Australian Sky & Telescope is a magazine published by professional publishers with decades of experience in the publishing industry behind them. We understand the needs of our advertisers and are keen to work with you to realise your goals.
Available in all of the major newsagencies throughout Australia, Australian Sky & Telescope provides a wide distribution.
On-time publication is an important aspect of advertising. It allows your advertisement to be on display in shops for the full period indicated below, and gives advertisers the confidence to plan for special promotions. Through Australian Sky & Telescope, advertisers now have a local astronomy magazine that delivers to a strong readership that appreciates reliability.
Australian Sky & Telescope offers the Australian astronomy market a publishing schedule that is consistent and predictable. Our regular advertisers are able to have their products on show to readers throughout the entire year.
Closing and On-sale Dates for Australian Sky & Telescope
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Advertising booking deadline |
Material close |
On Sale* |
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Aug/Sep 2010
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14 May
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21 May
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21 July
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Oct 2010
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2 July
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9 July
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8 September
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Nov/Dec 2010
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13 August
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20 August
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20 October
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Jan 2011
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1 October
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8 October
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8 December
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Feb/Mar 2011
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12 November
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19 November
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19 January
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Apr 2011
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31 December
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7 January
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9 March
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May/Jun 2011
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11 February
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18 February
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20 April
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Jul 2011
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1 April
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8 April
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8 June
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* Note: These are newsstand ”on sale” dates. Subscribers generally receive their magazines several days earlier.
We request that changes to ongoing booked advertising requirements for regular advertisers please be notified by the above Advertising deadline dates. Advertisers appearing in more than one successive issue will be assumed to be repeating their advertisement unless new artwork is supplied by the above material closing dates.
Specifications & Requirements
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Print process
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Web offset
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Binding process
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Saddle-stitched
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Publication trim size
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222mm x 276mm
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Dimensions – Non-bleed
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Double page spread
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414mm x 248mm
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Full page
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192mm x 248mm
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Two-thirds page
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125mm x 248mm
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Half page (horizontal)
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192mm x 122mm
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Half page (vertical)
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125mm x 184mm
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One-third page (square)
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125mm x 122mm
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One-third pages (vertical)
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58mm x 248mm
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Quarter page (square)
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93mm x 122mm
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Quarter page (horizontal)
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125mm x 58mm
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Quarter page (vertical)
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58mm x 122mm
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Dimensions – Bleed
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Full page
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230mm x 284mm
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Trim Size
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222mm x 276mm
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Double page spread
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453mm x 284mm
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Trim size
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445mm x 276mm
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Hold “live” matter
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5mm from the trim
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Market Place ads
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One-third (vertical)
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57mm x 248mm
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One-quarter (vertical)
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57mm x 186mm
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One-sixth (horizontal)
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117mm x 59mm
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One-sixth (vertical)
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57mm x 122mm
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One-eighth
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57mm x 89mm
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One-twelfth
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57mm x 59mm
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