES:
Webb may be receiving the attention, but its predecessor still fills crucial roles in astronomy.
By David L. Chandler
Galaxy-Hopping in the Great Bear
Spend a spring night or two snagging spirals and more.
By Ted Forte
Seeing the Universe Without Sight
Creative minds are finding ways to explore and share the wonders of the cosmos without visual aids.
By Isabel Swafford
Get Ready for a Nova’s Bright Return
Recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis last erupted in 1946. It’s due to erupt again this year.
By Bradley E. Schaefer
With this routine, ensure your Newtonian astrograph will be at peak performance every night.
By Chris Schur
Beyond the Printed Page:
Read about S&T’s Gary Seronik and the asteroid named after him.
Listen to the music produced by the orbits of the TRAPPIST-1 planets.
Help keep track of Comet 12P and its unusual behavior.
Participate in NASA’s second attempt at capturing the evolution of the solar corona during April’s eclipse.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Is an ancient Greek myth linked to the variability of one of the night sky’s most prominent stars?
By Stephen James O’Meara
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Takes Center Stage
A once (or, twice) in a lifetime visitor returns.
By Bob King
There’s more to see than light and shadow.
By Thomas A. Dobbins
A Gemini backroad leads to modest sights rarely visited.
By Ken Hewitt-White
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See what else March’s issue has to offer.
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