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Saturn’s Amazing Rings
Astronomer’s understanding of these beautiful bands has come a long way since Galileo first spied “a case so surprising” in 1610.
By J. Kelly Beatty
How Worlds Get Out of Whack
Several gravitational mechanisms can cause planets to migrate substantial distances from their formation orbits.
By Greg Laughlin
Stonewall Jackson in the Moonlight
In the Battle at Chancellorsville a full Moon may have changed the course of the American Civil War.
By Donald W. Olson?and Laurie E. Jasinski
Exploring the M83 Galaxy Group
ound the tail of Hydra is a collection for deep-sky connoisseurs.
By Les Dalrymple
A Planetary Breakthrough
WinJUPOS eliminates the race against time in planetary imaging.
By Sean Walker
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Cassini's Take on Saturn's Rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals Saturn's majestic Hula-Hoops in fantastic detail.
By Camille Carlisle
Planetary Migration with Greg Laughlin
In an interview with exoplanet expert Greg Laughlin, editor in chief Robert Naeye dives deeper into the topic of planetary migration.
By Robert Naeye
Stonewall Jackson in the Moonlight
View a gallery of images of the Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Chancellorsville, and more.
By Robert Naeye
Lunar Librations
Librations and other lunar data for May 2013
By The Editors of Sky & Telescope
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE |
May's Amazing Planet Trio
The three brightest planets form an extremely tight group at dusk.
By Fred Schaaf
Discovery at Titan
Was Titan's atmosphere first detected visually?
By Thomas Dobbins
The Realm of the Nebulae
Some unusual galaxies lie near the Virgo Cluster's eastern edge.
By Sue French
Table of Contents
See what else May's issue has to offer.