My 51st article for Astronomy magazine, “Take a Trip to the North Celestial Pole,” is forthcoming in the November 2025 issue. I just got the author’s copy. I’ve been writing for them since 1981. The backstory – the editor contacted me, wondering why I hadn’t signed the contract. I’m usually on top of it. It turns out they sent it to my old email address, which I can no longer access. So I reminded her of the email address I’ve been using for two years. (A different department in the magazine office deals with work orders.) Short story, shorter. I wrote this article over two evenings and submitted it. I’ve written an article in one sitting before, but that’s not my preference!
This is the last issue with my friend David J. Eicher at the helm as Editor-in-Chief. He retired recently, and I’m going to join him in “retirement land” in November.
