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This Issue's Table Of ContentsApril 2006Volume 2. Number 3
COVER STORY
A New Breed of Black Hole Astronomers think they might have found the missing link in the black hole story. By Davide Castelvecchi NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes • A New Kind of Star • Aussie Astronomers Awarded • RAVEing News from the Galaxy and more... Skyscape The Hubble Space Telescope studies a spiral galaxy. First Flights The Space Race began in earnest 45 years ago, with the launch of the first people into space. By Colin Burgess The Science Behind the Solar Corona What powers and shapes the ghostly structures seen during total solar eclipses? By Carolus J. Schrijver Your Cosmic Address Where do you fit in the big scheme of things? By Phil Plait Enter the Crab Thousands of light-years from Earth, a galactic lighthouse holds a dark secret. By Ken Hewitt-White OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Southern Binocular Highlights NGC 3532: Best of the Best? By Les Dalrymple Sun, Moon, and Planets Mercury Makes an Appearance By Jonathan Nally Tonight's Sky Sailing Along the Galactic Plane By Greg Bryant Deep Sky Delights The Pump and the Compass By David Frew Exploring the Moon Little Lunar Volcanoes By Charles A. Wood Celestial Calendar Will History Repeat Itself? By David Seargent Celestial Calendar Antares vs the Moon By Steve Kerr Celestial Calendar Jump Into These Streams By Adam Marsh Observer's Log A Look Back at Mars in 2005 By Edwin L. Aguirre PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
Books & Beyond • A Fresh Look at Messier Objects • and more... ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
First Light: For Beginners Time for Stargazing By Tony Flanders Ask AS&T • When did the galactic equator cross the ecliptic? • How long is a ligne? • and more... The Astronomy Scene Amateur's Saturn Moon Success By Greg Bryant The Astronomy Scene IceInSpace Astro Camp 2006 By Mike Salway Astrophotography Of Colour and Composition By Tony Hallas Discoveries Snapping the Sun By David Ellyard Activities By Greg Bryant Gallery ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum The Right Stuff By Jonathan Nally Letters • Spacewalker • More ATM Please and more... Subscription Offer Data Pages Focal Point No Need for Dirty Business By Dan Lester
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