Table Of Contents

June 2006

Volume 2.  Number 5.  Issue 17

COVER STORY

The Big League

The Giant Magellan Telescope promises to be the biggest in the world, and a leading Aussie university has just got involved.

By Jonathan Nally

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• NASA Science in Free Fall

• Martian Ice: Wide and Deep

• Stardust's Tiny Treasures

and more...

Skyscape

The day the Sun disappeared.

Glow Globes

Unearthly lights from space flicker and dance in Earth's upper atmosphere.

By Jonathan Nally

Aussies in Space

Australia has had three astronauts, but only two have flown in space. Confused? We set the record straight.

By Colin Burgess

Interview: Andy Thomas

Astronaut and proud Australian Andy Thomas has strong views on where mankind should be going in space.

By Frank Stratford

Stargazing with Galileo

When Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens four centuries ago, he discovered amazing things - and you can follow in his footsteps.

By Jim Quinn

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Southern Binocular Highlight

Canine Cluster NGC 5822

By Les Dalrymple

Sun, Moon, and Planets

Mars, Saturn and the Beehive

By Jonathan Nally

Tonight's Sky

Fly Me to the Cross

By Greg Bryant

Comets

Picking Up the Pieces

By David Seargent

Occultations

Uranus' Disappearing Act

By Steve Kerr

Meteors

Winter Meteor Magic

By Adam Marsh

Exploring the Moon

Human History on the Moon

By Charles A. Wood

Observer's Log

Jupiter's Junior Red Spot

By Greg Bryant

Observer's Log

An Aussie Nova Discovery

By Greg Bryant

Observer's Log

Watch A Classic Binary Star

By Alan W. MacRobert

Targets

Spot The Sombrero Galaxy

By Ken Hewitt-White

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

Books & Beyond

• NASA's Tracking Network

• One Man's Destiny in Space

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

The Astronomy Scene

Astrophoto Winners from New Zealand

By Rachel Helliwell

The Astronomy Scene

Report from the South Pacific Star Party

By Greg Bryant

First Light: For Beginners

Spotlight on Saturn, the Ringed Planet

By Andrew Chaikin

Constellations

Viewing Virgo, the Maiden

By Tony Flanders

Ask AS&T

• Why do certain craters look "upside down"?

• Why do some binoculars need special coatings?

• Did the outbursts of Eta Carinae produce light echoes?

Discoveries

The Big Bang Afterglow

By David Ellyard

Activities

Gallery

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

Australia: Lost in Space?

By Jonathan Nally

Letters

• My Beautiful Scope

• A Telling Picture

and more...

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Data Pages

Focal Point

Death of a Streetlight

By Dale E. Lehman

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