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December 1988 |
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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 On the Trail of Exotic Pulsars By
Gerrit L. Verschuur The unidentified radio pulses that baffled astronomers turned out to be the oddest objects in the universe. |
pg. 22 |
The Triumphant Grand Tour of Voyager 2 By
Mark Littmann Voyager overcame funding squeezes and technical difficulties to become the most productive deep-space mission the United States has ever flown. |
pg. 34 |
Otherworldly Visions By
Thomas L. Hunt Space artists from around the world gathered in Iceland to explore one another's perspectives on the solar system. |
pg. 44 |
Galaxies at the Confusion Limit By
Jeff Kanipe At extremely vast distances there are so many galaxies that their images nearly overlap. |
pg. 56 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Mars' Opening Act By
David J. Eicher Scores of amateur observers watched Mars this summer as the Red Planet approached opposition. |
pg. 76 |
Optical Illusions of Low-Angle Observing By
Leendert de Witte Earth's atmosphere causes distortions in astronomical objects viewed near the horizon. |
pg. 82 |
Galactic Collisions on Your Computer By
Michael C. Schroeder, Neil F. Comins Modeling galaxy collisions is at the cutting edge of research and now it's at your fingertips. |
pg. 90 |
ASTRONOMY 1988 Subject Index |
pg. 98 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Letters Viewpoint A Nation Hungry for Astronomy AstroNews Icy Volcanism at Uranus Space News Great Observatory #3 Amateur News Mars Stars at Astrofest Reader Reports Perseid Fireballs Forum Astronomy Books Meetings and Events Readings and Resources Credits Advertiser Index
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