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September 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 Fires at Cosmic Dawn By
S. George Djorgovski Quasars, those brilliant beacons that shine to us across the universe and from the depths of time, may yield clues to how the galaxies formed. |
pg. 36 |
How to Beat Light Pollution By
Robert Bunge The war against light pollution is far from lost. In fact with the help of people like you, the forces of darkness may just be turning the tide. |
pg. 44 |
Needles in the Cosmic Haystack By
Sally Stephens Astronomers think the Galaxy should be teeming with brown dwarfs - failed stars too small to ignite the fires of nuclear fusion - but have yet to find more than one good candidate. |
pg. 50 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, John Shibley The action centers on the two largest planets, with Saturn appearing at its best for 1995 and Jupiter occulting the star Omega Ophiuchi. |
pg. 56 |
Tune Up Your Telescope for CCD By
Greg Terrance, Ray Ciccariello These nine tips will have you capturing stunning deep-sky images with just a small scope and CCD camera. |
pg. 66 |
Spotlight on Saturn's Satellites By
Richard Talcott A rare alignment betwen Earth and Saturn will keep observers focused on the ringed planet's moons as they elcipse and occult one another. |
pg. 72 |
Big Sky Deep-sky By
Craig Crossen They're big and filled with spectacular naked-eye and binocular targets, yet stellar associations remain underappreciated by most backyard observers. |
pg. 76 |
Tele Vue's New Binocular Viewer By
John Shibley Want to see more detail through your telescope with less eye strain? Then try using this new accessory to view with both eyes. |
pg. 80 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Helping the Forces of Darkness Letters AstroForum Standing on the Shoulders of Giants AstroNews - Neptune's Capricious Clouds
- A Quiet Beast
- Missing Mass - Not Really Missing?
- The Sun Eroded Mars' Atmosphere
- Young Disks Shed Light on Solar System
- Hubble Finding Supports Giant Galactic
Halos
- Remnants of Tunguska
- Looking Inside M31 and M33 Amateur News May Meetings Kick Off Observing Season New Products - Portable 12.5-inch Telescope
- Messier Marathon Guide
- Takahashi's EM-500 German-equatorial
Mount Astronomy Books Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets AstroBytes Tour the Solar System Meetings and Events Resources & Photofacts Advertiser Index Reader Reports Two for the Price of One
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