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| IN THE AUGUST 2009 ISSUE > |
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Featured Articles |
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Peter Jenniskens / SETI Institute / NASA Ames
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Catch a Fallen Star For the first time, scientists spotted an asteroid before it hit Earth — and then, incredibly, found pieces of it on the ground. By J. Kelly Beatty What's Wrong with Our Sun? The Sun has gone more than a year without sunspots. Astronomers are wondering what lies ahead. By Robert Zimmerman Saving the Cincinnati Observatory Saved from the wrecking ball, one of America's oldest observatories is thriving. By Dean Rogers |
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Beyond the Printed Page |
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Moving Pictures Here are some tips for using your DSLR to make time-lapse movies of the night sky. read more > By Lorenzo Comolli and Alessandro Gambaro |
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Also in This Issue |
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Observing in Tanzania An amateur astronomer shares his love of the sky while in sabbatical in Tanzania. By Brian Peterson World-wide Star Party The first 100 Hours of Astronomy swept around the globe last April. By Mike Simmons Table of Contents See what else August's issue has to offer. read more > |
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Linda Peterson
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