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