The Inbox Newsletter
Astronomy Books of Hermograph Press
Author/Book Talks on Astronomy
The Inbox Magazine on Astronomy News, Sky Events, and Astronomy in Everyday Life
A twice-monthly newsletter that began May 2021, and that:
* brings the most interesting news stories (This Just In) which connect to the current night sky,
* Sky-Lites covers the Solar System happenings in the sky,
* For the Future–upcoming events you should be aware of,
* Deeper Looks–detailed look at one topic,
* and the quirky findings of Astronomy in Everyday Life.
The Galactic Times also offers other occasional features and articles including travel stories with an astronomical bent, software information, and other things…the universe is vast…..
Many stories come from the latest news in world astronomy conferences and journals. All the stories are authoritatively written by astronomer, journalist and educator Dr. Larry Krumenaker.
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The Latest Six Issues: (click here to go to All Posts)
- TGT #110 – Seeing Invisible Surfaces – Any Day Now Nova May Also Send Out Gamma Rays – Moon (Bad, Hides Meteors), (Good, Reveals Two Planets) (Wet, Changes River Name) – EUBD Post #5A
TGT 5/1/26: TJI: Tiny World Reveals Surface, Soon-To-Explode Nova May Give Out Gamma Rays; Sky-Lites: Venus Races towards Jupiter, Moon Hides Meteor Shower, Reveals Two Planets; AEL- East GA sites - TGT #109PC – Exploration of the List of Ten Exploration of the Universe Stars (Part C) [Paid Subscriber Issue]
TGT 4/1/26: Stars With Just Coordinates–what do we know? - TGT #109PB – Exploration of the List of Ten Exploration of the Universe Stars (Part B) [Paid Subscriber Issue]
TGT 4/1/26: Polaris, Thuban, Dubhe, and BS Tauri–what do we know? - TGT #109PA – Exploration of the List of Ten Exploration of the Universe Stars (Part A) [Paid Subscriber Issue]
TGT 4/1/26: 40 Eridani, Aldebaran, and Wolf 359, what do we know? - TGT #109 – Moonlight is for (Nature’s) Lovers – A Brief Sungrazing Experience – Planetary Traffic Jam in Dawn – First Good Meteor Shower of the Year
TGT 4/1/26: Sky-Lites–Full Moon Names for April; Mars, Moon, Mercury and Saturn Mingle in the Dawn; Regulus Under the Moon; Streaking Stars from the Harp. - TGT #108 – X-Rayed Ringed Planets – Growing Food on Moon and Mars – How to Destroy the Sky – Sun-grazing Comets – and More Stories
TGT 3/17/26: TJI–Ringed Planets Sonified from X-Rays, SpaceX’s Million Mirrors, Growing Food With Lunar and Martian Soil; Sky-Lites–Venus Joins Jupiter in Evening Sky, Mercury in the Dawn.
Galactic Times Books on General Astronomy
of Hermograph Press
May 2026–The Galactic Times lends its name to the new Astronomy Book Division of Hermograph Press!
Our first astronomy books is at the printers and intends to be shipped around June 1st! It is called From Out of the Sky and is on the Basics of Meteors and Meteoritics, using Alabama’s unique and unusual heritage–the Deep South’s only meteor crater, an event when a woman was hit by a 9-pound meteor and lived to tell the tale, and the origin of the state’s license plate motto, “Stars Fell on Alabama”. Then more serious discussion on how and when to watch meteors and meteor showers, how to tell a meteorite from an Earth Rock, fireballs and how to watch them and what you can learn by doing so! And more!
The book is on Pre-Publication discount sale for $14.99 through Ma 31st, 2026. Order a copy today!
Author/Book Talks on Astronomy
Astronomical Public Talks on Astronomy with Dr. Lawrence Krumenaker
June 1, 2026 Alabama Paleontology Society, Birmingham, AL “Watch Out Below! Alabama’s Crazy History with Meteors”