Australian Sky & Telescope

[Markaus]

any good to subscribe to for a year? is it worth the $$

thks

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Yep.

Adrian

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yep

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Yep

[madwayne (Wayne)]

Just renewed my subscription earlier today, so yep

Wayne

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Yep!

[ngcles]

Hi Markaus,

Nah ... load of rubbish for the most part. (insert tongue-in-cheek emoticon here).

... except of course for the Deep Sky Delights and Binocular Highlight columns that are brilliantly penned by an outrageously talented, exceptionally loquacious, good-looking but equally modest individual. (insert second tongue-in-cheek emoticon here).


Best,

Les D

P.S .. see signature block.

We'd love to have you as a subscriber Mark if you are interested. Buy an issue or two at the paper-shop and if you like what you read and would like to have it cheaper and delivered, subscribe!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

It has some pretty good pictures in it too. LOL

[ngcles]

Hi All,

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

It has some pretty good pictures in it too. LOL

Mmmmm ... I believe the July 2010 issue is a stand-put on that front ...


Best,

Les D

P.S Gosh, two emoticons in two posts -- must be going nutty!

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yep,

Great magazine but ugly photos of the staff throughout

no Les, stop hitting me . . . heelllp!

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

I subscribe for Sue French alone.
Oh yes and the DSD and Binos articles!!!

[cybereye (Mario)]

Yes it is worth it - my eldest son, like me, is always excited when it arrives in the post!

Cheers,
Mario

[Ric]

Definitely worth it.

The fellow that writes Deep Sky Delights really knows his stuff too

I'm just about to renew my subscription for another two years.

Cheers

[Sarge (Rod)]

I concur - 2 thumbs up from me. I look forward to every issue.


Rod

[AstralTraveller (David)]

I think the only debate is whether to get the AS&T or just S&T. You certainly get more local content in AS&T, especially in observing guides, and contributions from Oz photgraphers but I think (and doubtless I'll be corrected if I'm wrong!) there is more news and science in the American version. If I'm right you need to decide what is more valuable to you - or get both.

[mozzie (Peter)]

yep the best don't worry about the 1 year subscription just go the 2 years thats all i do uummm!!! i think i'm 17 copies in front...

[kustard (Simon)]

+1 to the "yeps", loads of good articles and images and many toys to drool over

[OneOfOne (Trevor)]

I used to subscribe to both the Australian and US ones, however, I have let the US one lapse as there is a very large overlap in content, perhaps 25-35%. The US one usually had an article first and then it would be in the next Australian issue. Even though my US one lapsed at the end of the year, there is still the ocassional article that I have already read, I suspect the overlap is over now though.

As for the price? Yes, worth it and don't bother with one year, go with two.

[Paul Haese]

Originally Posted by ngcles

... except of course for the Deep Sky Delights and Binocular Highlight columns that are brilliantly penned by an outrageously talented, exceptionally loquacious, good-looking but equally modest individual. (insert second tongue-in-cheek emoticon here).

LOL, what a crack up Les. You forgot good bloke in your assessment of him.

I think I have almost got a nearly permanent subscription.

To Mark, it is the only mag we have here with quite a bit of local content. Well written and with interesting articles. Yes give it a go. The subscriptions are worth the money and you will get them every month.

[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

I like to get both the Aus and Us ones but was getting tired of all the paper sitting around, but I've solved that by subscribing to the electronic version of the US one - cheaper and doesn't take any space. So I've still got both. Its a must for finding out what's going on around Aus (and coming in here, too, of course).