June 2006
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 first billion years
After the release of the cosmic background radiation, darkness fell over the universe.
Seeing red
Color is the key to understanding asteroid family histories.
Supernova aftermath illustrated
A supernova’s impact lives on long beyond its fading light.
How we discovered Pluto’s new worlds
Planetary scientists S. Alan Stern and Hal Weaver take us inside the search for new worlds.
Are Pluto and Earth two of a kind?
Pluto’s three satellites, like Earth’s Moon, may have formed from a giant collision.
Stargazing in ancient Egypt
The sky inspired Egyptians in science, art, and architecture.
Tour summer’s great globulars
Sure they’re all round, but each globular cluster offers a different view through a telescope.
All hail the king
This guide will help you get the most from observing Jupiter at its best.
Relive the Red Planet’s big show
Astroimagers captured their best views of Mars this past year.
Vixen’s go-anywhere scope
This lightweight refractor combines optical and mechanical excellence, portability, and ease of use.
Departments
This month in Astronomy
Beautiful universe
Letters
Bob Berman’s strange universe
Glenn Chaple’s observing basics
Phil Harrington’s binocular universe
The Big Dipper, part two
News
The sky this month
New products
Book reviews
Coming events
Advertiser index
Resources
Reader gallery
