February/March 2012
Volume 8. Number 2. Issue 59
COVER STORY
Galaxy Zoo and the Wisdom of crowds
By turning to legions of citizen scientists, astronomers have gained new insight into galaxy evolution.
By Kevin Schawinski
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes
- Near-Earth Asteroids
- Planets in the Making
- Uncertain Age of the Moon
and more...
5 Years Ago
By Greg Bryant
Cosmic Relief
Losing Venus
By David Grinspoon
Discoveries
Elusive Vulcan
By David Ellyard
Gemini School Astronomy Contest
A Student's View of a Spiral Galaxy.
By Christopher Onken
Supernovae: Who's The BOSS?
By Greg Bryant
Starscapes
Dawn's Early Light: A Vesta Fiesta!
NASA's Dawn mission is giving scientists their first close-up look at a giant asteroid.
By Jim Bell
Exploring the Southern Stars with SUSI
The sizes of distant suns are being measured close to home.
By Michael Ireland and Gordon Robertson
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
New Product Showcase
- Extreme Cosmos
- Transit of Venus
- and more...
AS&T Test Report
Lunt's new 80-mm Hydrogen-alpha Solar Scope
By Sean Walker
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Binocular Highlight
Underobserved M93
By Les Dalrymple
Tonight's Sky
Reflections on a Supernova
By Greg Bryant
Sun, Moon, and Planets
A Trio of Planetary Delights
By Greg Bryant
Celestial Calendar
One for Each End
By Steve Kerr
Celestial Calendar
RS Puppis
By Alan Plummer
Exploring the Moon
Giant Lunar Shield Volcanoes?
By Charles A. Wood
Exploring the Solar System
Ruddy Mars Returns
By Roger Venable
Double Star Notes
Sailing by the Big Dog
By Ross Gould
Targets
Oddities in Northern Orion
By Sue French
Going Deep
The Galaxy Group AWM1
By Steve Gottlieb
Deep Sky Delights
A Minor Part of the Sky
By Les Dalrymple
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
Residual Bulk Image: Cause and Cure
Understanding the subtleties of your CCD camera will help you create better images and scientific data.
By Richard Crisp
Let's Talk About Imaging
Astroimagers from around Australia gathered for three wonderful days of talks on improving your shots.
By Mark Bolton
Ask AS&T
Telescope Workshop
The Dob Buster
By Gary Seronik
Gallery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum
Getting Involved in Science
By Greg Bryant
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Focal Point
Why We Should Build Webb
By Heidi B. Hammel