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- Astronomy - August 2013 (no ADS) 40th Anniversary Issue
- English | PDF | 83 pages | 36.6 MB
- 26 COVER STORY - 40 greatest astronomical discoveries
- Astronomers' biggest breakthroughs have lifted the veil on our universe. RICHARD TALCOT T
- 32 40 greatest mysteries of the universe
- Astronomers know more about the universe than ever but still have much to learn. SARAH SCOLES
- 38 Where will astronomy be in 40 years?
- The future involves larger collaborations, computers, and telescopes. DEBRA MELOY ELMEGREEN AND BRUCE G. ELMEGREEN
- 44 The Sky this Month
- Neptune's summer surge. MARTIN RATCLIFFE AND ALISTER LING
- 46 StarDome and Path of the Planets
- RICHARD TALCOTT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROEN KELLY
- 52 40 years of amateur astronomy
- We live in our hobby's golden age - just look at what's happened in the past four decades. MICHAEL E. BAKICH
- 58 Astronomy magazine's path to "stardom"
- From its modest beginnings, the publication now leads the astronomy hobby as the most
- popular magazine of its kind in the world. DAVID J. EICHER
- 68 Ask Astro
- Refracting light.
- 70 40 deep-sky targets in Sagittarius
- The Archer contains a dizzying variety of dazzling objects. MICHAEL E. BAKICH
- 72 Hunt down summer's best dark nebulae
- For a totally new observing experience, ignore the bright and aim for darkness. MICHAEL E. BAKICH
- 76 A backyard imager advances science
- An unexpected email opened the door for this astroimager. R. JAY GABANY
- 80 Prime time for Neptune and Uranus
- Late summer and early fall are the best times to track down the solar system's distant planets. RICHARD TALCOTT
- Strange Universe BOB BERMAN 11
- Observing Basics GLENN CHAPLE 14
- Secret Sky STEPHEN JAMES O'MEARA 18
- Cosmic Imaging TONY HALLAS 24
- Snapshot 9
- Breakthrough 10
- Astro News 12
- From the Editor 6
- Letters 11, 18,24
- New Products 84
- Web Talk 84
- Advertiser Index 87
- Reader Gallery 88
- Final Frontier 90
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