Table Of Contents

March 2005

Volume 1.  Number 3

COVER STORY

In Search of Martian Seas

NASA's plucky Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have blazed exciting trails across the red planet.

By Stephen Voss and Bob Evans

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• A Flood of Cassini Discoveries

• Hubble Gets a Shot in the Arm

• Martian Methane

and more...

Triumph on Titan

By Jonathan Nally

Clear Skies

Our southern skies are the envy of astronomers worldwide, and there are good reasons why.

By David Malin

Dark Energy and the Preposterous Universe

Physicists and astronomers are struggling to make sense of a cosmos that appears nonsensical.

By Sean Carroll

Target Australia

Our ancient continent has preserved the scars of many unwelcome visitors from deep space.

By Alex Bevan

The MOA Telescope Spreads Its Wings

New Zealand's latest telescope aims to find planets and black holes.

By Alan Gilmore

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Southern Binocular Highlight

False Cross Cluster, NGC 2516

By Les Dalrymple

Tonight's Sky

A Tour of Argo Navis

By Greg Bryant

Sun, Moon, and Planets

King of the Planets

By Jonathan Nally

Exploring the Moon

Colour and History on the Aristarchus Plateau

By Charles A. Wood

Deep Sky Delights

Sailing the Southern Skies

By David Frew

Celestial Calendar

Autumn Comets

By David Seargent

Celestial Calendar

Occultations for February-March 2005

By Steve Kerr

First Light: For Beginners

Grand Malignment

By Phil Plait

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

AS&T Test Report

A Subdued Superstar

You'll be seeing red with Kagayaki 4.1, a desktop-planetarium and sky-charting program from Japan.

By Jeff Foust

AS&T Test Report

Keeping It Simple

With MacAstronomica 2.0.5, self-made all-sky charts have never been so easy or so attractive.

By Joe Heafner

Buyer's Guide

Binocular Viewers

By Sean Walker

Digital Astronomy

So Much to Read, So Little Time

By Stuart J. Goldman

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

The Astronomy Scene

Eclipses and Me

By Peter Anderson

Hobby Q&A

• How is the date of Easter determined?

• Are machine-made telescope mirrors better than handmade?

and more...

Astrophotography

Resurrecting an Old Astrophoto

By Mike Jewell

Gallery

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

Hooray for Huygens!

By Jonathan Nally

Letters

• The Start of the Journey

• Where are we going?

and more...

Mission Update

By Jonathan McDowell

Activities

Focal Point

Tales of a Planetarian

By Paul Curnow

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