July 1998
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
Ask Astro
We answer your questions about the sky and the universe.
Eyes on the Universe
Much of what we know about planets, stars, galaxies, and the cosmos stems from the contributions of these 25 landmark telescopes and observatories
To the Edge of Space and Time
With gravity so strong it warps the very fabric of space-time, a black hole is nature at its most exotic.
A Beast in the Core
Nearly every big galaxy seems to harbor a huge black hole – a fossil, perhaps, of an earlier quasar phase.
Ruling the Rings
Saturn may have the prettiest, but all the gas giants have rings. Stark differences among these magnificent systems clue us in on how they form and evolve.
Planet Hunters
Astronomers Geoff Marcy and Paul Butler have discovered more planets than anyone else.
Seeing Red
Far from the black-and-white canvas it appears to the naked eye, the sky glows with glorious pastel shades.
It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s a Satellite
On a good night you can spot a dozen or more satellites, if you know where and when to look.
Strike a Pose
Celestron’s new 9-1/4-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope boasts a bigger mirror, smarter tracking, and a sturdier mount than the standard 8-inch SCT.
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