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This Issue's Table Of ContentsMay/June 2008Volume 4. Number 3. Issue 29
COVER STORY
Cosmic Superparticle Mystery: Solved? Scientists now think they know the source of unbelievably ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. By Govert Schilling NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes • Caught! Avalanches on Mars • Finger on the Milky Way • Big Plans for Hubble and more... Spotlight On...A Scribble in the Sky The remnants of an ancient supernova convey a fascinating tale for us today. By Tim Carruthers Next Light: Tomorrow's Monster Telescopes The next generation of enormous observatories is about to leave the drawing board and become reality. By Jonathan Lowe Reunion with Mercury January's flyby of this fire-and-ice world was the first in more than three decades. By J. Kelly Beatty Gaia's Mission to the Milky Way In the next decade, a unique spacecraft will start pinning down the positions and distances of more than a billion stars. By Thorsten Dambeck Galactic Cannibals The Local Group seems a serene setting for galaxies, but in fact it's slowly being consumed. Its diners are our own Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy. By Geraint Lewis and Rodrigo Ibata Discoveries Spots on the Sun's face By David Ellyard
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
New Product Showcase • Clear-View Portable Observatory Tent • Deep Sky Imager III • Starshoot Autoguider • AutoStar CCD Photometry
AS&T Test Report To the Point with mySKY Enjoy your own personalised planetarium show under a starry sky with this clever bit of electronic wizardry from Meade. By Dennis di Cicco
Size Does Matter A local source of large Dobsonians is fast gaining favour in the community. By Rod Berry Books & Beyond • Space Art • Planets, Stars and Galaxies
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Binocular Highlight Coma Cluster By Les Dalrymple Tonight's Sky Centaurus Delights By Greg Bryant Sun, Moon, and Planets Regulus meets Saturn and the Moon By Greg Bryant Catch Halley's Crumbs By Greg Bryant Exploring The Moon Imbrium's Impact By Charles A. Wood Celestial Calendar Nunki Time By Steve Kerr Celestial Calendar An Evening Binocular Comet By David Seargent Deep Sky Delights At Demeter's Feet By Les Dalrymple Targets Leo's 11th Hour By Sue French Polestars of the Future Thousands of years from now, will celestial navigators have good stars to steer by? By Andre G. Bordeleau ACTIVITIES & PEOPLESydney Observatory Celebrates 150 Years A look back at the history of Sydney Observatory By Les Dalrymple Telescope Workshop Highe's Telescope Odyssey By Gary Seronik Club Profile Newcastle Astronomical Society By David Hough Community News Ask AS&T • Auld Lang Syne • I Spy Tranquility Base Gallery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum Bigger and Better By Greg Bryant Letters • Australia's Lunar Message • Deep-Sky Praise and more Subscription Offer WIN an iOptron Cube and telescope from Sirius Optics! See our offer Manufacturer & Dealer Directory Focal Point Bastions of Science By Gordon Reade
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