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February 1996 |
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Features Lone Star Infants By
Ken Croswell How could a nearby star system just 10 million years old lie so far from any region of star formation? |
pg. 36 |
Stellar Graveyard By
Dave Bruning Dozens of dying stars found by the Hubble Space Telescope in the globular cluster M4 could help establish the age of the universe. |
pg. 44 |
The Remarkable Odyssey of Jane Luu By
Marcia Bartusiak Meet an astronomer who as a child escaped war-torn Vietnam and later helped expand the boundaries of our solar system. |
pg. 46 |
Wormholes and Spacetime Paradoxes By
J. Craig Wheeler Some theorists think wormholes may hold the secret to traveling through space and time. |
pg. 52 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Rick Shaffer The evening sky offers the Moon passing just south of Venus and Saturn's rings turned edge-on one last time. |
pg. 58 |
Here Comes Hale-Bopp By
David J. Eicher What may be the brightest comet in 20 years should put on a spectacular display over the next 15 months. |
pg. 68 |
Come-As-You-Are Astrophotography By
Larry Landolfi Create stunning nightscapes with the simplest equipment. |
pg. 74 |
Tracking a Distant Comet World By
David J. Eicher Big-scope owners can take the challenge of finding Chiron, the distant asteroid-turned-comet that reaches perihelion this month. |
pg. 80 |
Beat Back the Dew Blues By
John Shibley Rid your observing session of annoying dew and frost. |
pg. 84 |
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- Black Holes Galore
- New Planet Update
- A Nova in Cassiopeia
- The Many Faces of a Quasar
- The Big Crunch
- Nearing First Light
- A Natural Laser in Space
- Sweeping the Outer Solar System Amateur News - Enchanted Skies
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