csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 30263
Loc: montana
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Well, now that Night Sky will unfortunately be no more, complete 2004-2007 sets will be a collector's item. (Quote)
I'm fortunate to have the complete set, starting with the Premier Issue right up to the last one in perfect condition; & I'm keeping them! 
Carol
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Steve Chamberlin
sage
Reged: 08/04/05
Posts: 218
Loc: New York City, NY
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Rick,
Welcome to Cloudy Nights and I'd just like to add to the sorrow at the end of Night Sky and appreciation for your postings on the subject here.
I've subscribed to it for about the last year or so and enjoyed it tremendously. I think it's a terrific compliment to S&T, to which I also subscribe.
It may seem silly, but one of the sections I enjoyed the most was near the back. It was how to pronounce many of the astronomical terms we use.
-steve c.
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C8-XLT, NP-101, TV-76, Starblast 4.5, XT6
Sphinx, EQ5, Microstar/3046, EQ1
TVue 8, 11, 20, 32; Nag 13T6, 16T5, 20T5, 31T5, 3-6Z; Pan35; UWAN 4; TMB/P's
Orion Ultraview 10x50
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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 30263
Loc: montana
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Steve: Here's a good site for pronounciation:
pronounciation
and another: more pronounciation
Carol
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Tad S.
super member
Reged: 08/28/06
Posts: 145
Loc: SW Virginia
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I am sorry to hear about this. I have really enjoyed this magazine.
The "funny" thing is that just today (12/19/06), I got my renewal notice for Night Sky, warning that I only have one issue left and that "to ensure future delivery of your Night Sky magazine," I should "send in this renewal today!" 
--Tad
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Orion XT8i, Vixen ED80Sf, Oberwerk BT-80/45
20x80 Oberwerk Std., 12x50 Nikon AE,
42mm Celestron Regal LX (8x & 10x), 8x40 Pentax PCF WP
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~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 21748
Loc: North Texas
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Tad, those are likely auto-processed by some company that the job had been outsourced to before the news was announced. Good to know, though, they may have forgotten to turn off that switch, so to speak, and hopefully someone will be aware of it soon!
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Steph
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory 
HansenAstro | CN Member Websites
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jason_milani
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/03/04
Posts: 1473
Loc: Northeast Ohio
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I am sorry to hear about this. I have really enjoyed this magazine.
The "funny" thing is that just today (12/19/06), I got my renewal notice for Night Sky, warning that I only have one issue left and that "to ensure future delivery of your Night Sky magazine," I should "send in this renewal today!"
--Tad
I just received my renewal notice yesterday (12/21/06) 
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Antares 1529 6" Refractor
William Optics FLT 110mm LV Refractor
William Optics Megrez 72mm Refractor
Orion EON 72mm Refractor
Orion Atlas mount with EQ MOD
William Optics EZtouch mount
Mallincam Hyper Color Plus
Celestron Neximage
Baader UV/IR Modded Canon 40D
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Globularnut
member
Reged: 06/30/05
Posts: 79
Loc: Southeastern, WI
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I am very disappointed by the fact that I won't have Night Sky to read anymore. I was a long time subscriber of one of the popular astronomy magazines, but dropped it because I realized I was just passing by all the technical articles because they didnt' interest me or were way over my head. Night Sky gave me just the information I needed. And I have a hard time keeping up with monthly magazines so the bi monthly edition worked out perfect.
Globularnut :-(
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Globularnut
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10" Meade Dob
6" Celestron SPC6 reflector
Star party junkie
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sarastro
sage
Reged: 08/12/04
Posts: 336
Loc: Seattle
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I just got a renewal notice as well, for the full cover price! 
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Hillbilly_Gazer
Court Jester
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 1791
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Steve: Here's a good site for pronounciation:
pronounciation
and another: more pronounciation
Carol
Nice! I've been needing something like that, now I can stop saying things like "Al-dee-baran" and sound a little less like an idiot and a little more like a astronomer!
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Orion XT-8
Orion Scenix 10x50 WA Binoculars
And not a whole lot else!
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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 30263
Loc: montana
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 That's why I printed them out & keep them handy.
Carol
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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djeber2
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/02/04
Posts: 516
Loc: Ohio
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I just got a renewal notice as well, for the full cover price!
I just did as well.
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Don
1 Dob: Hardin DSH10
4 Small scopes: Celestron ED80, Meade 114NT/500 4.5", Orion 102 Mak, Orion 100mm Astroview
2 Classic Scopes: 4.25" Edmunds reflector, Sears 60mm Discovery
4 Binoculars: 15x70 Celestron skymaster, 10x42 Celestron Regal, 8x40 Nikon Action, 10x50 Orion Binoculars
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azsrr
sage
Reged: 11/06/05
Posts: 432
Loc: Phoenix, Arizona
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The renewal notice I received warns "Don't risk missing any of your issues: return your instant renewal today," and then states "2 Issues To Go." Sort of prescient, in an ironic way.
Reading this latest issue reminded me how much I like this magazine. Very sorry to see it go.
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Steve
Celestron CPC-800 XLT / Hyperstar
TeleVue NP101 APO
Orion SkyQuest XT12i / Feathertouch Focuser
Nikon D300 & Canon G9
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howard
member
Reged: 03/19/05
Posts: 57
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This is just my gut sense of things, but with more of us living in light polluted areas, with kids having access to Xbox, Wii, Playstation, Tivo and on and on (and spending less time outside), there will be fewer new readers for S&T and mags like Night Sky. I hope S&T and Astronomy can hang in there and not have to merge or fold or dumb themselves down.
Howard
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GJJim
sage
Reged: 09/09/06
Posts: 392
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I was afraid this was going to happen. I read an article that stated that the internet is putting "special interest" publications at risk. Sky and Telescope was used as an example. Night Sky reminds me a lot of Odyssey, a great beginners mag that i used to bring to grade school with me. These were the days that i longed for an Odyssey, Astroscan, or ultimately Questar. I hope it stays in publication.
IMO S&T died years ago when they became a glitsy rag for armchair astonomers. I let my subscription lapse last year and don't miss it at all. Publishing "Night Sky" shows how out of touch they are with the target market. The health of any technical/hobbyist magazine can be judged by the quantity and quality of ad placements by small companies.
Perhaps if S&T and Astronomy merge their operations the combined company can make a go of it for a few more years.
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Tom Polakis
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/20/04
Posts: 567
Loc: Tempe, Arizona
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IMO S&T died years ago when they became a glitsy rag for armchair astonomers...
How many years ago was that? Which articles for non-armchair astronomers have they dropped? And what has been added for armchair astronomers?
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Perhaps if S&T and Astronomy merge their operations the combined company can make a go of it for a few more years.
Does that mean that S&T should become more like Astronomy? I think that even Astronomy's own editors would agree that their magazine is *more* glitsy than S&T. What are you suggesting S&T do to get more in touch with the market?
Tom
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Tom Polakis
Tempe, AZ
Visual observing, DSLR photography, lunar & planetary imaging
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/
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desertstars
Deja moo
Reged: 11/05/03
Posts: 30449
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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"Rumors of my death have been exagerated."
- S&T Magazine
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Publishing "Night Sky" shows how out of touch they are with the target market.
I find this statement truly puzzling in view of all that has been said in this thread to this point. The outpouring of regrets and disappointment and outright grief over the ending of NightSky would, to my mind, indicate that the exact opposite was the case.
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Tom W.
SVP8 'She turned me into a 3-legged Newt' EQ
Ralph, the All-Purpose 102mm Refractor
Under the Desert Stars
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. - Galileo Galilei
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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 30263
Loc: montana
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The health of any technical/hobbyist magazine can be judged by the quantity and quality of ad placements by small companies. (Quote)
How many small companies can afford the quantity & quality ads that the major companies place? When I have done a search for an unusual item, very seldom does a small company show up, I'm wondering how many actually exist. I've subscribed a good part of my life to Hobbyist magazines, & no matter what hobby, small companies didn't participate much, but the magazines still flourished.
As Tom mentioned, not only this thread, but a couple of others here on CN, readers are all very disappointed with the demise of Night Sky Magazine.
I subscribe to Astronomy & S&T, (and Night Sky), and there was major differences in all three; each has their own qualities to satisfy almost anyone.
Carol
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Hillbilly_Gazer
Court Jester
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 1791
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What IS an "armchair astronomer"? As amateurs, don't we all fall under that category? Or has my understanding of the term "Armchair -blank-" been incorrect the entire time?
Edit: After some thought I may have puzzled it out. Is it referring to someone who (in this case) reads about astronomy, but doesn't actively participate in the hobby, perhaps? If that is correct, I can't really say that I see anything wrong with that.
Edited by Hillbilly_Gazer (01/08/07 01:40 PM)
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desertstars
Deja moo
Reged: 11/05/03
Posts: 30449
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Considering the weather of late, most of us are armchair astronomers these days.
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Tom W.
SVP8 'She turned me into a 3-legged Newt' EQ
Ralph, the All-Purpose 102mm Refractor
Under the Desert Stars
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. - Galileo Galilei
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Rick Woods
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/27/05
Posts: 4450
Loc: Inner Solar System
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What IS an "armchair astronomer"? As amateurs, don't we all fall under that category? Or has my understanding of the term "Armchair -blank-" been incorrect the entire time?
Edit: After some thought I may have puzzled it out. Is it referring to someone who (in this case) reads about astronomy, but doesn't actively participate in the hobby, perhaps? If that is correct, I can't really say that I see anything wrong with that.
That's my understanding of the term too. You're right, there's not a thing in the world wrong with that. Lots is right with it, in fact. Better to have armchair astronomers than none at all.
- Rick
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- Rick
14" LX200GPS
8" Meade 826C
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