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September 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 Venus, Planet of Fire By
Robert Burnham What happens when lava runs riot over a planet? The Magellan space probe's visions of Venus have shown us the answer. |
pg. 32 |
A Quasar Lights Up the Universe By
Richard Talcott It's the first major discovery to come from the Hubble SpaceTelescope. |
pg. 42 |
New Views From Hubble By
Richard Talcott Its latest images provide grand cosmic views, from the swirls of Jupiter's clouds to the jets of exploded stars. |
pg. 46 |
The End of Civilization? By
Gerrit L. Verschuur There may be a thousand asteroids out there capable of hitting Earth and destroying civilization. |
pg. 50 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac The Fall Football and the Game of Astronomy By
John Mood The rules are simple: identify these bright, naked-eye stars of the autumn sky and you're well on your way to learning the constellations. |
pg. 66 |
Fieldtesting Kodak's Ektar Films By
Chris Schur If you want the best films for astrophotography, you won't go wrong with Kodak's terrific trio. |
pg. 70 |
Observing Bright Planetary Nebulae By
Alan Goldstein They're bright, colorful, and great targets for small telescopes. |
pg. 76 |
Raising Edmund's Astroscan By
Stu Ekstrand It's an easy-to-build tripod that makes a popular telescope even better. |
pg. 84 |
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