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Cover story · Sky & Telescope · May 2026
A shared sky. A collective ambition.
What becomes possible when astrophotographers share access, experience, and the work of making an image? My May 2026 cover story follows the Gateway Project and the people behind its view of the night sky.
Cover photograph: John Klearman.
Explore the May issue ↗
AAA · 2025
The Stone Soup of Astrophotography ↗
How shared equipment, knowledge, and small individual contributions can add up to a different kind of imaging community.
AAA · 2025Rubin Observatory: First Images ↗
A first look at a new survey of the sky. Rubin’s Cosmic Treasure Chest image contains about 10 million galaxies—an extraordinary invitation to keep looking.