4/1999, mars in Focus

A Master Plan for Mars NASA has gotten serious about exploring the red planet, with plans to send spacecraft there every two years throughout the next decade. By Leonard David Visions of Mars See the red planet as you've never viewed it before - through the trained eyes of a planetary geologist. By Michael C. Malin Microbes in a Martian Meteorite? An Update an the Controversy In August 1996 NASA researchers said they had found possible signs of fossil bacteria in a rock from Mars. Since then the rock has been the focus of intense study, and proof seems ever more elusive. By Allan Treiman A Pair of High-Performance Maksutovs When it comes to price and optical quality, these Russian catadioptric telescopes are an outstanding value. S&T Test Report By Alan Dyer Wishful Thinking What do you want your astronomical software to do today? Astronomical Computing By Stuart J. Goldman Comet Awards and Their Social Impact Droves of amateurs probe the depths of the sky every clear, moonless night in search of comets and a shot at fame and fortune. Amateur Astronomers By Stephen James O'Meara i The Colors of Mars: Reality and Illusion Red, orange, brown: just what color is the red planet? Observer's Log By Thomas Dobbins and William Sheehan A Flying Dobsonian Can a large-aperture Dobsonian telescope really fly? If it's lightweight and compact it can. Telescope Techniques By lack Gelfand Rambling Through the Skies Blaming the Moon. By E. C. Krupp Sky & Telescope's Guide to the Sky New Beginnings o Northern Hemisphere Sky Map Binocular Highlight: U and V Hydrae o Sun, Moon, and Planets o Southern Hemisphere Sky Map The Red Planet Is Back Mars is now bigger and brighter than it's been in almost a decade. Our observing guide tells you all you need to know. By Daniel M. Troiani Comet LINEAR's Odd Motion Currently near the celestial pole is a telescopic comet that will slow to a stop - literally. By Roger W Sinnott Crescent Moon and Aldebaran The year's most spectacular lunar occultation for the Midwest and West takes place Sunday evening, April 18th. SkyWise By Jay Ryan gepflegtes Exemplar, nur kleine Lesespuren

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