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December 1993 |
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Features The Star That Blew a Hole in Space By
Richard G. Teske We live in a vast, expanding bubble carved out of interstellar space. A strange gamma-ray Pulsar may be the smoking gun of the supernova that created this bubble. |
pg. 30 |
Death from the Sky By
Christopher Chyba In 1908 a small asteroid exploded over remote Siberia, sounding a warning astronomers are just beginning to hear. |
pg. 38 |
The Odd Little Moons of Mars By
Damond Benningfield Are Phobos and Deimos captured asteroids? Controversy still shrouds the origin of these tiny Martian satellites. |
pg. 48 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac The Storm That Got Away By
David J. Eicher August's Perseid meteor shower provided backyard observers with an eye-catching display. |
pg. 68 |
Orion's Showpiece Nebula By
David J. Eicher Glowing gas, dark dust, and bright stars adorn the stunning Orion Nebula. |
pg. 74 |
Orion's Low-Cost Dobsonians By
Alan Dyer If you're looking for good optics in an inexpensive package, check out Orion's new line of telescopes. |
pg. 78 |
Catch the Geminid Meteor Shower By
Mark J. Coco With the Moon out of the way, this month's Geminid shower promises an outstanding show. |
pg. 82 |
Sunrise over the Lunar Alps By
Michael T. Kitt The rugged lunar Alps beckon telescopic trekkers when sunlight washes the shores of Mare Imbrium. |
pg. 86 |
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