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February 1999 |
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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 Divining on Mars By
Michael Carroll The search for water on the Red Planet intensifies this year as NASA sends an orbiter to study the climate and a lander to explore the south polar region. |
pg. 42 |
Stars and Strips Forever By
Richard Kron, Sharon Butler As the Sloan Digital Sky Survey begins to chart 100 times more space than ever before, astronomers anticipate learning how the cosmos evolved. |
pg. 48 |
Ice Cream Sundaes and Mashed Potatoes By
Robert Zimmerman NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft prepares for the first detailed look at an asteroid. |
pg. 54 |
Mastering the Universe By
Gale Christianson Edwin Hubble is more than a name on the space telescope - he proved we live in a universe of galaxies that are expanding away from one another. |
pg. 60 |
Kids' Corner: Venus By
Andrea Gianopoulos The brightest planet puts on a grand show this winter and spring - the perfect opportunity to get your child excited about observing. |
pg. 80 |
Naming the Man in the Moon By
Paul Hodge Everyone knows Copernicus, Kepler, and Tycho, but they are just three of the thousands of dead scientists immortalized on the lunar surface. |
pg. 82 |
Make the Most of Your Meade ETX By
Steve Edberg More than a dozen accessories help make this outstanding Meade scope an even more versatile performer. |
pg. 86 |
Celestial Portraits: Gemini By
Tom Polakis The celestial twins provide several open clusters and planetary nebulae for winter deep-sky hunters. |
pg. 92 |
Ask Astro We answer your questions about the sky and the universe. |
pg. 98 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Weighty Matters Talking Back AstroNews - The Planet-Disk Connection
- Callisto's Surprising Ocean
- Learning to Look for Life
- You Can Discover ET
- Snatching Every Photon
- Rockets Reveal Comet's Birthplace
- Planetaries Up Close and Personal
- Sun Shines on SOHO and Spartan
- Life Scarce on Mars? Sky Show The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, meet in the evening twilight for a sight you won't want to miss. Star Stuff Products
- What's New at Tele Vue?
- Tele Vue-85 APO Refractor
- Tele Vue Ranger Executive Mount
Books
- Sharing the Universe: Perspectives on
Extraterrestrial Life
Bytes
- The Classics Meet Technology
Looking Ahead Advertiser Index Hot Shots The Shadow Knows Ultimate Exposure
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