Complete S&T Index from 1997 to 2009

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Here is a listing of every article I’ve written for Sky&Telescope magazine up to the end of 2009. The index is in chronological order and gives the year, month, page number, department heading, and title. You can do a keyword search using your browser’s search function (activated by pressing Ctrl and F simultaneously) if you’re looking for a specific item.

More recent articles are indexed separately on an issue-by-issue basis elsewhere.

1997   Jun    83    Telescope Making : An Optimized Newtonian Reflector
1997   Dec    81    Amateur Astronomers : Mount Kobau Magic
1998   Jan    60    S&T Test Report : The Virgo T&T Bino-Mount
1998   Jun    63    Computers in Astronomy : Comet Sleuthing on the Internet
1998   Aug    125    Telescope Techniques : Teaching an Old Dob New Tricks
1998   Sep    79    Books & Beyond : The Year-Round Messier Marathon Field Guide
1998   Dec    132    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Sunrise Annularity
1999   Jan    130    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: More Jupiter Action
1999   Feb    72    Astronomical Computing : Computer-Telescope Togetherness
1999   Feb    123    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Leonid Fireballs Dazzle the World
1999   Feb    127    Telescope Techniques : A Roundup of Personal Observatories
1999   Mar    116    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Callisto’s Vanishing Act
1999   Apr    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   May    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   May    118    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: An Aussie Annular Eclipse
1999   Jun    108    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   Jun    128    Observer’s Log : Ecliptic Traffic Jam
1999   Jul    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   Jul    124    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Mars Takes Center Stage
1999   Aug    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   Aug    124    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Two Comets and a Globular
1999   Sep    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   Sep    128    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Opposing Crescent Moon Record
1999   Oct    61    S&T Test Report : Meade’s ETX-125EC – A First Look
1999   Oct    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   Oct    126    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: A Serendipitous Discovery
1999   Nov    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
1999   Dec    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Jupiter’s Moons
1999   Dec    128    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Seeking Himalia
1999   Dec    133    Telescope Techniques : The Observatories of Sky & Telescope
2000   Jan    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
2000   Jan    136    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook
2000   Feb    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
2000   Mar    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
2000   Mar    124    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook
2000   Mar    132    Telescope Techniques : More Reader Tele-Tips
2000   Apr    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
2000   Apr    116    Observer’s Log : Full-Moon Fade-Out
2000   Apr    120    Observer’s Log : Daylight Sightings
2000   May    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
2000   May    132    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook
2000   Jun    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight
2000   Jun    120    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook
2000   Jul    59    S&T Test Report : Image-Stabilized Binoculars Aplenty
2000   Jul    64    S&T Test Report : Box: Stabilization on a Budget
2000   Jul    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Resolving Nu Draconis
2000   Jul    122    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: A Busy Marathon Season
2000   Aug    90    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Milky Way Surprise
2000   Aug    116    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: A Challenging Globular-Cluster Marathon
2000   Aug    120    Telescope Techniques : Sizing Up the Newtonian Secondary
2000   Sep    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Road to the Cocoon
2000   Sep    122    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: White-Light Adventures on the Sun
2000   Oct    108    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Farewell to Summer
2000   Oct    136    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Comet LINEAR Comes and Goes
2000   Nov    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Galactic Cluster NGC 7789
2000   Nov    128    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Perseids and an Aurora by Moonlight
2000   Dec    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: M34: A True Binocular Cluster
2000   Dec    130    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Jupiter’s Eventful Return
2001   Jan    108    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: NGC 1647: The Crab Cluster
2001   Feb    86    Books & Beyond : Peterson’s Field Guide to the Stars and Planets, 4th Edition
2001   Feb    108    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Another Double Cluster
2001   Feb    136    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Leonids Surprise and Impress
2001   Feb    140    Telescope Techniques : Box: Applications for the PBM
2001   Mar    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Two Southern Delights
2001   Mar    117    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: A Christmas Partial Eclipse
2001   Apr    63    S&T Test Report : Box: Making a Good Scope Better
2001   Apr    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Great Rays of Tycho
2001   Apr    124    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: An Excellent Eclipse Adventure
2001   Apr    128    Telescope Techniques : Newtonian Baffling Made Easy
2001   May    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: In and Around Melotte 111
2001   May    130    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: More Boltwood
2001   May    130    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Above and Beyond
2001   Jun    50    S&T Test Report : Celestron NexStar 4 GT
2001   Jun    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: R Cor Bor’s Vanishing Act
2001   Jun    125    Telescope Techniques : Readers Ask: Power and Alignment
2001   Jul    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A False Comet
2001   Aug    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: IC 4756 In Serpens
2001   Sep    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Colorful Cygnus Triple
2001   Sep    112    Observer’s Log : Mars Flares in Florida
2001   Oct    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Messier 2 Shining Through
2001   Oct    124    Telescope Techniques : Box: More Uses for Relay Lenses
2001   Nov    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Watching Delta Cephi
2001   Dec    120    Telescope Techniques : A Compact 8-inch Travelscope
2002   Jan    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Alpha Persei Association
2002   Feb    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Pleiades
2002   Feb    123    Telescope Techniques : Four Infamous Telescope Myths
2002   Mar    44    S&T Test Report : Three New Maksutovs
2002   Mar    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Passage to Imbrium
2002   Mar    113    Telescope Techniques : A Selection of Bino-Mounts
2002   Apr    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Visit to NGC 2903
2002   Apr    105    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Jupiter: The Story So Far
2002   Apr    108    Telescope Techniques : Building a Curved-Vane Secondary-Mirror Holder
2002   May    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Short Hop to M51
2002   May    110    Telescope Techniques : A Simple Double-Plate Cell for Your Telescope’s Mirror
2002   Jun    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Double for Steady Hands
2002   Jun    108    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: More Amateur Comet Tales
2002   Jul    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Rho Ophiuchi
2002   Jul    110    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Jupiter Season Winds Down
2002   Aug    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: IC 4665 in Ophiuchus
2002   Sep    76    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: M11 in Scutum
2002   Oct    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Crisium Watching
2002   Nov    49    S&T Test Report : The Questar 50th Anniversary Edition Telescope
2002   Nov    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: M52 in Cassiopeia
2002   Dec    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Challenging NGC 253 and 288
2003   Jan    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Glorious Double Cluster
2003   Jan    118    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Of Spots Great and Small
2003   Feb    100    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Open Cluster M35 in Gemini
2003   Feb    124    Observer’s Log : Observer’s Notebook: Leonids Under a Frost Moon
2003   Mar    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: M46 and M47: A Celestial Odd Couple
2003   Apr    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Jupiter Visits the Beehive
2003   Apr    124    Telescope Techniques : A Simple and Sturdy Wedgepod
2003   May    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Visiting Vesta
2003   Jun    54    Computers in Astronomy : Three for the Moon
2003   Jun    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: M4: A Marvelous Globular
2003   Jul    84    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Globular Pair in Ophiuchus
2003   Aug    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Lagoon Nebula
2003   Sep    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Three Star Clusters in Ophiuchus
2003   Oct    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Biinocular Highlight: Spying Orientale
2003   Nov    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Ghostly Helix Nebula
2003   Dec    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Open Cluster M103
2003   Dec    125    Telescope Techniques : A Minimalist Travelscope
2004   Jan    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Corralling the Hyades
2004   Feb    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: A Journey Along the Ecliptic
2004   Mar    74    Books & Beyond : The Best of Amateur Telescope Making Journal
2004   Mar    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: Star Cluster M38 in Hydra
2004   Apr    92    Guide to the Evening Sky : Binocular Highlight: The Engagement Ring
2004   Apr    128    Telescope Techniques : Box: Remembering Ernie
2004   May    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: M104
2004   May    96    S&T Test Report : Hardin Optical’s 10-inch Deep Space Hunter
2004   May    104    Buyer’s Guide : 10-inch Dobsonian Reflectors
2004   May    134    Hobby Q&A : Can I Save Money by Making My Own Telescope?
2004   Jun    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: The Great Hercules Cluster
2004   Jun    104    Buyer’s Guide : Portable 4-inch Apochromatic Refractors
2004   Jul    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight
2004   Jul    108    Buyer’s Guide : Low Cost Video Eyepieces
2004   Jul    134    Hobby Q&A : What size is best for making a first telescope mirror?
2004   Aug    68    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: M22: A Gem of a Globular
2004   Aug    98    S&T Test Report : TMB Monocentric Eyepieces
2004   Aug    138    Hobby Q&A : Why are views through two Plossl eyepieces different?
2004   Sep    68    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Splendid Sagitta
2004   Sep    106    Buyer’s Guide : SLR Camera Adapters
2004   Sep    132    Hobby Q&A : Should I wear eyeglasses while observing?
2004   Sep    134    Astrophotography : Lunar Mosaics Made Easy
2004   Oct    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Open Cluster M39 in Cygnus
2004   Oct    96    Buyer’s Guide : Compact Wide-Field Reflectors
2004   Oct    125    Amateur Telescope Making : Exploring Low-Power Limits
2004   Nov    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Three Cygnus Doubles
2004   Nov    94    Buyer’s Guide : Digital Setting Circles
2004   Nov    103    Books & Beyond : The Clementine Altas of the Moon, by Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis
2004   Nov    122    Amateur Telescope Making : A Trio of Personal Observatories
2004   Dec    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Ancient Cluster NGC 752
2004   Dec    112    Buyer’s Guide : Compact Wide-Field Refractors
2004   Dec    136    Amateur Telescope Making : Highlights from Two Western Star Parties
2005   Jan    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Kemble’s Cascade
2005   Feb    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Auriga’s Messier Clusters
2005   Feb    102    Buyer’s Guide : White-Light Solar Filters
2005   Feb    112    Books & Beyond : Briefly Noted: Moonwatch
2005   Feb    132    Hobby Q&A : How do I know when my telescope needs re-aluminizing?
2005   Mar    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: M50 in a Stream of Starlight
2005   Mar    124    Hobby Q&A : Are machine-made telescope mirrors better than those made by hand?
2005   Apr    60    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Two Doubles in Cancer
2005   Apr    88    S&T Test Report : Orion SkyView Pro 3.6CA EQ
2005   Apr    98    Buyer’s Guide : 90-mm Astronomical Maksutovs
2005   May    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Steady on Galaxy M94
2005   Jun    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: M101 in the Mind’s Eye
2005   Jul    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Globular Cluster Season
2005   Aug    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: M57 and Expectations
2005   Sep    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: M27 in Vulpecula
2005   Oct    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Magnificent Mu Cephei
2005   Nov    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Two Lacerta Clusters
2005   Dec    52    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Andromeda’s Companions
2005   Dec    86    S&T Test Report : Low-Cost Starter Scopes
2006   Jan    56    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Watching the Demon Star
2006   Feb    48    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Orion’s Sword
2006   Mar    48    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: Golden Betelgeuse
2006   Apr    48    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: The Beehive Cluster
2006   Apr    74    S&T Test Report : Canon 10 x 42 L IS WP Image-Stabilized Binoculars
2006   Apr    74    S&T Test Report : Apogee RA-88-SA Right-Angle Binoculars
2006   May    28    Spotlight On… : The Moon’s North Pole
2006   May    48    Northern Hemisphere’s Sky : Northern Binocular Highlight: A Pair of Leo Doubles
2006   Jul    56    Northern Binocular Highlight : M92: The “Other” Globular
2006   Aug    52    Northern Binocular Highlight : Seeking Barnard’s Star
2006   Sep    98    Hobby Q&A : How can you make an unobstructed system with a telescope cap?
2006   Oct    52    Northern Binocular Highlight : Pretty Capricornus Pairs
2006   Nov    44    Northern Binocular Highlight : Star-Mist Cluster NGC 7789
2006   Dec    60    Northern Binocular Highlight : Magnificent M31
2007   Feb    52    Northern Binocular Highlight : The Crab Nebula
2007   Feb    60    Northern Binocular Highlight : Wonderful Mira
2007   Mar    44    Northern Binocular Highlight : NGC 2403 in the Wilderness
2007   Mar    84    Books & Beyond : New Atlas of the Moon, by Thierry Legault and Serge Brunier
2007   Apr    52    Northern Binocular Highlight : M67: Cancer’s Other Cluster
2007   May    44    Northern Binocular Highlight : Treasures in Canes Venatici
2007   Jun    44    Northern Binocular Highlight : A Trio of Bootes Duos
2007   Jun    80    Amateur Telescope Making : Build a Tracking Platform for Your Camera
2007   Jun    88    Hobby Q&A : Condensation concerns.
2007   Jul    44    Northern Binocular Highlight : Draco Doubles
2007   Aug    36    Northern Binocular Highlight : The Fox’s Coathanger
2007   Aug    64    S&T Test Report : Parks Optical 8-inch Astrolight Reflector
2007   Sep    44    Northern Binocular Highlight : Wild Duck Chase
2007   Oct    54    Northern Binocular Highlight : Seeking Stock 2
2007   Oct    58    Northern Binocular Highlight : IC 1396 in Cepheus
2007   Oct    82    Telescope Workshop : ATMentoring
2007   Oct    86    Feature : How to Choose Binoculars for Stargazing
2007   Oct    92    Telescope Workshop : Telescope String Theory
2007   Dec    58    Northern Binocular Highlight : Ghostly Galaxy M33
2007   Dec    92    Telescope Workshop : The Easy-Go-Round Bino Mount
2008   Jan    87    Telescope Workshop : Cooldown Confusion
2008   Feb    34    S&T Test Report : iOptron’s Capable Cube
2008   Feb    84    Telescope Workshop : A Great Big Yolo
2008   Mar    54    Northern Binocular Highlight : M41, the Big Dog’s Cluster
2008   Mar    88    Telescope Workshop : Of Telescopes and Tomatoes
2008   Apr    50    Northern Binocular Highlight : A Pair of Puppis Clusters
2008   Apr    80    Telescope Workshop : Highe’s Telescope Odyssey
2008   May    34    S&T Test Report : Quick Look: FAR-Sight Binocular Mount
2008   May    39    Books & Beyond : Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders
2008   May    50    Northern Binocular Highlight : Galaxy Whirlpool
2008   May    78    Telescope Workshop : The Hollimon Secondary Holder
2008   Jun    34    S&T Test Report : Double-Barreled Observing
2008   Jun    50    Northern Binocular Highlight : Messiers Near and Far
2008   Jun    75    Telescope Workshop : Taming a Monster Scope
2008   Jul    54    Northern Binocular Highlight : Hercules Messiers
2008   Jul    86    Telescope Workshop : Two Focusing Tools for Astrophotography
2008   Aug    81    Telescope Workshop : Milsom’s Terrific Travelscope
2008   Sep    36    S&T Test Report : A Bigger Blast for the Buck
2008   Sep    50    Northern Binocular Highlight : Lagoon and Trifid
2008   Sep    80    Telescope Making : Selections from My Bookshelf
2008   Oct    38    S&T Test Report : Following the Stars
2008   Oct    50    Northern Binocular Highlight : Planetary Nebula M27
2008   Oct    78    Telescope Workshop : Baffle Your Scope’s Focuser
2008   Nov    54    Northern Binocular Highlight : Autumn Globulars
2008   Nov    87    Telescope Workshop : Meet the Chief
2008   Dec    58    Northern Binocular Highlight : Treasures in Cass
2008   Dec    94    Telescope Workshop : A Single-Strut Wonderscope
2009   Jan    58    Binocular Highlight : Touring Clusterland
2009   Jan    89    Telescope Workshop : Pushing Glass
2009   Feb    38    S&T Test Report : Obsession’s 12-1/2-inch
2009   Feb    50    Binocular Highlight : The Cetus Seyfert
2009   Feb    83    Telescope Workshop : A Slippery Slope
2009   Mar    46    Binocular Highlight : Orion Extras
2009   Mar    72    Telescope Workshop : A Travelscope Challenge
2009   Apr    45    Binocular Highlight : M48 in the Desert
2009   Apr    74    Telescope Workshop : Testing, Testing, 1,2,3…
2009   May    34    S&T Test Report : A 12-inch Star Cruiser
2009   May    42    Binocular Highlight : Difficult Dipper Finds
2009   May    56    Telescope Workshop : Making a Good Dob Better
2009   Jun    45    Binocular Highlight : Spring Globular M3
2009   Jun    62    Telescope Workshop : Bigger, Faster, Better?
2009   Jul    34    S&T Test Report : A Smart 12-inch Dob
2009   Jul    45    Binocular Highlight : Antares Globulars
2009   Jul    70    Telescope Workshop : Bigger, Faster, Better!
2009   Aug    45    Binocular Highlight : A Gorgeous Duo
2009   Aug    62    Telescope Workshop : Travelscope Challenge Part 1
2009   Sep    45    Binocular Highlight : Milky Way Messiers
2009   Sep    66    Telescope Workshop : Travelscope Challenge Winner Part 2
2009   Oct    45    Binocular Highlight : Two Sgr Globulars
2009   Oct    66    Telescope Workshop : A Telescoping Truss Scope
2009   Nov    45    Binocular Highlight : Messier Morsels
2009   Nov    68    Telescope Workshop : 100 Telescopes in 8 Days
2009   Dec    45    Binocular Highlight : Andromeda’s Glory
2009   Dec    68    Telescope Workshop : To Curve, or Not to Curve