[fuso (Anthony)]

Originally Posted by glenluceskies

I fully agree with every single point Peter outlines here.

1. S&S became obscenely unreliable, (a) in their obligation to provide issues to paid subscribers and to newsagents, and (b) in their communications with their customers. They treated their customers with contempt and I hope it never surfaces again.

2. The fact that the S&S website has not changed or been updated in over 2 years shows how interested they are keeping the local community informed of their presence.

3. What ever you may think of the content of AS&T, I believe it is by far the best publication we have seen in this country. And yes I have been critical of the US/local content in the past, also.

4. AS&T is on my newsagent's shelf within days of that same issue arriving at my local telescope dealers.

5. When I started in the hobby 25 years ago, the only two magazines I could get were S&T and Astronomy, and they were by subscription only, and only then did they arrive 2-3 months behind the issue date. We are very fortunate these days.



I promise you, fuso, you'd be the only one who will.

I agree with everything you guys have said

Even I got p*%%ed off with late arrivals and missing issues, my subscription finished on that last issue (how lucky was I), but I still think their later issues are far more appealing than Aust S&T, more aussie written articles, I still remember seeing a big test on eyepieces (over 6 pages I think, aussie written not USA).

I give S&S 9/10 for content, and 0/10 logistics/service


Why are most if not all their equipment tests (Aust S&T) just copied from the US issue?
When I ever buy an Astro mag (3-5 per year) maybe one would be Aust S&T.
Yet when I buy other mags ( fishing, cars, planes,………etc) most are Aust mags!