June 1998

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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

Ask Astro

ASTRONOMY heads back to school, answering a high school class's questions about the cosmos.

pg. 34

History's Great Astronomers

These 25 luminaries changed the way we view the universe.

pg. 38

Jumping Jupiter

By Richard Talcott

With the first two years of its mission complete, the Galileo spacecraft has rewritten the book on the giant planet and its intriguing moons.

pg. 40

Interstellar Trekking

By Ken Croswell

Reaching the stars may not be easy, but technological advances could make the unthinkable possible.

pg. 46

Magic in the Moon's Shadow

By David J. Eicher

ore than 400 people joined ASTRONOMY's editors onboard the GALAXY to witness nature's grandest event: a total eclipse of the sun.

pg. 52

Mastering the Mysterious

By Bob Berman

Even when tackling astronomy's great enigmas, Bohdan Paczynski has a knack for coming up with the right answer.

pg. 58

Celestial Portraits: Bootes & Corona Borealis

By Tom Polakis

These springtime neighbors offer up some beautiful galaxies, pretty double stars, and a surprise or two.

pg. 82

Getting to the Focal Point

By Phil Harrington

Today's market provides the consumer with a galaxy of eyepieces. Here's what you need to know to make an informed purchase.

pg. 90

Departments

Behind the Scenes

Chasing Shadows

Talking Back

AstroNews

- Water Ice Found at Moon's Poles
- Danger Zone: Spiral Arms
- A Dry Riverbed on Mars?
- NEAR Right on Target
- Darkness in the Deep Field
- The Tarantula's Scorching Lair
- The Blinking Sun Gets Hot
- Planets Rising from the Ashes

Sky Show

Normally elusive Uranus and Neptune add luster to the evening, but the best action comes before dawn with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.

Star Stuff

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- Moonshot The Game
- Dob-Eye Eyepiece Holder
- Earth Science/Space Science Study Kits
- Visual Star Spectroscope
Books
- The Universe and the Teacup: The
Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
- Splendors of the Universe - A Practical Guide
to Photographing the Night Sky
- The Once and Future Moon
Bytes
- Hubble Images CD 1.0

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