Star messenger

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The messenger of the stars

description Austrian astronomical journal
First edition April 1958
founder Adolf Riehs
Frequency of publication per month
Web link Web presence
ISSN (print)

Der Sternenbote is an Austrian monthly astronomical journal published by the Astronomical Office in Vienna.

It was founded in April 1958 by Adolf Riehs and later continued by Hermann Mucke until his death. The Messenger of the Stars was last published in February 2019 and was officially discontinued in June 2019.

The magazine typically contained articles on the following topics:

  • Main contributions
  • Brief reports, including solar activity
  • Ephemeris of current comets etc.
  • Observation reports
  • Calendar
  • Book presentations
  • Event information

The monthly was published in A5 format and consisted of folded, unstapled sheets of paper in a blue envelope. The authors of the main articles now include numerous amateur astronomers and scientists in the field of “Heaven and Space”.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Messenger of the Stars in 2019
  2. CV. Astronomical Bureau , accessed November 17, 2019 .