One thing I will say in favor of Astronomy magazine, after they fired Bonnie
whats-her name-as editor in chief, the magazine has improved.
Orion

"Rod Mollise" wrote in message
...

This is a stand-alone example of the big difference between "Astronomy"
and
"Sky & Telescope."


Hi Martin:

Well, yeah. But that doesn't mean this is a bad thing. There's room for a
magazine on this level--Skypub's starting one that's aimed at new
observers/novices even moreso than Astronomy, after all.

What is it that I don't like about Astronomy Magazine? David Eicher is
changing
things--albeit slowly--but in recent years under the "leadership" of their
former editor, the magazine was being transformed into a Discover Magazine
for
astronomy. Articles about equipment and observing were given the short
shrift--at best. Even under new management, what Astronomy calls "hobby"
(!)
articles are pretty much ghettoized to the back of the magazine.


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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