Sky & Telescope – December 2016
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Название: Sky & Telescope – December 2016
Жанр: Нет
Автор: Коллектив
Год выпуска: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 30 МВ
ISBN: 388613548036
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ Sky & Telescope – December 2016 БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: Sky & Telescope is a monthly magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy. The articles are intended for the informed lay reader and include detailed discussions of current discoveries, frequently by participating scientists. The magazine is illustrated in full color, with both amateur and professional photography of celestial sights, as well as tables and charts of upcoming celestial events.
16 Dawn of Discovery at Ceres
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found a
world of salt deposits, water ice, and
potentially even signs of an ancient
ocean. By Marc D. Rayman
24 Twelve Steps to Infi nity
Use these observing favorites to get
a sense of our place in cosmic history.
By Mathew Wedel
30 The Comets of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe had some weird ideas. Where did
he get them? By Donald W. Olson &
Shaun B. Ford
36 Charon and Company
Pluto’s fi ve moons proved to be more
complicated than the New Horizons
team ever imagined. By J. Kelly Beatty
66 Targeting the “Tutulemma”
Here’s a unique way to capture the total
solar eclipse in 2017. By Tun&231; Tezel
OBSERVING DECEMBER
41 In This Section
42 December’s Sky at a Glance
43 Binocular Highlight
By Mathew Wedel
44 Planetary Almanac
45 Northern Hemisphere’s Sky
By Fred Schaaf
46 Sun, Moon & Planets
By Fred Schaaf
48 Celestial Calendar
By Alan MacRobert
52 Exploring the Moon
By Charles A. Wood
54 Deep-Sky Wonders
By Sue French
S&T TEST REPORT
58 Meade’s LightBridge
Mini Series
By Tony Flanders
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
4 Spectrum
By Peter Tyson
6 Letters
7 75, 50 & 25 Years Ago
By Roger W. Sinnott
10 News Notes
57 Book Review
By Mario Motta
64 New Product Showcase
70 Astronomer’s Workbench
By Jerry Oltion
73 Gallery
84 Focal Point
By John Church &
William Murray