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I`m suscribed in Astronomy. It`s a great magazine.
But my suscription ends this month.
I havent try the S&T magazine.
What do you recommend me to suscribe? 
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Gerardo
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Solar B
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I think that all ast mags really cover the same timely topics however i believe that Astromony is the more popular of the two , i tend to buy the British mags such as the "Sky at night" or "Astronomy now" Brian.
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Rick Woods
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I've subscribed to both for a long time. I just let my Astronomy subscription expire (after 19 years), but I'm keeping S&T. I find it to be more consistant in its quality of articles. Astronomy has too many columns that seem to be written for children for my liking.
- Rick
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- Rick
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desertstars
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I solved this quandry by picking both up at the newstand and comparing them for a few months. I found that S&T satisfied my interests in astronomy better, but I'd say it was more to do with preference than quality. I just liked S&T better.
Subscription prices are comparable. You could try S&T for a year and see how it stacks up.
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RichardHK
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I too get the UK Sky at Night magazine. Not just cos I am British, but the CD accompanying the mag has the Sky at Night TV programmes on it plus other goodies.
I had S&T for many years but let it lapse. Couldn't find time to read it all, and many articles were just too complex for casual reading. Needed a rest after a day's hard work. 
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cildarith
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My subscriptions to both Astronomy and Sky & Telescope kind of come and go. I had let my Astronomy subscription lapse, but last fall they sent out a subscription offer that was simply too good to pass up, so I am currently subscribing to both. I have always been pleased with S&T's quality, and I'm getting the impression that Astronomy is improving with David Eicher as editor-in-chief.
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jonnyastro
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I like Astronomy better over all, but i feel that Sky and Telescope conducts better reviews.
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LivingNDixie
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I subscribe to S&T. Either magazine is good.
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swalker
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Jonnyastro-
thanks! I hope my William Optics 132 review (and Alan Dyer's WO 90) is informative for you in the May issue.
Sean W.
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Rick Woods
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I don't know. I don't like how Astronomy is "The World's Best-Selling Astronomy Magazine" again. Bad corporate mission statement. It got sort of Dilbert-ish for a while, now it's back to bragging about sales. S&T sort of feels more like my observing buddies.
- Rick
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- Rick
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jonnyastro
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Quote:
Jonnyastro-
thanks! I hope my William Optics 132 review (and Alan Dyer's WO 90) is informative for you in the May issue.
Sean W.
Hey how about that! That is what i love about this site. Sean, the only way i"ll be able to tell if the reviews are helpful to me is if you ship the scopes to me afterwards for confirmation testing! 
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Ben Ritchie
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I think S&T is 'better', but get both. I like Astronomy too much to let it lapse.
As for the UK ones, I haven't tried Sky at Night (keep meaning to, but the cover CD puts me off, I don't want it and don't want to pay for something to throw away) but always found Astronomy Now a bit rubbish. It's been a couple of years since I last tried it so maybe it has improved, but it always seemed a bit too much like a club newsletter compared to the American magazines.
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jonnyastro
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Sky at Night is good, but i often feel claustrophobic when i read it. It is so jam packed with pics and ads.
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gripweed44
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Astronomy has taken O'Meara away from S&T
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edwincjones
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I enjoy Astronomy Now best (to me it just seems like a very pleasant and lowkey magazine), but the cross the pond price is equal to both S&T and Astronomy combined.
I will probably let Astronomy lapse and keep S&T, but with the internet and CNs I may not get either much longer.
Amateur Astronomy has been my favorite, but with change in editors, the future is uncertain.
edj
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Wilsonman
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As somone who has, off and on, purchased S&T since the early 60's (also have a few 50's gems) and Astronomy since its inception, it has been interesting to see the changes over the years. S&T has always been excellent, but it can be a tougher read for those who aren't much into more complicated stellar theory and cosmology. Astronomy has had a simpler approach for many years and still appears to be somewhat less arcane, but these days the difference is less prononced, IMO. They are both great publications and it comes down to individual tastes. I no longer subscribe to either, but check them out at the newsstand as they arrive and make a decision. Frequently, I purchase both. However I do mourn the passing of Night Sky because It was more in tune with my modest grasp of the technical end of this great hobby.
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edwincjones
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I am not very happy with either magazine now.
I am interested in observing, not in the sensational or theory of astronomy, or glowing equiptment reviews; and I find less and less of interest in either magazine. The recent comet is well covered and of interest.
Wilsonman's approach of not subscribing, but checking at the newsstand for interesting issues makes sense.
edj
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LivingNDixie
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I am not very happy with either magazine now.
I am interested in observing, not in the sensational or theory of astronomy, or glowing equiptment reviews; and I find less and less of interest in either magazine. The recent comet is well covered and of interest.
Wilsonman's approach of not subscribing, but checking at the newsstand for interesting issues makes sense.
edj
You may want to check out Amateur Astronomy magazine. Much more on observing and ATM projects and star parties.
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Scott Regener
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After buying a few issues off the newstand, I'm subscribing to S&T. NightSky was pretty close to my ideal, and I'm already missing it. I'm hoping S&T puts a lot of their NS-like content into S&T.
My interest, like others, runs strongly towards visual observing, not the heavy science. I think my skeptical nature looks at all these articles on the latest findings and thinks two things: 1) How likely is this to still be considered fact in five years, given that it's "cutting edge"? 2) There isn't enough background for the non-scientist in me to do anything more than say, "Oh." In other words, the articles are either written at a level I can't understand, or they just don't include enough detail to increase my understanding.
That said, once you get past those articles, there seemed to be more in S&T about actual observing when compared to Astronomy. Probably more than in Night Sky, once you factor in the monthly vs. bi-monthly publication.
Amateur Astronomy magazine intrigues me, but the price is pretty stiff for 4 thin issues a year.
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LivingNDixie
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Scott,
I totally agree with you about some of the science articles about cosmology, they go over my head.
However the stories about the solar system, and the Mars Rovers and such are really good reading usually, and they have lots of cool pictures 
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