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September 2003 |
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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 30 years of great stories By
Richard Talcott Like the universe itself, ASTRONOMY started small but quickly flourished. |
pg. 40 |
30 years: looking back By
David J. Eicher ASTRONOMY's editor offers a personal reflection on the magazine's stellar history. |
pg. 48 |
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Tom Ford Thirty sublime images that changed our view of the cosmos are presented in this photographic retrospective. |
pg. 52 |
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Sallie Baliunas Relive the remarkable history of the Mount Wilson Observatory as it celebrates 100 years of discovery. |
pg. 60 |
Searching digital skies By
Steve Nadis The first on-line virtual observatory is getting set to rock'n'roll. |
pg. 80 |
Through Andromeda, deeply By
Francis Reddy Hubble images the deepest view of the cosmos ever. |
pg. 86 |
Camelopardalis and Ursa Minor By
Tom Polakis Near the North Celestial Pole, the Giraffe and Little Bear are a zoo of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and other cosmic creations. |
pg. 92 |
Astronomy in paradise By
Robert Naeye The Yosemite Star Party offers celestial treats in one of Earth's most beautiful settings. |
pg. 96 |
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Jack B. Newton A leading deep-sky imager shares his secrets of capturing colorful, razor-sharp CCD images of star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. |
pg. 100 |
Selecting a solar filter By
Rod Pommier ASTRONOMY tests a battery of filters and summarizes the results. |
pg. 106 |
Choosing an eyepiece By
Stephen J. Edberg Recommendations for a set of eyepieces to last a lifetime. |
pg. 110 |
Departments This month in Astronomy Celebrating 30 years of ASTRONOMY Beautiful universe Letters Bob Berman's strange universe "F" in Science Glenn Chaple's observing basics All aboard the S.S. Milky Way Interview Seth Shostak, senior astronomer, SETI News - Violence begets new light
- Canada lends an arm
- Time won't be quantized
- Mars Rovers away
- Neptune's signs of spring
- Planets, ho!
- Orbital ties bind superpowers The sky this month Mars remains big and bright Ask Astro Southern pole star, Cepheid variables, Moon's rotation New products - Orion Atlas 10 EQ Reflector
- Parks Jovian 90 WP
- Red LED LightWedge reading light
- Celestron Power Tank Book reviews - The Universe: 365 Days
- Astronomy with a Budget Telescope
- A Beginner's Guide to the Universe Coming events Advertisers index Resources Reader Gallery
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