Table Of Contents

March/April 2007

Volume 3.  Number 2.  Issue 22

COVER STORY

Ringworld Revelations

Saturn's rings are slowly opening up to Cassini's eyes.

By Matthew S. Tiscareno

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• Flowing Water on Mars Today?

• Grote Reber Medal Presented

• Doubt Cast on Lunar Ice

and more...

Spotlight On...The Face on Mars

High-resolution images from Europe's Mars Express orbiter reveal the truth about this remarkable formation.

By Ken Croswell

Pulsars and the Discovery of the First Radio Magnetar

The Parkes Radio Telescope is helping astronomers to better understand an enigmatic type of star known as a magnetar.

By John Sarkissian

The Supernova Menace

A nearby supernova could devastate Earth's way of life. How close is too close?

By Mark A. Garlick

The Hyades

This nearby open cluster is the key to cosmic distances.

By Ken Hewitt-White

Comet McNaught's Spectactular Show

2007 has opened with the brightest comet in decades.

By Greg Bryant

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Southern Binocular Highlight

A Vela Binocular Duo

By Les Dalrymple

Sun, Moon, and Planets

Mercury's Morning Show

By Greg Bryant

Tonight's Sky

Sirius Blazes Forth

By Greg Bryant

Deep Sky Delights

Missed by Messier in Leo

By Les Dalrymple

Comets

Comet McNaught Fades From View

By David Seargent

Occultations

Antares At It Again

By Steve Kerr

Celestial Calendar

Meteors For March - April

By Adam Marsh

Vesta Brightens In Ophiuchus

By Greg Bryant

Exploring The Moon

Hidden Maria and Dusty Debris

By Charles A. Wood

Celestial Calendar

Glimpse the Moon's Far Side

By Gary Seronik

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

Eye On The Sky

By Geoff Andersen

Test Report

The STF Mirage 7 Mak

By Sean Walker

Books & Beyond

• Astronomy's Knowns and Unknowns

• Picturing the Moon

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

The Astronomy Scene

VicSouth 2006

By Perry Vlahos

Discoveries

March 1616: Galileo's Troubles Begin

By David Ellyard

Activities

Gallery

Ask AS&T

• Oval Craters

• Lunar Meteors

• Moon Magic

and more...

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

Woomera 60 Years On

By Greg Bryant

Letters

• Easy Sky Shots

• Second Thoughts on Mars

and more...

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Focal Point

Set It Up, and They Will Come

By John Pijawka

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