January/February 2007
Volume 3. Number 1. Issue 21
COVER STORY
Top 10 Space Science Moments In 2006
The past year has seen some great moments in space.
By Glenn Dawes
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes
• 16 New Planet Candidates
• Australia Makes SKA Shortlist
• Astronomer Wins National Prize
and more...
Spotlight On...Stardust in the Large Magellanic Cloud
A new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope highlights the role played by dust in the life cycle of stars.
By Richard Tresch Fienberg
The Great Milky Way - Andromeda Collision
The two biggest galaxies in the Local Group - the Milky Way and Andromeda - are on a collision course with each other.
By John Dubinski
Robert Evans: Supernova Champ
Meet the Australian amateur who has visually discovered the most supernovae.
By Edwin L. Aguirre
Sleep and the Amateur Astronomer
A professional astronomer and a photobiochemist share their tips for staying awake while observing at night - and for getting restful sleep once your head hits the pillow.
By Daniel B. Caton and Joan E. Roberts
The Incredible Lightness of Being
Could you lose weight just by moving around on Earth?
By Phil Plait
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Southern Binocular Highlight
Beta Pictoris Plus
By Les Dalrymple
Sun, Moon, and Planets
Catch Saturn At Opposition
By Greg Bryant
Tonight's Sky
The River Of The Night
By Greg Bryant
Deep Sky Delights
Summer Globulars
By Les Dalrymple
Exploring The Moon
Concentric Fractures And Craters
By Charles A. Wood
Comets
Comet McNaught's Prospects Improve
By David Seargent
Celestial Calendar
Majestic Saturn
By Steve Massey
Looking Ahead To 2007's Occultations
By Steve Kerr
Meteors For January And February
By Adam Marsh
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Test Report
Filters For Sun-Watching
By Alan MacRobert
Test Report
Celestron's SkyScout
By Dennis di Cicco
Books & Beyond
• Ten Years Of Life On Mars
• Beyond the Multiverse
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
The Astronomy Scene
A Grazing Occultation Of Antares
By Dave Herald, Steve Russell, and Dave Gault
Amateur Telescope Making
Evolution Of An Observatory
By Justin Tilbrook
Discoveries
Ceres Fills A Gap
By David Ellyard
For Beginners
My Top 10 Questions
By Ed Ting
Ask AS&T
• Schmidt-Cassegrain Focal Ratios
• Professionals At The Eyepiece
• Clearing The Neighbourhood?
Activities
Gallery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum
Funding Astronomy
By Greg Bryant
Letters
• Newcomb's Legacy
• There's Planets Everywhere
Star Trails
What Is A Planet?
By David Levy
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Focal Point
Stop Renaming The Sky
By Mark Allison
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