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January 2003 |
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Features Under Alien Skies By
Philip Plait Have you ever wondered how the sky might appear from other locations in the galaxy? Here's how such "alien skies" might differ from our own. |
pg. 37 |
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Govert Schilling Space scientists hope to land humans on Mars by 2020. But an ongoing experiment in Utah shows they still have a lot to master. |
pg. 46 |
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Greg Laughlin, Tim Castellano A new observing program based on CCD cameras lets backyard astronomers join the search for extrasolar planets. |
pg. 54 |
The Comet Seekers By
Tom Polakis Competing with robotic telescopes that are constantly scanning the skies, amateur comet hunters are yielding results through persistence. |
pg. 74 |
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Fred Ringwald Find out which double stars should top your observing list. |
pg. 78 |
Going Global By
Phil Harrington With the ability to locate itself in seconds, the Celestron NexStar 8 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope offers stargazers a sleek, yet easy-to-use scope. |
pg. 84 |
Sketching the Solar System By
Lee T. Macdonald Learn the technique backyard astronomers use to enhance their observation skills. |
pg. 88 |
Departments Behind the Scenes Imagining views from other planets Sky Gem Talking Back Astro News - Giant Iceball Found Beyond Pluto
- The Crab's Inner Workings
- Jets from a Black Hole
- Earth's New Natural Satellite
- A Chance Meeting
- Dark Heart of a Globular Sky Show Jupiter and Saturn rule the night, while the Quadrantid meteor shower coincides with the New Moon. Ask Astro Star Stuff Products
- Astro Notes
- The Amateur Astronomer
- Deep Space Explorer
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- The Complete Idiot's Guide to NASA
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