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Table Of ContentsSeptember/October 2006Volume 2. Number 7. Issue 19
COVER STORY
Flying on Mars The next generation of Mars probes won't be stuck on the ground or in orbit - they'll be taking to the skies. By Jonathan Nally
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes • Spots Before our Eyes • Black Hole Puzzle Solved • Planets Made Of Diamonds? and more... Mission Accomplished The Space Shuttle Discovery's near-perfect mission has paved the way for a resumption of space construction. Gemini's Aussie Eyes A telescope is nothing without its instruments, and Aussie ingenuity is helping one of the world's biggest excel. The Falcon's Rocky Flight Lost engines, radio blackouts and dead batteries couldn't stop this space probe. By J. Kelly Beatty Stars 101 They may seem like mere pinpoints of light, but stars come in a huge variety of sizes, ages and colours. By Joseph V. Maugeri On the Edge Some galaxies are at their most beautiful and intriguing when seen from side-on. By Jonathan Nally The Equinox and the Egg Can you really balance an egg on end on the day of the spring Equinox? Yes you can - but so what? By Phil Plait OBSERVING & EXPLORINGSouthern Binocular Highlight M55 High in Sagittarius By Les Dalrymple Sun, Moon, and Planets By the Dark of the Moon By Jonathan Nally Tonight's Sky Springtime Sights of Pavo By Greg Bryant Comets Aussie Comets By David Seargent Occultations Spica and Antares in the Spring By Steve Kerr Meteors The Streams of Spring By Adam Marsh Exploring the Moon The Moon's Mystery Rilles By Charles A. Wood Target The Swan Nebula By Ken Hewitt-White PRODUCTS & REVIEWSAS&T Test Report Meade's DSI II CCD cameras Improved models make it even easier to take astrophotos. By Johnny Horne Books & Beyond • Photoshop for Astronomers and more...
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLEIn Pluto's Shadow An eclipse on the edge of the Solar System By Greg Bryant The Astronomy Scene Double vision during a solar eclipse By Ralph Paramor First Light: For Beginners How to observe the full Moon By Andrew Chaikin Astrophotography Use your video camera to take astrophotos By Steve Massey Ask AS&T • Are there cities and temples on the Moon? • Will the Earth and Moon ever face each other? • Converting an SCT scope to a refractor? Discoveries Expanding Horizons By David Ellyard Activities Gallery ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum Going 'round in circles By Jonathan Nally Letters • Chance alignment • Why not in our backyard? and more... Shot In The Dark The Eye of God By Mike Sidonio Subscription Offer Data Pages Focal Point Steamy Tropical Nights By Ray Johnston
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