32 Come Play with Us
Join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Astronomy by participating in any of four reader competitions.
34 The Way Things Were — 1973
Astronomers haue learned a lot in the last 25 years.
36 Sharpening the Stars
Adaptive optics promise to deliver images nearly as detailed as those from space. Glenn Gombert and Marsha Wolf
42 Red Rover Red Rover
Find out the Tatest from Mars's surface, where Pathfinder and Sojourner battle the elements to stay alive. Robert Naeye.
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46 NASA's Next Space Observatories
First there was Hubble, then the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. Next up: observatories to explore the X-ray and j
infrared skies. Ray Jayawardhana.
50 Celestial Navigator
Robert Burnham Jr. reached the heights with his Celestial Handbook, but his life later spun out of control. Tony Ortega.
56 How Stars Shine
Until the 1930s, astronomers and physicists had little idea as C to what powered the sun and other stars. James Trefil.
74 Turning Familiar into Fantastic
Bored after viewing the moon or Jupiter a thousand times? Here's how to rekindle your initial excitement. Bob Berman.
80 Ask Astro
Astronomy answers your questions about the universe.
84 In the Eyepiece of the Beholder
In a wide range of viewing challenges, Pentax's new live of eyepieces holds its own against its competitors. Steve Edberg.
90 Take Me to a Star Party
Check out 1998's star parties, which combine great observing with daylight activities for the family. Patricia A. Kurtz.
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