March/April 2007
Volume 3. Number 2. Issue 22
COVER STORY
Ringworld Revelations
Saturn's rings are slowly opening up to Cassini's eyes.
By Matthew S. Tiscareno
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes
• Flowing Water on Mars Today?
• Grote Reber Medal Presented
• Doubt Cast on Lunar Ice
and more...
Spotlight On...The Face on Mars
High-resolution images from Europe's Mars Express orbiter reveal the truth about this remarkable formation.
By Ken Croswell
Pulsars and the Discovery of the First Radio Magnetar
The Parkes Radio Telescope is helping astronomers to better understand an enigmatic type of star known as a magnetar.
By John Sarkissian
The Supernova Menace
A nearby supernova could devastate Earth's way of life. How close is too close?
By Mark A. Garlick
The Hyades
This nearby open cluster is the key to cosmic distances.
By Ken Hewitt-White
Comet McNaught's Spectactular Show
2007 has opened with the brightest comet in decades.
By Greg Bryant
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Southern Binocular Highlight
A Vela Binocular Duo
By Les Dalrymple
Sun, Moon, and Planets
Mercury's Morning Show
By Greg Bryant
Tonight's Sky
Sirius Blazes Forth
By Greg Bryant
Deep Sky Delights
Missed by Messier in Leo
By Les Dalrymple
Comets
Comet McNaught Fades From View
By David Seargent
Occultations
Antares At It Again
By Steve Kerr
Celestial Calendar
Meteors For March - April
By Adam Marsh
Vesta Brightens In Ophiuchus
By Greg Bryant
Exploring The Moon
Hidden Maria and Dusty Debris
By Charles A. Wood
Celestial Calendar
Glimpse the Moon's Far Side
By Gary Seronik
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Eye On The Sky
By Geoff Andersen
Test Report
The STF Mirage 7 Mak
By Sean Walker
Books & Beyond
• Astronomy's Knowns and Unknowns
• Picturing the Moon
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
The Astronomy Scene
VicSouth 2006
By Perry Vlahos
Discoveries
March 1616: Galileo's Troubles Begin
By David Ellyard
Activities
Gallery
Ask AS&T
• Oval Craters
• Lunar Meteors
• Moon Magic
and more...
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum
Woomera 60 Years On
By Greg Bryant
Letters
• Easy Sky Shots
• Second Thoughts on Mars
and more...
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Focal Point
Set It Up, and They Will Come
By John Pijawka
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