This Issue's Table Of Contents

October 2005

Volume 1.  Number 10

COVER STORY

The Day The Earth Stands Still

Are we alone in the cosmos, or is the universe teeming with life?  And what will happen on the day we make contact?

By Seth Shostak

NEWS & FEATURES

News Notes

• Saturn's Second Atmosphere

• Black Hole Burps

• Moon Muck

• Seeing Triple

• Next Stop Venus!

and more...

Spotlight On...Ice and Dust

By Jonathan Nally

Mystery Worlds

The outermost giant planets are big, blue and full of secrets.

By Jonathan Nally

Deep Impact's Hammer Throw

Scientists are confident that the Deep Impact mission will revolutionise our understanding of comets

By David Tytell

Catch the Green Flash!

A brief solar spectacle marks the end of daylight with a burst of colour.

By Fred Schaaf

OBSERVING & EXPLORING

Southern Binocular Highlights

M75: The Loneliest Globular

By Les Dalrymple

Tonight's Sky

Contrasts in Capricornus

By Greg Bryant

Sun, Moon, and Planets

Meet Mars

By Jonathan Nally

Deep Sky Delights

Cloudy Nights, Part 1

By David Frew

Exploring the Moon

The Straight Story on Linear Rilles

By Charles A. Wood

Celestial Calendar

Remembering Ikeya-Seki

By David Seargent

Celestial Calendar

October's Lunar Eclipse

By Jonathan Nally

Celestial Calendar

The Moon Meets the Sisters

By Steve Kerr

Celestial Calendar

Moons of Mars and Saturn

By Roger W. Sinnott

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS

AS&T Test Report

Deep Sky Imaging for Everyone

Meade's new line of DSI cameras brings the world of deep sky imaging to beginners.

By Johnny Horne

Books & Beyond

• Return to the Moon

• An Old Favourite Updated

ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE

The Other Blue Planets

Neptune and Uranus are visible in the spring sky.  We show you how to find them.

By J. Kelly Beatty

Ask AS&T

• Neighbour Star

• Saturn's Spokes

and more...

Astrophotography

Planetary Masters - how some of the best planet imagers do their thing.

By Sean Walker

Obituary

John Louis Perdrix

Observer's Log

Winking Stars

By Dave Gault

Activities

Gallery

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Spectrum

First Contact?

By Jonathan Nally

Letters

• Icy Rocks

• More Bad Astrology

• Aussie Flavour

and more...

Mission Update

By Jonathan McDowell

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Data Pages

Focal Point

Casting a Spell

By Forrest Lockhart

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