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April 1989 |
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Features Do Brown Dwarfs Really Exist? By
Deborah Byrd Though astronomers know what they're looking for, they have yet to find an indisputable brown dwarf. |
pg. 18 |
Venus Unveiled By
Stephen D. Wall Magellan, to be launched this month by the space shuttle, will show us what Venus is really like beneath the clouds. |
pg. 26 |
Reading the Colors of the Stars By
Christopher Sneden Astronomers unlock the secrets of stars by reading between the lines of starlight. |
pg. 36 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac The New Generation of Dobsonians By
Richard Berry Portability is the key feature of the new Dobsonian telescope designs. |
pg. 61 |
The Art of Observing Planetaries By
David J. Eicher Take on the challenge of observing faint planetary nebulae in the spring sky. |
pg. 68 |
Memories of Mars By
David J. Eicher, Daniel M. Troiani During the 1988 apparition observers had their best views of the Red Planet in years. |
pg. 74 |
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