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March 1991 |
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Features Galileo's Flyby of Earth and the Moon By
Robert Burnham It was the first interplanetary mission to explore an inhabited planet. |
pg. 30 |
Tracking the Great White By
Alan Dyer Last autumn the normally quiet atmosphere of Saturn was disrupted by its biggest storm in sixty years. |
pg. 36 |
The Southern Radio Sky Comes to Light By
Gerrit L. Verschuur An old antenna has given us a new look at the southern sky. |
pg. 39 |
A Grand Gathering of Galaxies By
David H. Levy Known for his discovery of Pluto, Clyde Tombaugh was also one of the first to see the universe's grandest structures - the superclusters of galaxies. |
pg. 44 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Exploring the Virgo Cluster By
Alan Goldstein With a small telescope you can probe the sky's richest collection of galaxies, the Virgo cluster 50 million light years away. |
pg. 70 |
ASTRONOMY Tests the New Generation Telescope By
Alan Dyer The NGT-18 combines aperture and portability with an ingenious equatorial mount. |
pg. 78 |
ASTRONOMY Tests the Obsession 20 Telescope By
Alan Dyer The Obsession 20 sets a new standard of quality for Dobsonian telescopes. |
pg. 78 |
The Joy of Moongazing Rediscover the stark beauty and endless detail of our nearest neighbor in space. |
pg. 84 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Letters Viewpoint Why is the Orion Nebula Beautiful AstroNews Funding Approved for Giant Telescopes Space News Astro Flies at Last Amateur News Where Will You Be on April 20? Reader Reports July's Solar Eclipse New Astronomy Products Product Reviews Three Deep-Sky Databases Astronomy Books Meetings and Events Readings and Resources Credits Advertiser Index
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