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July 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 The Moon Voyagers By
Andrew Chaikin Return to the heady days of a quarter century ago, when humans flew to the Moon, explored its surface, and returned to Earth. |
pg. 26 |
Clementine Maps the Moon By
Dave Bruning New images from the Clementine spacecraft are helping astronomers construct the first accurate map of the Moon's surface and its mineralogy. |
pg. 36 |
Apollo's Gift: The Moon By
Graham Ryder Apollo didn't just land 12 men on the Moon. It gave geologists their first hands-on look at an alien world. |
pg. 40 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Jeff Kanipe Get out your scope and head outside. This is the month Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashes into Jupiter. |
pg. 46 |
Test Your Scope's Optics By
Dave Bruning Here's a guide to help you judge whether your telescope's optical system is up to par. |
pg. 56 |
Bring on the Photo CD Revolution By
Richard Berry Photo CDs can do more than store vacation pictures. They can help you enhance your less-than-perfect astrophotos. |
pg. 62 |
Oh Say Can You See? By
Jerry Spevak Before dawn's early light destroys your night vision, see how far your telescope and local sky conditions will let you see. |
pg. 70 |
Not Just Another Pretty Phase By
Mark J. Coco What's both New and Full and appears half-lit at Quarter phase? It's the Moon, and its changing phases reveal where our satellite appears in the sky. |
pg. 76 |
Departments Behind the Scenes The Day We Went to the Moon Letters Viewpoints Appreciating Apollo AstroNews - First Asteroid Moon Found
- More Objects Discovered in Outer Solar
System
- A Lumpier Universe
- Is There a Comet in Your Future?
- Supernova 1987A: More Action Ahead
- New Proof of Quasar/Galaxy Link
- A Black Golf Ball in Space
- Seeing the Seeds of Today's Cosmos Amateur News - Tenth Winter Star Party a Success
- Join Marswatch, See Another World Reader Reports Capturing Galaxies in Color Astronomy Books Right Stuff to the Moon New Products - Premium Newtonian Optical Assemblies
and Mounts
- Right Ascension Drift Corrector
- Two New Educator Kits AstroBytes New Software Roundup Readings and Credits Meetings and Events Advertiser Index
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