June 2016
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
How we discovered Planet Nine
In early 2016, astronomers stunned the world by announcing the discovery of a very distant outer planet in the solar system. Here is its story, direct from the team leader.
How Vera Rubin discovered dark matter
This famous astronomer carved herself a well-deserved place in history.
Asteroid Day to highlight space rock dangers
June 30, 2016, will mark the 108th anniversary of the Tunguska event.
Camille Flammarion’s amazing universe
Through detailed astronomical texts and fanciful accounts, this French adventurer walked the line between science and science fiction.
Confessions of an eagle-eyed observer
No one believed an amateur astronomer saw such fine details in Saturn’s rings. Then Voyager saw them, too.
Protecting America’s last dark skies
Few stargazing sites deliver like America’s national parks. But even these places are under threat.
Target gems of Scorpius
Although low in the sky for northern observers, this constellation boasts fabulous targets for telescopes of all sizes.
We test Vixen’s new eyepiece line
Gorgeous machining, high-quality optical components, and a few nice extras catapult these eyepieces to the top.
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