Table Of Contents

July/August 2007

Volume 3.  Number 4.  Issue 24

COVER STORY

Exploring Mars

Mars is very much the prime focus of planetary exploration today.

By Greg Bryant

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• A "Habitable" Super-Earth?

• Understanding Enceladus

• The End of Cosmology?

and more...

Spotlight On...A Toast to Celestial Symmetry

The Red Square Nebula is a delightful addition to the pantheon of celestial objects.

By Greg Bryant

Stellar Origins: From the Cold Depths of Space

Close scrutiny of low-mass stars and their birthplaces is shedding new light on how our own star formed.

By Debra Shepherd

From Here to Eternity: The Fate of the Sun and the Earth

In a little more than a billion years, the oceans will boil away and Earth will be roasted bare. Later, things really turn ugly.

By Gregory P. Laughlin

Solar Forecast: Storm Ahead

Our star is prone to powerful outbursts - and solar physicists wish they could predict when the next one will come.

By C. Renee James

A Trip to the Galaxy Zoo

Why don't the great "star cities" of our universe all look the same?

By Phil Plait

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Southern Binocular Highlights

The Fly's Globular

By Les Dalrymple

Sun, Moon, and Planets

Venus and Saturn Paired Together!

By Greg Bryant

Tonight's Sky

Changes in Scorpius

By Greg Bryant

Deep Sky Delights

Night of the Scorpion

By Les Dalrymple

Celestial Calendar

The Lion Arrives

By Steve Kerr

Following Comet McNaught Out

By David Seargent

An Evening Lunar Eclipse

By Greg Bryant

Outer Planets in 2007

By Roger Sinnott

Exploring The Moon

Serene Mysteries

By Charles A. Wood

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

Test Report

Tele Vue's Flagship Imaging System

Without compromising its visual performance, Tele Vue's top-of-the-line apo refractor is now customised for astrophotography..

By Dennis di Cicco

Test Report

Enhances Viewing and Imaging with the GSTAR-EX camera

This new camera brings ease-of-use to imaging the sky

By Steve Quirk

Books & Beyond

• A Stellar Nursery

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

The Discovery of Comet Lovejoy

By Terry Lovejoy

Full Moon Madness

By Phil Plait

Damian Peach - Planetary Wizard

By Matt Watson

The 2007 South Pacific Star Party

By Margaret Streamer

Ask AS&T

• Dew Dilemma

• Analemma Ethics

• Dobservatory

Discoveries

The Geometry of the Cosmos

By David Ellyard

Activities

Gallery

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

Reclaiming the Night Sky

By Greg Bryant

Letters

• Getting Started

• Renaming the Sky

Obituaries

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Focal Point

Waiting for the Big One

By Sten Odenwald

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