This Issue's Table Of Contents

January/February 2008

Volume 4.  Number 1.  Issue 27

COVER STORY

Top 10 Space Science Moments in 2007

This year has seen some spectacular highlights in astronomy and space science.

By Glenn Dawes

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• A 5th Planet for 55 Cancri

• A Universe full of Monsters

• Titan's Frigid Shores

and more...

Spotlight On...A Crowning Glory

Within the constellation of Corona Australia is a truly eye-catching masterpiece.

By Martin Pugh

Mirror, Mirror

The Large Binocular Telescope aims to prove that two eyes are better than one, especially when those eyes are really big.

By Jonathan Lowe

Hubble Vision

Some of the best Hubble images of 2007.

By Greg Bryant

The Great Mars Chase of 1907

A century ago, astronomer Percival Lowell came closer than he ever would in making his case that the Red Planet was inhabited.

By William Sheehan and Anthony Misch

Discoveries

Leon Foucault and the Turning Earth

By David Ellyard

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

AS&T Test Reports

Celestron's Grab-n-Go 6-inch

The NexStar 6 SE Schmidt-Cassegrain strikes an ideal balance between aperture and portability - with a versatile Go To mount as a bonus.

By Alan Dyer

A Triple-Digit Field of View

Tele Vue's 13-mm Ethos eyepiece, with a 100 degree apparent field of view, is poised to revolutionise deep-sky observing, as the first Nagler eyepiece did 26 years ago.

By Dennis di Cicco

Travelling Through the Solar System

With Software Bisque's Seeker, the next tour of our solar system is departing from your neaest computer terminal.

By Joe Heafner

New Product Showcase

Books & Beyond

• Inconstant Stars

• A Little Light Reading

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Binocular Highlight

Heart Cluster

By Les Dalrymple

Tonight's Sky

A Glittering Summer Show

By Greg Bryant

Sun, Moon, and Planets

An Eye-Catching Venus-Jupiter Gathering

By Greg Bryant

February's Solar Eclipse

By Greg Bryant

Exploring The Moon

Decoding Mare Imbrium

By Charles A. Wood

Constellation Profile

Orion, Lord of the Sky

By Tony Flanders

Deep Sky Delights

Sirius Stuff

By Les Dalrymple

Targets

The Giant's Shield

By Sue French

Mira's Marvellous Tail

By Govert Schilling

Celestial Calendar

Catch Comet Tuttle's Close Passage

By David Seargent

Lions and Scorpions

By Steve Kerr

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

Telescope Workshop

The Easy-Go-Round Bino Mount

By Gary Seronik

Focusing Your DSLR on the Sky

Digital SLR cameras make deep-sky shooting easy, but first you have to focus them at infinity. Here's how.

By Alan Dyer

Scouting Hubble's Skies

Several hundred scouts gathered in the ACT for a space camp.

By Anna Brumfitt

Community News

By Mike Salway

Ask AS&T

• Rayed Stars

• It's Not Easy Seeing Green

Astronomy Online

Realising Virtual-Sky Dreams

By Stuart J. Goldman

How to Choose Binoculars for Stargazing

Portable and powerful, these indispensable tools for the amateur astronomer will bring more of the universe within reach.

By Gary Seronik

Community News

By Mike Salway

Gallery

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

An Ongoing Voyage of Discovery

By Greg Bryant

Letters

• Explaining the Martian Canals

• A Lifetime of Learning

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Manufacturer & Dealer Directory

Focal Point

Two Journeys Back in Time

By Randall Wehler

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