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January 1996 |
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Features Galileo Arrives at Jupiter By
Paul Weissman, Marcia Segura Its six-year journey finally over, the Galileo spacecraft prepares to revolutionize our knowledge of the giant planet and its family of satellites. |
pg. 36 |
Cosmic Billiards By
Stephen Schiller It used to be a normal binary system, but SS Lacertae appears to have lost one of its members when another star collided with it. |
pg. 46 |
Second Chance Planets By
Sally Stephens No one ever expected to find planets in the hostile environs of a pulsar. Now astronomers are trying to figure out how they got there. |
pg. 50 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Alister Ling The bright planets stay close to the Sun this month, providing several pretty twilight views as the crescent Moon passes nearby. |
pg. 58 |
A Trip Through the Wasteland By
Lee T. Macdonald A small scope can show you surprisingly pretty star clusters and galaxies in the unassuming constellations of Camelopardalis and Lynx. |
pg. 68 |
Touring Winter's Best Double Stars By
Mark T. Stauffer This season's finest doubles offer a wide range of striking colors for viewers with modest telescopes. |
pg. 72 |
Catch a Comet on Film By
Rick Dilsizian With the bright comet Hale-Bopp set to make an impressive appearance, now's the time to hone your technique for capturing this cosmic interloper. |
pg. 78 |
Power to Go By
Joseph Kempter If you need electricity to run your telescope out under a dark sky, this quick weekend project is for you. |
pg. 86 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Galileo: Jupiter at Last! Letters AstroForum The View from Mount Hamilton AstroNews - First Planet Found Orbiting a Solar Twin
- Hubble Supports Young Universe
- Saturn Satellites Come and Go
- Hubble Sees Hale-Bopp
- Another Brown Dwarf?
- Io Active as Galileo Approaches
- Hubble Finds Ozone on Ganymede Amateur News - AstroFest Draws Record Crowds
- CNN Taps Atlanta Astro-talent Astronomy Books What I Did on My Alien Abduction AstroBytes This Moon Is Free Meetings and Events Resources & Photofacts New Products - Super-efficient Dew Controller
- Beginner's Reflecting Telescope
- Orion's 90mm Equatorial Refractor Advertiser Index Reader Reports The Solar System Parade Ultimate Exposure
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