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April 1996 |
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Features The Day the Dinosaurs Died By
Ron Cowen Untold numbers of species perished after an asteroid smashed Earth 65 million years ago. Here's what happened that fateful day. |
pg. 34 |
Into the Maelstrom By
Robert Burnham The Galileo probe has changed our view of Jupiter forever. |
pg. 42 |
To the Edge of Space and Time By
Robert Naeye Hubble peers deep to capture galaxies as they formed. |
pg. 46 |
Two New Solar Systems By
Robert Naeye Astronomers discover two more Jupiter-sized planets orbiting Sun-like stars. |
pg. 50 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Rick Shaffer Watch the Moon disappear into Earth's shadow during April's early evening eclipse. |
pg. 56 |
Galaxies on Edge By
Ronald W. Kohl Take your springtime observing to new extremes with a modest-sized scope by spying the thin disks of edge-on spirals. |
pg. 66 |
An April Shower By
Philip M. Bagnall The Lyrid meteor shower won't bring May flowers, but with no Moon the night sky will bloom with incinerating comet debris. |
pg. 72 |
An Exotic Eclipse By
Jeff Kanipe Shadow chasers returned from Asia with stunning photos. |
pg. 74 |
Hypercharge Your Astrofilm By
John Shibley Hypering turns slow, fine-grained film into a super performer. |
pg. 78 |
A Window into the Deep By
Tom Johnston With a large telescope, you can scan across 500 million light-years to see the rich and varied Hercules Cluster of galaxies. |
pg. 82 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Mystery Planets, Round 2 Letters AstroNews - Not-So-Naked Quasars
- A Planet at Beta Pictoris?
- Sea-Ice Ridges on Jupiter's Moon Europa
- Putting the Sun in Its Place
- Multiple Impact on Earth by Asteroid or
Comet String?
- Next Stop, Comet Wild 2 Amateur News - CCDs Front and Center
- The Other Star Party in Texas Astronomy Books A Hubble Double Dip AstroBytes Planetary Observing Made Easy Meetings and Events Resources & Photofacts New Products - Economically Priced Binoculars
- Batteryless Red Flashlight
- Binocular Mount
- Solar Eclipse Poster Advertiser Index Reader Reports Night of the Leonids Ultimate Exposure
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