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October 1998 |
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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 Great Discoveries The history of astronomy is chock full of defining moments. Here are 25 that have changed the way we see the universe. |
pg. 42 |
Seeing Spots By
Kathy Sawyer Louis Frank believes that 25,000 house-sized comets smash into Earth's atmosphere every day, but many astronomers think this is folly. |
pg. 44 |
Solar System Redeux By
John P. Wiley, Jr. Far from the stately arena we once thought, our home system bristles with rogue comets and other dangers. |
pg. 50 |
Outsmarting the Early Universe By
Marcia Bartusiak Pioneering a technique to find distant galaxies, Chuck Steidel hopes to learn how the cosmos evolved. |
pg. 54 |
Blowin' in the Solar Wind By
Adam Frank Massive solar storms can wreak havoc on satellites in orbit, humans in space, and on Earth itself. |
pg. 60 |
Celestial Portraits: Aquarius By
Tom Polakis For the galaxy lover in all of us, Aquarius and Piscis Austrinus offer great hunting for the backyard observer. |
pg. 82 |
Sunny Skies and Starry Nights By
Andrea Gianopoulos Escape winter's cold and head to the Florida Keys, where warm breezes and great observing await. |
pg. 88 |
Dome Sweet Dome By
Jim Bell The frozen lava of the moon's maria is just the tip of the lunar volcanism iceberg. |
pg. 94 |
Ask Astro We answer your questions about the sky and the universe. |
pg. 96 |
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- SOHO, Phone Home
- Martian Dust Devils Imaged
- Blasting Asteroids
- Plasma Loops on the Sun
- White Ovals Come Together
- First Light for Deep-Sky Survey
- A New Class of Star
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