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March 1992 |
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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 Best Black Hole in the Galaxy By
Ken Croswell An object called A0620-00 is now the best suspect for a black hole in the Milky Way. |
pg. 30 |
Fire in the Sky By
Russ Sampson Here's how explosions on the Sun create fantastic displays of northern lights. |
pg. 38 |
Star Dust By
Gerrit L. Verschuur New infrared images are giving astronomers a first accurate look at the stuff between the stars. |
pg. 46 |
Bursting with Surprises By
Richard Talcott They are powerful and short-lived, and can appear anywhere in the sky. |
pg. 54 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Going Deep for Galaxies By
David J. Eicher A gallery of galaxies demonstrates how far astrophotography has come. |
pg. 68 |
Six Steps to Better Astro-Prints By
Larry Myers Improving your astrophoto prints may be easier than you think. |
pg. 76 |
How to Clean Your Optics By
Michael Porcellino Dust off those mirrors and clean up those lenses - safely! |
pg. 81 |
Seeing the Most on Jupiter By
Jose Olivarez Turn your telescope toward the brightest object in the evening sky. |
pg. 85 |
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