Donald W. Olson

New ArrivalsThe typical American worker has been at his or her current job for less than 10 years. So it's amazing to think that half our editors have been at Sky Telescope for one to three decades. With "only" 17 years under my belt, I guess I'm just getting broken in!I think similarly long...

FOCAL POINTTurning Pro: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyAmateur and professional astrono-. mers share a deep love for the beauty and majesty of the night sky. But contrary to what many amateurs believe, their worlds are very different.Not all professionals began their careers building telescopes,...

FOCAL POINTCosmic CorrespondenceI seek to contact the scientific community to make a presentation. . . . This letter is the only form of communication I have, because I am in prison.English teachers and romantic neo-Vic-torians both bemoan the decline of personal correspondence. The telephone, jet...