How amateur astronomy has evolved in the past half-century

With this issue, Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary. I bought the first issue of the magazine from a newsstand in Columbus, Ohio. While the stories eventually drew my interest, I was more fascinated with the ads. With the turn of each page, my question was, “Is there anything new that can help me observe?” ThingsContinue reading ” How amateur astronomy has evolved in the past half-century”
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