This Issue's Table Of Contents

March 2006

Volume 2.  Number 2

COVER STORY

Who Owns the Moon?

Private companies want to sell you pieces of other worlds, but is it legal?  Can anyone claim ownership of the planets?.

By Jonathan Nally

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• Next Stop, Pluto

• Stardust Returns

• Titan's Mysteries

and more...

Spotlight On...Monoceros' Many Wonders

Behind NGC 2264's seemingly timeless beauty is a tale of unceasing change.

By Gisela Telis

A Comet Tale

After observing comets up close, scientists are finally unraveling the mystery surrounding these ghostly wanderers.

By Paul Weissman

Frosting Saturn's Moons

With each close encounter, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is revealing more and more about Saturn's mysterious moons.

By David Tytell

Deciphering the Globular Cluster Code

Do globular star clusters hold the secret to galaxy birth?

By Christine Pulliam

Survival in Space

Researchers are coming to grips with the dangers posed to astronauts by space radiation.

By Colin Burgess

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Southern Binocular Highlights

IC 2391: A Cluster in Search of a Name

By Les Dalrymple

Sun, Moon, and Planets

Planets Aplenty

By Jonathan Nally

Tonight's Sky

An Enjoyable Latitude

By Greg Bryant

Deep Sky Delights

Fishing for Galaxies

By David Frew

Exploring the Moon

Looking Between Craters

By Charles A. Wood

Celestial Calendar

The Drought Continues

By David Seargent

Celestial Calendar

Occultations are Shaping Up

By Steve Kerr

Celestial Calendar

Two Challenging Showers

By Adam Marsh

Targets

Orion's Splendid Sword

By Sue French

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

AS&T Test Report - Celestron's Revamped 20cm SCT

Celestron's venerable Schmidt-Cassegrain optics team up with state-of-the-art Go To technology in the new line of CPC scopes.

By Adrian R. Ashford

Books & Beyond

• Riddle Me This

• Digital Cameras Exposed

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

Ask AS&T

• Martian Mellow Yellow Blues

• The Truth About "True Colour"

• Going Deep

The Astronomy Scene

The Federation Telescope

By Judith Bailey and Barry Adcock

Amateur Telescope Making

A Modern Long-Focus Newtonian

By Michael Lockwood

First Light: For Beginners

Caring for Your Optics

By Alan Macrobert

Activities

By Greg Bryant

Gallery

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

Step Right Up

By Jonathan Nally

Letters

• Timor Skies

• DVD a hit

• Gobsmacked

• Breaking free

and more...

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Data Pages

Focal Point

A Concrete Effort

By Marc Bradshaw

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