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Tom Polakis wrote:
Examples, Owen? Particularly in deep sky stuff, it's far better than
it ever was. With all due respect to Scotty, "Deep Sky Wonders" was it
back in the so-called glory days of S&T. Now there are typically
several features in each issue. Every time I read posts about the this
or that in the hobby not being as good as it used to be, I'm reminded
that the median age of amateur astronomers is climbing every year, and
there are more grumpy old men than ever. Other than the
ever-brightening sky, the only thing that's worse today in the hobby is
the lack of youth.
I very much agree. Maybe the deep sky coverage as a fraction of the
total magazine has declined somewhat, but I think that's primarily due
to the magazine being larger, with a wider scope (if you will). The
magazine also used to go through cycles, where it would be more oriented
to beginners but become more advanced with each passing year until it
would reset again. That doesn't seem to happen anymore, so I guess if
you compared today's middle-ground with some of the peaks in the past
you might find it a bit lacking, but those peaks never lasted!
Greg
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