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July 1996
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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 OK, Where Are They? By
Robert Naeye Although many think our Galaxy teems with civilizations, life - and particularly intelligent life - may be exceedingly rare. |
pg. 36 |
Unwinding the Helix By
Richard Talcott Hubble shows that the interior of this famed planetary nebula contains thousands of tiny, comet-shaped globules. |
pg. 44 |
Cosmic Billiards By
Stephen Schiller It used to be a normal binary, but SS Lacertae appears to have lost one of its members when another star collided with it. |
pg. 46 |
Starmaker By
Adam Frank Forget the notion that stars form gently from collapsing gas clouds. The real story is one of whirling disks and vast outflows. |
pg. 52 |
Sky Almanac By
Jeff Kanipe, Alister Ling Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all reach opposition in July, appearing at their best for the year. |
pg. 58 |
Showtime for Hale-Bopp By
David J. Eicher The next great comet becomes visible to the naked eye this summer, a prelude to next year's spectacular show. |
pg. 69 |
Hyakutake's Spring Surprise By
John Shibley, Robert Naeye The great comet of 1996 came out of nowhere to astound amateur and professional astronomers alike. |
pg. 74 |
Plunge into the Lagoon By
David J. Eicher Warm summer nights and a modest scope are all you need to explore the three-dimensional nature of this stellar nursery. |
pg. 82 |
Departments Behind the Scenes The Sounds of Silence Letters AstroForum Springtime for Hyakutake AstroNews - Brown Dwarfs Take Center Stage
- Another Extrasolar Planet
- Fragment from the K/T Impact?
- Mead Crater Alters Venus Thinking
- A One-Man X-ray Band
- Shape Up, Mars!
- Why Most Stars Aren't Single
- Where Cosmic Rays Come From Amateur News - Hyakutake Outshines the Oscars
- The Late, Great Planet Sallit Astronomy Books The Death of Determinism AstroBytes - Hypersky for Windows
- Redshift 2.0 Meetings and Events Resources & Photofacts New Products - Computer-controlled Cassegrain Telescope
- Hale-Bopp Tee-shirt
- Ranger Telescope
- Astronomical Mood Music
- Lens-cleaning Pen Advertiser Index Reader Reports Reflections on the "Comet of the Decade" Ultimate Exposure
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