July 2005
Volume 1. Number 7
COVER STORY
Putting Einstein to the Test
Astronomers are pursuing new ways to test Einstein's general theory of relativity.
By Amanda Gefter
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes
• Saturn's 12 New Moons
• World's First Solar Sail Set to Fly
• Is Phoebe Related to Pluto?
and more...
Spotlight On...Sagittarius' Stellar Playgrounds
The Archer's star factories paint portraits of light and shadow.
By Greg Bryant
Back to the Future
The US has new plans to go back to the Moon and then on to Mars. Will it ever happen?
By Colin Burgess
Hubble Turns 15
To celebrate its birthday, we present some of the best of Hubble's recent images.
By Jonathan Nally
Hidden in Plain Sight: Finding Martian Landers
NASA's missing-in-action spacecraft, Mars Polar Lander, may have finally been found.
By Michael C. Malin
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Binocular Highlight
The Southern Pointers
By Les Dalrymple
Tonight's Sky
Pointers to the Night's Diversity
By Greg Bryant
Sun, Moon, and Planets
A Month of Meetings
By Jonathan Nally
Exploring the Moon
Polar Pleasures
By Charles A. Wood
Deep Sky Delights
Chasing the Bird of Paradise
By David Frew
Celestial Calendar
The Moon meets the Pleiades
By Steve Kerr
Celestial Calendar
Stand by for Impact
By David Seargent
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
AS&T Buyer's Guide
German Equatorial "Go To" Mounts.
By Sean Walker
Books & Beyond
• Astronomy's State of the Art
• Repackaging Astronomical History
Digital Astronomy
This Software Club Wants You
By Stuart J. Goldman
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
First Light
Bad Astrology
By Phil Plait
First Light
Star Names
By Tony Flanders
Ask AS&T
• Can you get sharper images by stopping down?
• Five one-minute exposures or one five-minute exposure?
• How is Uranus' north pole defined?
Astrophotography
Capturing the Colours of the Moon
By Filipe Alves
Amateur Telescope Making
Automate Your Backyard Observatory
By Robert Capon
Activities
Gallery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum
Relativity Under the Microscope
By Jonathan Nally
Letters
• The Good Old Days
• Feeling the Heat
• The Southern?
Mission Update
By Jonathan McDowell
Focal Point
A Close Encounter
Index to Advertisers