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May 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 Return to the Moon? By
Donald F. Robertson Twenty-five years ago Apollo set down on the Moon. What are the chances humans will ever go back? |
pg. 32 |
Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust By
David J. Eicher Some stars explode and some fade away, but most stars die by puffing off their atmospheres as planetary nebulae. Astronomers now have developed a new picture of how these stars evolve. |
pg. 40 |
Seeing Radio By
Richard Talcott A 300-foot radio "eye" reveals an unprecedented view of a cosmos teeming with quasars, remote galaxies, and clouds of hot gas. |
pg. 50 |
Sky Almanac By
Deborah Byrd, Jeff Kanipe It's a great month: Two eclipses, a reliable meteor shower, and the planet Mercury await your observing pleasure. |
pg. 54 |
1994 Software Buyer's Guide By
Editors of Astronomy magazine Here it is - our survey of astronomy software, designed to help you choose the computer programs you really need. |
pg. 55 |
Take the Pluto Challenge By
John Shibley It's small. It's faint. It's hard to see. But with an 8-inch scope and our observing guide, finding this elusive outer planet makes the challenge easy. |
pg. 88 |
May's Ring of Fire By
Richard Talcott On May 10 the Moon's shadow will blanket North America in semi-darkness, providing millions with a rare view of the Sun reduced to a ring of light. |
pg. 92 |
Time Ta Party By
Robert Burnham Star parties are a great way to have fun while doing astronomy, especially when you know how to enjoy them. |
pg. 100 |
Build a Table for Your Star Charts By
Deannea Dagilis Keep your star charts safe from dew, dust, and wind at the telescope. |
pg. 108 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Click-Click. Whirr, Whirr. Beep! Letters Viewpoints How we teach students to hate astronomy AstroNews - Little Dark Matter in M81
- Assessing Earth Impact Hazards
- Hubble Update
- Gamma-Ray Bursts - Near or Far?
- Brown Dwarfs in Our Midst?
- Milky Way Full of Cold Gas
- Merging Galaxies Common in Distant Past Amateur News Walter Scott Houston, 1912-1993 Reader Reports The Great Lunar Eclipse of November 1993 Astronomy Books New books will enhance your observing sessions; another tells the story of Lowell Observatory during its first 100 years. New Products - Feather Touch Focuser
- A Low-Cost CCD Camera
- Custom Telescopes from R. V. R. Optical AstroBytes Readings and Credits Meetings and Events Advertiser Index
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