November 2004
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
The looming death of Hubble
Even if NASA can refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope by robot, a successful mission will leave astronomers without an optical space telescope within a decade.
The amazing lives of two stars
Big stars and little stars may share a parent cloud, but these disproportionate siblings experience vastly different lives.
Red Sun dying
In a few billion years, the Sun will become a red giant and our solar system’s habitable zone will move to Pluto. Such a far-out zone could represent an important niche in today’s search for extrasolar life.
Build an astro-shed
Have you thought about building an observatory but are concerned your backyard may be too small? Here’s a great way to maximize your equipment while minimizing its impact on your land.
Rambling in the lunar Alps
Interesting and challenging features await observers on the northeastern edge of the Moon’s Imbrium basin.
Classroom astronomy
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Project ASTRO matches astronomers with schoolteachers to bring astronomy to young students.
The Tele Vue-60
It’s been years since our last review of a 2.4-inch refractor, but we found a scope that deserves a report. After reading about Tele Vue’s new 60mm refractor, you may decide to add it to your observing arsenal.
Departments
This month in Astronomy
Letters
Bob Berman’s strange universe
Glenn Chaple’s observing basics
Interview
News
The sky this month
New products
Book reviews
Coming events
Advertiser index
Resources
Reader gallery
