October 2011
Volume 7. Number 7. Issue 56
COVER STORY
Where the Hot Stuff is
Volcanism takes a variety of forms on other worlds.
By Rosaly Lopes
NEWS & FEATURES
News Notes
- Will the Sunspot Cycle Stop?
- Space Shuttle Era Ends
- Dawn Arrives at Vesta
and more...
5 Years Ago
By Greg Bryant
Cosmic Relief
All These Worlds
By David Grinspoon
Discoveries
Two-Faced Iapetus
By David Ellyard
Planetary Sentinel
While keeping watch on the planets, Australian amateur astrophotographer Anthony Wesley discovered two impacts on Jupiter.
By Greg Bryant
The AAVSO's New Sky Survey
The world's premier variable-star organisation begins its second century with one of the greatest photometric sky surveys ever undertaken.
By Arne Henden
Having a BLAST in Antarctica
By flying the BLAST telescope, astronomers have found where half of the universe's starlight has gone.
By Mark Devlin and Mark Halpern
PRODUCTS & REVIEWS
New Product Showcase
- SBIG's ST-i planetary camera / autoguider
- Howie Glatter's centring eyepiece adapter
- Magnilux's iPhone adapter
AS&T Test Report
Orion's Robo Dobsonian
By Gary Seronik
OBSERVING & EXPLORING
Binocular Highlight
Messier 2
By Les Dalrymple
Tonight's Sky
A Swan's Beauty
By Greg Bryant
Sun, Moon, and Planets
Jupiter Shines at Opposition
By Greg Bryant
Celestial Calendar
Mira
By Alan Plummer
Celestial Calendar
Following Comet Elenin Out
By David Seargent
Exploring the Moon
Large-Scale Lunar Features
By Charles A. Wood
Double Star Notes
Native Doubles
By Ross Gould
Targets
The Berkeley Clusters
By Sue French
Deep Sky Delights
A Little Cloudy
By Les Dalrymple
ACTIVITIES & PEOPLE
Neptune Comes Full Circle
As Neptune completes a full orbit since its discovery, it's a good time to reflect on one of the greatest stories in astronomy lore.
By C. Renee James and William Sheehan
Astronomy at the Summit
What's it like to visit one of the world's most famous astronomy sites?
By Les Dalrymple
Telescope Workshop
Secondary Considerations
By Gary Seronik
Gallery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Spectrum
Volcanic Views
By Greg Bryant
Subscription Offer
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Manufacturer & Dealer Directory
Index to Advertisers
Focal Point
Galaxy Hunting
By Walt McLaughlin