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January 2009 |
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Features Top 10 stories of 2008 By
Daniel Pendick Astronomers saw the first moments of a star's death, the Phoenix Lander tasted martian water, exoplanet hunters discovered a mini version of our solar system, and more. |
pg. 28 |
By
Daniel Pendick Major astronomy and space events planned for 2009 include the first major test of the space shuttle replacement, a rendezvous of the Dawn spacecraft with Mars, and the launch of a roving laboratory to the Red Planet. |
Is our galaxy running out of gas? By
Bruce Dorminey New results from the Spitzer Space Telescope suggest the Milky Way is creating so many stars that it may run out of gas in a billion years. |
pg. 38 |
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Richard Talcott Two infrared surveys conducted by the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed the Milky Way like never before. |
How Johannes Kepler revolutionized astronomy By
Daniel Hudon This 17th-century German astronomer explained planetary orbits, discovered light's
inverse-square law, and wrote the first modern book on optics. |
pg. 56 |
Explore the sky's spooky reflection nebulae By
Thomas V. Davis You'll need a big scope and a dark sky to explore the van den Bergh catalog's challenging objects. |
pg. 64 |
By
Michael E. Bakich Download a list of the 158 reflection nebulae that Sidney van den Bergh catalogued. |
Find your way through the winter sky By
Michael E. Bakich The crisp, clear skies of winter beckon beginning observers. |
pg. 70 |
Orion's StarBlast 6 makes a great first scope By
Glenn Chaple This grab-and-go telescope offers 6 inches of light-gathering in a compact design. |
pg. 72 |
Departments This Month in Astronomy Beautiful Universe Letters Bob Berman's Strange Universe Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky News The Sky this Month Ask Astro Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics Phil Harrington's Binocular Universe New Products Advertiser Index Reader Gallery
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