January 2011
Volume 7. Number 1. Issue 50
COVER STORY
The Hunt for Super-Earths
Astronomers are finding and studying worlds just a little larger than ours.
By Sara Seager
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes
- "Potentially habitable" exoplanet
- Rethinking star formation
- Ghostly cosmic pinwheel
and more...
Cosmic Relief
Bring on the Exo-Earths!
By David Grinspoon
Discoveries
Finding Pluto
By David Ellyard
Top 10 Stories of 2010
Whether it be new planets, celestial rendezvous, Australian telescopes, or space missions that were launched or renewed, 2010 was a busy year for astronomy.
By Greg Bryant
NASA's New Airborne Observatory
Flown on a Boeing 747, SOFIA will carry infrared astronomy to new heights.
By Luke Keller and Jurgen Wolf
Uranus - The "Forgotten World"
25 years have passed since Voyager 2 flew past Uranus. It remains a world beckoning further exploration.
By Greg Bryant
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
New Product Spotlight
- Atik's Colour Wheel
- Orion's Light-Weight Dob
- Baader's Zoom Eyepiece
AS&T Test Report
Carina Mobile's SkyFi
Control your telescope wirelessly
By Ade Ashford
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Binocular Highlight
A Throng
By Les Dalrymple
Tonight's Sky
Two Summer Clusters
By Greg Bryant
Sun, Moon, and Planets
Jupiter and Uranus' Final Act
By Greg Bryant
Celestial Calendar
A Summer Sunrise Occultation
By Steve Kerr
Celestial Calendar
S Doradus
By Alan Plummer
Celestial Calendar
Opening the New Year with Hartley 2
By David Seargent
Exploring the Moon
Unmasking Mare Ridges
By Charles A. Wood
Deep Sky Delights
One Horn
By Les Dalrymple
Targets
Auriga, the Charioteer
By Sue French
Double Star Notes
Doubles in Lepus
By Ross Gould
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
Beneath the Shroud of Venus
With careful planning, amateurs can map the surface of our nearest planetary neighbour.
By Daniele Gasparri
Asteroid Maven
An award-winning amateur astronomer experiences the joy of discovery by helping to reveal some of the asteroid belt's best-kept secrets.
By Robert Stephens
South Pacific Astronomy Adventure
Last July's total solar eclipse trip to Easter Island was also an opportunity to experience the ancient astronomical sites of South America.
By Melissa Hulbert
Telescope Workshop
Two Novel Refractors
By Gary Seronik
Gallery - The David Malin Awards
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum
The Year Ahead
By Greg Bryant
Subscription Offer
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Manufacturer & Dealer Directory
Index to Advertisers
Focal Point
In Space
By Michael Baruzzini
(Due to a production file conversion error, some dates in the 2012 calendar on the back of the 2011 calendar are incorrect)