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August 1992 |
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Features Seeing a Brave New World By
Joel K. Harris The Keck telescope, largest in the world, is now complete and ready to explore the universe. |
pg. 22 |
Interplanetary Fugitives By
Lucy-Ann McFadden, Clark Chapman Asteroids that come close to Earth pose a danger - and an opportunity. |
pg. 22 |
Volcanic Twilights By
Alister Ling How does an eruption of a volcano half a world away color our skies brilliant shades of red? |
pg. 36 |
COBE's Big Bang By
Richard Talcott An orbiting satellite has provided a startling glimpse of the origin of galaxies. |
pg. 42 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Prime Time for Uranus and Neptune By
Richard Talcott It's been 170 years since these two planets have been this close together in the sky. |
pg. 56 |
Staging a Moon Shot By
Mark J. Coco Here's how to photograph the Moon through your telescope. |
pg. 62 |
Observing Bright Planetary Nebulae in Sagittarius By
Richard Jakiel Spend an evening hunting the starclouds of the Milky Way for the shells of dying stars. |
pg. 68 |
Build a Universal Tripod By
M. Leon Knott Build it tall, build it short, build it any way you want. Here's one tripod that fits all. |
pg. 76 |
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