June 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
ASTRONOMY heads back to school, answering a high school class’s questions about the cosmos.
History’s Great Astronomers
These 25 luminaries changed the way we view the universe.
Jumping Jupiter
With the first two years of its mission complete, the Galileo spacecraft has rewritten the book on the giant planet and its intriguing moons.
Interstellar Trekking
Reaching the stars may not be easy, but technological advances could make the unthinkable possible.
Magic in the Moon’s Shadow
ore than 400 people joined ASTRONOMY’s editors onboard the GALAXY to witness nature’s grandest event: a total eclipse of the sun.
Mastering the Mysterious
Even when tackling astronomy’s great enigmas, Bohdan Paczynski has a knack for coming up with the right answer.
Celestial Portraits: Bootes & Corona Borealis
These springtime neighbors offer up some beautiful galaxies, pretty double stars, and a surprise or two.
Getting to the Focal Point
Today’s market provides the consumer with a galaxy of eyepieces. Here’s what you need to know to make an informed purchase.
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