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August 1993 |
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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 What's Next for Astronomy? By
David J. Eicher Top astronomers predict the breakthroughs of the next 20 years. |
pg. 29 |
Cheap Shots By
Michael Carroll NASA's ambitious goal for exploring the solar system: Big science for few dollars. |
pg. 38 |
Big Scopes: Dawn of a New Era By
Robert Bunge If you thought the 200-inch Hale telescope was big, wait until you see the dozen telescopes now under construction. |
pg. 48 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Celestial Sights of the Future By
Alan Dyer, Richard Talcott Eclipses, transits, and a possible meteor storm top our list of must-see events of the coming decades. |
pg. 64 |
Deep-Sky Summer: The Milky Way By
David J. Eicher Don't miss the glorious sights of the summer sky. |
pg. 70 |
A Double Dose of Asteroids By
Richard Talcott View Vesta and Pallas as they grace the late summer sky. |
pg. 74 |
Gearing Up for the Perseids By
Philip M. Bagnall This month's Perseid meteor shower could be the best ever. |
pg. 76 |
Twenty Years of Great Astrophotos A gallery of reader photos shows why ASTRONOMY is the world's most beautiful astronomy magazine. |
pg. 84 |
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