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October 1990 |
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The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level. |
Features The Largest Stars in the Galaxy By
James B. Kaler Scattered throughout the Milky Way are stars so large they could enclose our entire solar system. |
pg. 30 |
Strange Doings at the Milky Way's Core By
Robert Burnham New images from radio telescopes give us our best look yet at the mysterious heart of the Galaxy. |
pg. 39 |
Big, Blue: The Twin Worlds of Uranus and Neptune By
Timothy Dowling Voyager found unexpected differences between these giant worlds. |
pg. 42 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac CCD Cameras: Digital Astrophotography is Here By
Michael Chibnik Is it time to throw out your film? The latest generation of electronic cameras could revolutionize astrophotography. |
pg. 66 |
Update on the SCT: Meade By
Richard Berry Behind the scenes at the Meade factory is an intensive effort to produce quality telescopes. |
pg. 74 |
Update on the SCT: Celestron By
Richard Berry An exclusive tour through the Celestron plant shows their dedication to creating first-rate telescopes. |
pg. 78 |
Galaxies of the Great Square By
David Higgins Spend an autumn night on a unique observing project - collecting views of all the galaxies within the Square of Pegasus. |
pg. 82 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Letters Viewpoint A Beginner's Guide to Star Parties AstroNews Assessing Hubble's Troubles Space News Will Japan Colonize Mars? Amateur News Canadian Astronomers Celebrate Centennial Reader Reports Consistently (Sort-of) Bright Comets Forum Astronomy Books Astronomy Products $1,000 Worth of Eyepieces, Part 2 Meetings and Events Readings and Resources Credits Advertiser Index
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