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This Issue's Table Of ContentsSeptember 2008Volume 4. Number 5. Issue 31
COVER STORY
Polar Prospector NASA's latest Mars lander has begun digging for water ice just beneath the surface. By J. Kelly Beatty NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes • The Throat of a Black-Hole Jet • The Milky Way Remapped • Supernova Caught in the Act and more... Spotlight On...So Where's The Chicken? Star formation and more is visible in this celestial farmyard. By Steve Crouch Skyscape A Historic Descent. Planetary Peculiarities Intriguing discoveries keep on coming from the rapidly expanding universe of extrasolar planets. By Ken Croswell Insight Ten things you may not know about the Sun. Tuning In to the Universe Coming radio telescopes will tackle big questions like the origin of life and the nature of space and time. By Joseph Lazio, Michael Kramer, and Bryan Gaensler Gearheads in Paradise The Northeast Astronomy Forum brings people and products together like no other place on Earth. By Dennis di Cicco and Sean Walker Caesar's Invasion of Britain A team of astro-sleuths discovers that most historians have misdated this historic Roman amphibious landing. By Donald W. Olson, Russell L. Doescher, and the Texas State Honours Students
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
New Product Spotlight • The SkyX Student Edition • Sky Quality Meter • Universal Paracorr
AS&T Test Report A Bigger Blast for the Buck With its 6-inch (15-cm) aperture and weighing 10kg, this isn't your kid's StarBlast. By Gary Seronik
Books & Beyond • What's the Deal? • Watching the King • and more... OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Binocular Highlight Messier 15 in Pegasus By Les Dalrymple Tonight's Sky Spring's Milky Way By Greg Bryant Sun, Moon, and Planets September's Spectacular Planetary Trio By Greg Bryant Tiny Players on Jupiter's Stage Jupiter's moons and their shadows perform dramatic telescopic acts almost every night. By Joseph Maugeri and Alan MacRobert Celestial Calendar Vesta in the Whale's Mouth By Greg Bryant Celestial Calendar Quarter Moon Action By Steve Kerr Celestial Calendar Springtime Comets By David Seargent Exploring The Moon Unseen Seas By Charles A. Wood Targets The Graceful Swan By Sue French Deep Sky Delights Eagle Planetaries By Les Dalrymple Double Star Notes Double Stars in Piscis Austrinus By Ross Gould
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLENACAA 2008 This year's National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers was a resounding success. By Glenn Dawes Club Profile Astronomical Society of Albury Wodonga By David Thurley and Petra de Ruyter Community News Astronomy Online Microsoft's Cosmic Marvel By Stuart J. Goldman Telescope Workshop Milsom's Terrific Travelscope By Gary Seronik Ask AS&T • Focusing a Digital Camera • The Rotating Moon • and more...
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum Where's the Green Light on Lasers? By Greg Bryant Letters • A Love Story • Readers' Impressions • and more Subscription Offer Receive 9 issues for the price of 8! See our offer Gallery Manufacturer & Dealer Directory Focal Point Red Planet Resolve By Brent J. Bos
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