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May 1995 |
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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 Lies at the Milky Way's Center? By
Ken Croswell A supermassive black hole may anchor the swirling clouds of gas and dust and countless millions of stars that populate the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. |
pg. 32 |
Mission to Planet Earth By
Dave Bruning Sophisticated radar onboard the space shuttle Endeavour helps Earth scientists probe the potentially deadly volcano Taal in the Philippine Islands. |
pg. 44 |
Making Sense of Shoemaker-Levy 9 By
Paul Weissman What really happened when the comet smashed into Jupiter last summer? |
pg. 48 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Jeff Kanipe Naked-eye observers will be able to relish the Eta Aquarids, the best meteor shower of the year, and telescope owners can hunt down the elusive outermost planet, Pluto. |
pg. 56 |
Summer Sky Spectacular By
Rod Pommier Even a modest telescope will reveal wonderful detail in fifteen of summer's best nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. |
pg. 66 |
Jupiter at Its Best By
Wynn Wacker The giant planet offers backyard observers an intricately detailed atmosphere and a quartet of satellites in ceaseless motion. |
pg. 72 |
Life in the Fast Lane By
Alan Dyer Tests show a clear winner among slide films that record the night sky in the quickest time. |
pg. 76 |
This Is Not Your Father's Telescope By
John Shibley ASTRONOMY puts Meade's equatorial Newtonian through its paces, finding quality optics in a package with potential for astrophotography. |
pg. 82 |
Departments Behind the Scenes You, Too, Can Be a Winner Letters AstroForum The Care and Feeding of Black Holes AstroNews - A Stellar Fossil
- Neptune Sheds a Spot
- Big News from Small Stars
- Supersonic Jets Found in M106
- 3D Map Reveals Bubble in LMC
- Powerful Object Found in Galaxy Center
- How Stars Explode Amateur News Observatory's Second Chance New Products - Takahashi Refractor
- Tektite Kit
- Celestron Giant Binoculars
- Portable Styrofoam Dome
- Zeiss-Jena Binoculars
- Europe at Night Poster
Astronomy Books Test Driving Your Telescope AstroBytes Make Circles for Your Dob Meetings and Events Resources & Photofacts Advertiser Index Reader Reports Nine in One Night
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