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October 1993 |
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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 Mars: The Russians Are Going! By
Michael Carroll The Red Planet awaits a Russian flotilla of rovers, balloon probes, and surface penetrators. |
pg. 26 |
Seeing a Star's Surface By
Dave Bruning Textbooks say you can't see the surfaces of stars, but they're wrong. |
pg. 34 |
Jove's Hammer By
Robert Burnham What happens when a speeding comet collides with a big planet? Watch Jupiter next July. |
pg. 38 |
In the Beginning By
Gerrit L. Verschuur Like time capsules from over 10 billion years ago, globular clusters yield clues to our Galaxy's birth. |
pg. 40 |
ASTRONOMY Sky Almanac Over the Edge By
David J. Eicher Whether using black-and-white film or CCD chips, backyard astro-imagers are capturing galaxies they could only dream of a decade ago. |
pg. 56 |
Celestron's C5+ Telescope By
Alan Dyer If you're in the market for a portable, all-purpose telescope, this 5-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain may be for you. |
pg. 64 |
Cool Sharp Nights By
Alister Ling A small refractor is all you need to enjoy the splendid star clusters and nebulae in the late fall and winter sky. |
pg. 70 |
Charting a Path through the Night Sky By
Dave Bruning Finding your way around the night sky is easy when you have the right guide books, almanacs, and star atlases. |
pg. 74 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Letters Viewpoint Why Learn Star Names? AstroNews Astronomers Observe Binary Star Birth Space News Cutting the Cost of Freedom Amateur News Party with the Stars Reader Reports Hiding in the Shadows Astronomy Books New Astronomy Products Meetings and Events Readings and Credits Advertiser Index
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