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I have not checked such places as Easons yet. Should i?
Maybe i should just subscribe online to a couple.
What would be YOUR choice?
I get the AI mag monthly and i really do like it.
But i'm hungry for MORE.
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1. Sky and Telescope.
www.skyandtelescope.com/
2. Scientific American (Covers all the sciences but is excellent for astronomy.):
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=astronomers...rnovas-first-moments
The rest are for beginners.
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I've tried "Sky and Telescope" a few times and although their good articles I just don't like the way it's laid out (I used to do that for a living). I would agree that "Scientific American" is good for all round science but you can normally get those good articles on their website.
Ask yourself do you want a quick read, a magazine you can pick up and put down or do you want a serious scientific magazine which will get quite technical. Personally I'm quit happy with the first option.
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Of the US ones, I prefer Astronomy to Sky and Telescope. But the observing guides aren't as useful in either of them since they cover a different range of latitude and longitude.
For local content I used to prefer Astronomy Now, even though I find the layout and presentation of the magazine quite amateurish. Lately I've been buying Sky at Night more often....
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Have to agree with Petermark for once! S&T is really the only one worth getting. And SciAm, when it does astronomy stuff, is great. Nature is imo better than Sci am if you can find it. Most of the really cool stuff will be in SciAm & Nature a month before the Astro mags print it.
So if I was subscribing again I'd go for S&T & Nature.
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I reckon you can't beat the Sky at Night Mag.
Its great for beginners and intermediate level interest.
It comes with a cd with the last SAN tv show and also a
monthly whats up segment voiced over by moore & lintot.
It covers all areas broadly and it's great that it's local.
I get S&T and S@N.
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I like sky&night mag but its a little expensive and seems to me to be aimed more at beginners.
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Not available in the shops though.
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I find Practical Astronomer to be by far the best.
Not available in the shops though.
Never heard of that one Mike.
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You can buy one issue at a time if you just want to see what it is like. I bought the first few and then subscribed to it. My S&T will expire next January but I don't plan to renew it as this magazine is alot better IMHO.
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I checked the Practical Astronomer site and it certainly looks good. If subscribing do Irish purchasers identify themselves as U.K. or Europe?
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There is also Sky & Telescope on line where I've lost a few hours perusing it on a cloudy night.
www.skyandtelescope.com/
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I think I'll give it a shot.
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Sky at Night is carried by Easons (nassau st and blanchardstown) and by Borders (blanchardstown)
I have and do purchase it at those stores
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...it is Astronomy Now (and Réalta, when that was in print...
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Seanie.
*cough* Réalta is in print *cough*

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...it is Astronomy Now (and Réalta, when that was in print...
).
Seanie.
*cough* Réalta is in print *cough*
Mr Morris you and I will be having words

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