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July 1993 |
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Features Dance of the Double Sun By
Ken Croswell Spiraling inexorably closer, a pair of Sun-like stars in Vulpecula are destined to merge. |
pg. 26 |
Spuds in Space By
Damon Simonelli How would you map a Martian moon shaped like a potato? |
pg. 34 |
Neon Nova By
Dave Bruning When an obscure star in Cygnus exploded last year, astronomers studied in exquisite detail its expanding shell of glowing gas. |
pg. 36 |
Cosmic Tug of War By
David Burstein, Peter L. Manly Everything in our part of the universe is rushing headlong toward a massive object known as the Great Attractor. |
pg. 40 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Getting Focused on Sharper Photos By
Chris Schur Breathe life into dull astrophotos with these simple focusing techniques. |
pg. 58 |
Computing Mars and Jupiter By
Richard Talcott Let your computer calculate what's visible on Mars and Jupiter. |
pg. 64 |
Using Meade's LX200 By
Alan Dyer Is Meade's new LX200 computer-controlled telescope the wave of the future? |
pg. 66 |
Clear Skies on Mars By
Donald C. Parker, Richard Berry Mars avoided major dust storms this year, but observers did note thin clouds of water vapor. |
pg. 72 |
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