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July 2003 |
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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 By
Naomi Lubick What was it about Earth's atmosphere that made our planet "just right" for life, whle Mars and Venus became inhospitable? Although the phrase "greenhouse gases" has taken on threatening overtones in recent years, these gases historically were responsible for creating an Earth (and perhaps even a Mars) capable of sustaining life. |
pg. 36 |
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Bob Berman The breakup of the shuttle Columbia is only the latest in a string of space-flight mishaps that range from the tragic to the absurd. Bob Berman argues that risk is inevitable in the quest to go where no one has gone before. |
pg. 42 |
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Rolf Danner, Ray Jayawardhana Astronomers are learning how to combine light from more than one telescope to create virtual telescopes with incredible resolution. |
pg. 48 |
Sagittarius By
Tom Polakis Gorgeous, bright nebulae, star clusters, dark nebulae, and star clouds lie within the heart of the Milky Way in Sagittarius. |
pg. 71 |
Simple skyshooting By
John Shibley Learn to record the ever-changing sky with a regular camera and sturdy tripod. Examples abound in this how-to piece on astrophotography. |
pg. 78 |
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Tom Polakis Are you looking for a special vacation retreat - one with dark skies, large telescopes, and friendly guides? Star Hill Inn is the place for you. |
pg. 82 |
Gunning for the gas giants By
Alister Ling Uranus and Neptune are surprisingly easy to spot with binoculars and telescopes. Use this handy guide to locate them over the next several months. |
pg. 86 |
Departments This month in Astronomy A tale of three planets Beautiful universe A star erupts Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Colors of a summer night Glenn Chaple's observing basics Double vision: Enjoy the simple beauty of double stars. News - Chicxulub revisited
- Quasars eject matter
- Three big questions in cosmology
- Mars: Look now and go now
- Hunting in the Lyman alpha forest The sky this month The Red Planet's remarkable return. Ask Astro Laser eye surgery, the star Mira, meteoroid vs. asteroid New products - TEC 12-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain
- Carson SkyView 350mm
- Denkmeier Optical SCTR Richfield
Star-Sweeper
- Tele Vue Nagler Type 6 Eyepieces Book reviews - Celestial Delights
- Solar System Voyage
- Mars: The Red Planet
- Red Planet: Scientific and Cultural
Encounters with Mars Coming events Advertiser index Resources Reader gallery
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