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October 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
Michael Carroll After eight fruitful years of exploring Jupiter and its moons, the Galileo spacecraft makes a final flyby of Amalthea before plunging into the planet's atmosphere. |
pg. 36 |
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Ray Jayawardhana The Orion Nebula is the Great White Way of the sky - it's the nearest place where big stars are born. Find out what astronomers are learning about this bustling stellar district. |
pg. 42 |
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Bob Berman Columbia University astronomer David Helfand is out to change the way science is done. And that means stepping on some pretty big toes. |
pg. 48 |
Tucana and Hydrus By
Tom Polakis If the star clusters and nebulae of the Milky Way aren't enough to satisfy your deep-sky desires, the Toucan and Little Water Snake offer some extragalactic treats as well. |
pg. 72 |
The Straight Wall By
Robert Burnham The Straight Wall is one of the most observed features on the Moon. This area, however, offers a number of other interesting highlights just waiting to be seen. |
pg. 76 |
Stars on the stars By
Susan Karlin Celebrities generally use mirrors for self-reflection, but we found music, sports, and television stars who also use mirrors (and lenses) to scan the skies. |
pg. 78 |
Off-axis vision By
Phil Harrington The special characteristics of this telescope put it in a class by itself. Discover if this is the best of both worlds as ASTRONOMY reviews the DGM OA-3.6ATS. |
pg. 82 |
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John Shibley Visual observing is great, but perhaps you'd like to capture images of what you see. Use this fact-filled guide to cross over into the realm of astrophotography. |
pg. 86 |
Departments This month in Astronomy Galileo's end of the road Beautiful universe Centaurus A, a peculiar galaxy Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Making the antisolar point Glenn Chaple's observing basics Score with the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Interview "Bad astronomer" Phil Plait News - Comets take on the Sun
- Supernova in M74
- Moon Race II: China vs. India
- Layers of sediment on Mars
- The Sun's rough surface
- Magnetic star acts up
- Possible limit on pulsars' spin The sky this month Mars commands the southern sky Ask Astro Globular clusters, Beetlejuice, Full Moon rising New products - Vixen VMC200L catadioptric
- MaxView II 2" eyepiece
- Astro Aimer
- Nite I's 2" to 1.25" adapter Book reviews - Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica
- Leaving Earth
- Touring the Universe Coming events Advertisers index Resources Reader Gallery
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