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February 1994 |
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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 Our New! Improved! Cluster of Galaxies By
Paul Hodge The dwarf galaxies of our Local Group reveal a universe of dark matter, rapid-fire star birth, and galactic collisions. |
pg. 26 |
The Moon-Miner's Daughter By
Robert Burnham NASA scientists return to the Moon twenty years after Apollo by hitching a ride on the Defense Department's Clementine mission. |
pg. 34 |
Cosmic Chameleon: The Supernova in M81 By
Laurence A. Marschall The changing spectrum of a nearby supernova promises to alter how astronomers view exploding stars. |
pg. 40 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Rick Shaffer Mercury shines bright in the evening and Jupiter dominates the sky after midnight. |
pg. 46 |
North of 75 degrees By
Lee T. Macdonald Break out your 6-inch telescope and visit the galaxies, nebulae, and clusters that populate the celestial Arctic. |
pg. 56 |
The 14.5-inch Starsplitter II By
Alan Dyer Looking for good optics in an affordable big scope? This new Dobsonian may be for you. |
pg. 62 |
Glorious Visions By
William C. Livingston Rainbows, star trails, sunsets, and more - gorgeous sky views arrive at any time of day or night. |
pg. 68 |
Sunblock By
Jay Anderson The May 10 annular solar eclipse should be the celestial event of the year - if you avoid the clouds. |
pg. 74 |
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- New Look at Miranda's Past
- Satellite Hit by a Perseid?
- Dinosaurs Killed by Bigger Impact than First
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- Space Junk Runs Rampant
- Firing Rockets at Asteroids Amateur News - Young Astronomer Awards
- Bringing Scopes to Kids Reader Reports An amateur captures the Red Planet's motion through the winter sky Astronomy Books Three new books explore hypothetical worlds, actual planets, and chaos in the solar system New Products - Starlight Xpress CCD Camera
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- Premium Binoculars from Steiner
- LED Spector Lights AstroBytes Create a binary star system on your personal computer Readings and Credits Meetings and Events Advertiser Index
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