July 1990
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
The Launch of HST
In space at last! A report on the flight of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Seeing Sharp
With its superb optics and innovative design, the New Technology Telescope is ushering in a new era of ground-based observing.
Does Venus Have Active Volcanos?
Evidence from space probes and Earth-based observations strongly suggests that Venus is volcanically active.
The Industrious Mrs. Fleming
Once a housekeeper, Williamina Fleming’s efforts laid much of the groundwork in stellar astronomy.
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