I've been a subscriber to the US Sky and Telescope, the grandfather of all astronomy mags, for nearly 30 years and still love it much more than any of the others. In recent years it's enlarged its southern hemisphere coverage in recognition of the fact that its subscribers live all over the world. In general it's a larger & more thorough magazine than Aust S & T which I have mixed feelings about as it includes our local amateur scene but also repeats several of the same articles as the US version each month.
In its early days Astronomy magazine was shaping up to be a reasonable competitor to S& T but in recent years they've really simplified their coverage and angled it very much towards beginners. Clearly a marketing decision to aim at a different demographic. Nothing like the depth of S&T or the expertise on the editorial panel.
One of my great regrets is having once given away the complete set of my early US Sky and Telescopes at a stage when my bookshelves were groaning. I now only have from 1990 - present and will never part with them.
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