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June 1991 |
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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 Genesis of Binary Stars By
Alan P. Boss Double stars are everywhere in space, yet how they form is still a mystery. |
pg. 34 |
ROSAT's Penetrating X-ray Visions By
Alan Dyer An unsung satellite has been quietly mapping the x-ray sky, returning unprecedented views of the high-energy universe. |
pg. 42 |
Seeing the World through Infrared Eyes By
Neil F. Comins If our eyes were sensitive to infrared light, we'd have a Van Gogh night sky, with stars set amid halos of dust. |
pg. 50 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Travel Tips for the Big Eclipse By
Joel K. Harris All you'll need to know so your eclipse trip does not become the vacation from hell. |
pg. 68 |
The Dance of the Jovian Moons By
John E. Westfall The dance goes on, as Jupiter's moons continue to hide and eclipse one another - but not for much longer. |
pg. 76 |
The Wonders of the Coma Cluster By
Alan Goldstein From a star cluster nearby to a galaxy cluster far away, Coma Berenices offers a diversity of telescopic targets. |
pg. 80 |
ASTRONOMY Tests the Meade 2045 By
Alan Dyer It's a compact, go-anywhere telescope that's perfect for a large segment of the buying public. |
pg. 84 |
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