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May 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 To The Edge: Missions to Pluto and Neptune By
Ken Croswell Scientists are planning new spacecraft for flights to the outermost planets of the solar system. |
pg. 34 |
Unfolding Mysteries of Stellar Cycles By
Sallie Baliunas, Steven Saar For unknown reasons, the magnetic cycles of stars sometimes turn off. |
pg. 42 |
Life around a Larger Sun By
Neil F. Comins With a larger Sun, Earth might have been a scorched world populated by alien creatures. |
pg. 50 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac How to Polar Align Your Telescope By
Michael Porcellino Get your telescope tracking properly by lining it up on the celestial pole. |
pg. 68 |
In Pursuit of Pluto By
Richard Talcott Find the most elusive planet and join a select club. |
pg. 73 |
Watching Halley's Debris By
Philip M. Bagnall Comet Halley may be gone but its dust hits Earth every May, creating a shower of meteors. |
pg. 78 |
Building Owl Observatory - Part 2 By
Jim Krick Down goes the floor and up go the walls in this easy-to-build backyard observatory. |
pg. 82 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Letters Viewpoint Amateurs and the Media AstroNews News from the AAS Space News Ulysses at the Turning Point Amateur News Astronomy Day 1992 Reader Reports Jupiter's Ongoing Activity Astronomy Books AstroBytes Dance of the Planets New Astronomy Products Meetings and Events Readings and Credits Advertiser Index
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