1/1998, a stellar giant awakes

Mars Global Surveyor: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Early data from Mars Global Surveyor suggest that the mission is off to an enticing start.
By Samantha Parker
Crisis at Eta Carinae? COVER STORY
If predictions hold true, an impending event an Eta Garinae may give astronomers the key they need to unlock this star's mysteries.
By Kris Davidson
The Lives of Binary Stars:
From Birth to Death and Beyond (Part II)
Pair starr up, and some of the most energetic and unusual events in the universe take place before your eyes.
By Icko Iben Jr. and Alexander V Tutukov
Skygazer's Almanac, North and South
For the first time in 57 years our annual Skygazer's Almanac comes in three different versions for observers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
By Alan M. MacRobert
S&T Test Report
The Virgo T&T Bino-Mount
Binoculars are wonderful for scanning the night sky, especially when the viewing is relaxed and steady just what you get with this binocular mount.
By Gary Seronik
Brocchi's Cluster Revealed
The Hipparcos satellite helps unveil a well-known asterism's true character.
By Brian A. Skiff
Observer's Log
O'Neill's Bridge Remembered
For a brief period in the 1950s the Moon was believed to possess a natural bridge of enormous proportions.
By Thomas A. Dobbins and Richard M. Baum
A Modified Gregorian Telescope
Looking for a telescope-making project to tackle? Why not try this unique, innovative design? By Robert J. Magee
Astro Imaging
Eclipse Photography in the Digital Age
Subtle coronal details emerge when digital-processing techniques are applied to easily obtained eclipse photographs.
By Gerald L. Pellett
Rambling Through the Skies
Last July saw two starkly contrasting celebrations of the wonders and mysteries of space.
By E. C. Krupp
Sky & Telescope's Guide to the Sky
Bright Bones of the Winter Sky • Northern Hemisphere Sky Map • Binocular Highlight: Clusters in Auriga • Sun, Moon, and Planets • Southern Hemisphere Sky Map
By Fred Schaaf
A Star-Hop in the Heart of Orion
Take a deeper Look into Orion's splendors than you ever thought possible with a small telescope.
By Alan M. MacRobert
Lunar Occultation Highlights for 1998
Mark your celestial calendar for at least the better occultations this year — there'll be many opportunities.
By David W Dunham
SkyWise
By Jay Ryan
 

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