Sky & Telescope July 2024 Magazine

In the July 2024 issue of Sky & Telescope, we’ve got a case of Moon madness. First, we take you on a tour of the Moon paired with stunning sketches by Cindy Krach. Then, we travel back in time to meet with another group of lunatics, the wealthy and powerful intellectuals of the Lunar Society, who only met during the full Moon. While many of us may think we have a special relationship with Lady Luna, including the Lunar Society, no one has gotten quite as close as the Apollo astronauts who brought samples of her dust and rocks back to Earth, so we’re taking a look at all the out-of-this-world samples that humans and robots have brought back to our home planet so far. And finally, who lights up the Moon like nothing else? The Sun, of course. So we detail how to capture Sol’s brilliant light and exciting dark spots in incredible detail.