August 1990
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
Chasing the Monster’s Tail
What drives the mysterious jets shooting from the cores of active galaxies and quasars?
Raising Hubble
The first few weeks of the Space Telescope’s mission were a time of intense effort to get it on its feet.
The Changing Face of Chiron
Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Chiron challenges our ideas about small bodies in the solar system.
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