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August 1991 |
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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 The Faintest Stars By
James B. Kaler Red dwarf stars are the celestial meek that will inherit the universe. |
pg. 26 |
Night Views By
Sten Odenwald What would it be like to run barefoot across the rings of Saturn? |
pg. 34 |
Neptune's Weather Forecast: Cloudy, Windy, and Cold By
Sanjay S. Limaye Why does the coldest planet have the fastest winds? |
pg. 38 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Snapping the Planets - Electronically By
Richard Berry CCD cameras are great for taking pictures of the Moon and planets. |
pg. 54 |
Catch a Cosmic Streaker By
Robert Burnham It's simple to capture a shooting star on film. |
pg. 56 |
The Distant Suns By
David Higgins See spheres of millions of stars at the edge of the Milky Way. |
pg. 60 |
Night of the Falling Stars By
Christopher E. Spratt In mid-August you can watch hundreds of meteors dart across the night sky. |
pg. 64 |
A Puzzling Comet By
Richard Talcott A faint, unusual comet will speed through the summer sky. |
pg. 69 |
Saturn - Lord of the Rings By
Robert Burnham Your first view of Saturn through a telescope is a sight you'll never forget. |
pg. 72 |
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