Sky & Telescope - November 2024 - 2

CONTENTS
November 2024
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ASTRONOMY
FEATURES
12 Portrait of a Supernova
A nearby stellar explosion has
offered astronomers the chance to
examine the event in detail.
By Kerry Hensley
18 Jupiter Deflection Project
A group of amateurs gathered last
year to measure the gas giant's
gravitational effect on starlight.
By Don Bruns & Stan Moore
Cover Story:
22 Observe M33's Brightest
Stars and Clusters
Grab your largest telescope and
check out some of the Triangulum
Galaxy's best-kept secrets.
By Scott Harrington
30 Vincent van Gogh and the
Setting Sun
When and where did the great
Dutch artist create a pair of
beautiful paintings?
By Donald W. Olson, Louis Verbraak
& Ferry Zijp
36 Why Are There Seven
Sisters?
Many cultures tell intriguingly
similar stories about the Pleiades.
By Ray Norris
60 Build Your Own Refractor
Here's how to make a telescope
using lenses instead of mirrors.
By Jerry Oltion
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The spiral galaxy M33
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OBSERVING
41 November's Sky at a Glance
By Diana Hannikainen
42 Lunar Almanac & Northern
Hemisphere Sky Chart
43 Binocular Highlight
By Mathew Wedel
44 Southern Hemisphere
Sky Chart
45 Stories in the Stars
By Stephen James O'Meara
46 Sun, Moon & Planets
By Gary Seronik
48 Celestial Calendar
By Bob King
52 Exploring the Solar System
By Thomas A. Dobbins
54 Planetary Almanac
55 Suburban Stargazer
By Ken Hewitt-White
58 Pro-Am Conjunction
By Diana Hannikainen
S&T TEST REPORT
66 Sky-Watcher's CQ350-Pro
Equatorial Mount
By Dennis di Cicco
COLUMNS / DEPARTMENTS
4 Spectrum
By Peter Tyson
6 From Our Readers
7 75, 50 & 25 Years Ago
By Roger W. Sinnott
8 News Notes
70 Astronomer's Workbench
By Jerry Oltion
72 Beginner's Space
By Camille M. Carlisle
73 New Product Showcase
74 Gallery
83 Event Calendar
84 Focal Point
By Rich Isaacman & Linda French
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