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2010

July/August 2010

  • OB Associations of the Scorpion
  • Sigma's Super-Wide-Angle Lenses Tested on Night Sky
  • Perseids Peak and Planets Meet
  • Hubble Turns 20 While Herschel Turns One
  • Never-Ending Demolition Derby Around Saturn
  • Conjunction Allure
  • Scoping the Swan Nebula

 

May/June 2010

  • Our 15th Anniversary
  • Will We Inherit the Galaxy?
  • Deep Sky Eye
  • Binoculars: Choosing & Using
  • The Reddest Stars of Spring
  • Explore Scientific’s 5-inch Apo Refractor
  • New Life for Canada’s Largest Observatory
  • Challenges by the Dipper

 

March/April 2010

  • Red Dwarfs and Super-Earths
  • Saturn Equinox
  • Titan: Giant Alien Moon
  • Saturn Steals the Show
  • Bruce and Fathom Five Dark-Sky Preserve
  • Leo’s Tiny Trio
  • The Search for Earth-Sized Exoplanets
  • Discovery at the Rim of the Solar System

 

January/February 2010

  • The Top 10 for 2010: Our annual rundown on what’s up for the year
  • Ten Years of Dark Skies at Torrance Barrens
  • Mars Season
  • More 100-Degree-Eyepiece Choices
  • Charmers in the Chariot
  • Easy Astrophotography
  • Saturn’s Monster Ring

2009

November/December 2009

  • Hubble Better Than Ever
  • Chasing the Eclipse of the Century
  • Meteors, Mars and the Moon
  • Orion’s StarShoot Solitaire AutoGuider
  • Sky-Watcher’s Novel Starter Scopes
  • A Galileo Moment: The Imperfect Moon
  • Triangulating Aries
  • The Origin of the Bogus Blue Moon
  • Betelgeuse: The Dragon’s-Breath Star

 

September/October 2009

  • 7th Annual Photo of the Week Contest Winners
  • Jupiter in the Spotlight
  • TheSkyX Software
  • Planetary Portraits by Robotic Spacecraft
  • Tiny Telescopic Treasures
  • World’s Finest Observing Site for Amateur Astronomers?
  • Solar System Future: Worlds in Collision?

 

July/August 2009

  • Become a Better Observer: Sketch!
  • A Galileo Moment: Unfathomable Stars
  • The Marvellous Summer Milky Way
  • Two New 100-Degree Eyepieces
  • Globular Hunting in Hercules
  • Milky Way Rapture
  • Search for Other Earths Begins
  • Charles Messier’s Catalogue, Part 2

 

May/June 2009

  • A Galileo Moment: Imperfect Sun
  • Common Proper-Motion Stars of Spring
  • A Compact 70mm Apochromatic Refractor
  • Last Call for Saturn
  • Faint Spirals by the Dipper
  • Hooked on Astronomy: ‘Saturn did it!’
  • How Many Alien Civilizations Are Really Out There?
  • A Tribute to Charles Messier, Part 1


#84 | Volume XV, Issue 5 | March/April 2009

  • Galileo Moments
  • Saskatchewan Meteorites
  • Is There Life After Galaxy Collisions?
  • Canadian Planetary Conjunctions
  • Saturn's Rings On Edge
  • Price Breakthrough Cameras
  • All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.



#83 | Volume XIV, Issue 5 | January/February 2009

  • 10 Best Celestial Events of 2009
  • Review: Sky-Watcher Collapsible Dobsonian
  • Saturn's Rings Edge-On
  • Readers' Gallery
  • Winter Constellation Chart
  • All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A

 

2008

#82 | Volume XIII, Issue 4 | November/December 2008

• Total Eclipse Of The Sun
• 2009: International Year Of Astronomy
• Exploring The Night Sky
• Readers' Gallery
• Late Fall/Early Winter Constellation Chart
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.


#81 | Volume XIII, Issue 3| September/October 2008

• Photo Of The Week Contest Winners
• Refining the Shape of Our Galaxy
• Exploring the Night Sky
• Product Review: Sky-Watcher Refractor and AstroTrac Platform
• Fall Constellation Chart
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

#80 | Volume XIII, Issue 2 | July/August 2008

• Exploring the Summer Milky Way
• Review: 4.7-inch Apo Refractor
• Scoping the Dragon
• Finding Neptune
• Summer Constellation Chart
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

 


#79 | Volume XIII, Issue 1 | May/June 2008

• Stargazing with Binoculars
• Review: The Ultimate Beginner's Scope
• Mosquito vs. Stargazer: Getting the Upper Hand
• 2008 Summer Star Party Calendar
• Mystery Solstice Clouds
• New Close-Up of Martian Moon
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

#78 | Volume XIII, Issue 6 | March/April 2008

• Magnificient Mercury: The Unseen Side
• Prime Time For Saturn's Rings
• Review: Are You Ready For The Cube?
• How Will The Universe End?
• Scoping Below Sirius
• Review: FotoSharp Focusing Aid
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

#77 | Volume XIII, Issue 5 | January/February 2008

• 12 Best Celestial Events in 2008
• Product Review: William Optics Megrez 110mm apo refractor
• Special Report: Comet Holmes
• See February's Lunar Eclipse
• Planetary Portraits: New Views of Three Worlds
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

2007
#76 | Volume XIII, Issue 4 | November/December, 2007

• Probing Dwarf Planets
• August 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse Images
• Product Review: Tele Vue Ethos
• Product Review: 5-inch Newtonian
• Mars Approaches Earth
• Astronomial Gift Ideas
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

#75 | Volume XIII, Issue 3 | September/October, 2007

• Our PHOTO OF THE WEEK Contest Winners
• Jupiter Cloud-Belt Mystery
• Guide to the First Quarter Moon
• Exploring the Night Sky
• 2007's Best Pleiades Cover-Up
• Space Junk Threat
• All-Sky Star Chart for Canada, Northern U.S.A.

#74 | Volume XIII, Issue 2 | July/August, 2007

• Over the Moon: Conjunctions and a total lunar eclipse
• REVIEW: SkyShed Pod Observatory
• Seeing Dark Nebulas
• Bleak Future for our Universe
• Overhyping a 'Habitable Planet'
• Scoping the sky: Little Lyra Above the Lights
• On the Moon: Perusing Petavius
• One billion light-years to a quasar
• The Tears of St. Lawrence
• Summer sky chart for Canada and the Northern U.S.A.

#73 | Volume XIII, Issue 1 | May/June, 2007

• Welcome to the Universe: Exploring the cosmos from your backyard
• Canada-wide listing of star parties
• REVIEW: Three of the latest DSLR cameras go head-to-head
• Spectacular Saturn: Images from the Cassini Spacecraft
• Find four planets in the evening sky
• Scoping the sky: Serpens Caput
• Huge lake found on Titan
• Late spring star chart for Canada and Northern U.S.A.
• Gemini Observatory's new laser vision
• On the Moon: Tycho and its rays

#72 | Volume XII, Issue 6 | March/April, 2007

• January's Surprise Twilight Comet
• Comet McNaught Photo Gallery
• REVIEW: Celestron’s Computerized Backyard Telescopes
• March's Total Eclipse of the Moon
• Canadian Robots in Space
• Scoping for Gemini's Deep-Sky Gems
• Saturn for Astronomy Day
• Early-spring star chart for Canada and Northern U.S.A.
• Star-Forming Region NGC602
• Of Saturn, a Comet and Surgery

#71 | Volume XII, Issue 5 | January/February, 2007

• Your Guide to Celestial Events for 2007
• New Horizons: A 10-year mission to Pluto
• REVIEW: Celestron’s new SkyScout personal planetarium
• Catching Comet Swan
• Gould's Belt
• Scoping Orion
• Daytime deep-sky images
• Winter star chart for Canada
• The OB Associations of Winter
• Saturn shines at its best

2006

#70 | Volume XII, Issue 4 | November/December, 2006

• The Edge of the Universe: Probing galaxies at 13 billion light-years
• Steve MacLean's excellent space station adventure
• The "face" on Mars: New Mars Express Spacecraft images
• Why Pluto Got the boot
• Your guide to the Transit of Mercury
• Astrophotography while sleeping!
• Testing new William Optics APO refractors
• Late-Autumn star chart for Canada
• Deep-sky Readers' Gallery
• Scoping the sky for Cassiopeia




#69 | Volume XII, Issue 3 | September/October, 2006

• Methane lakes on Saturn moon?
• M81 & M82 — Backyard Astronomy’s Oddest Couple
• Found: thousands of intergalactic vagabond clusters
• Small-telescope Moon map
• Guide to outer planets
• Autumn stargazing Sky Chart and data
• 2005 SkyNews Photo of the Week Contest Winners
• Scoping the Sky: small-scope star fields in Delphinus:
• David Levy explains why Canada's better in summer
• Ken Hewitt-White waxes poetic


#68 | Volume XII, Issue 2 | July/August, 2006

• Jupiter's intriguing new red spot
• New Meade truss-tube Dobsonian scope review
• Split comet visible
• Starfest at 25: The evolution of a Star Party
• Eclipse gallery
• Summer stargazing Sky Chart and data
• Jupiter now has two red spots
• Scoping the Sky: Starry steam above the Teapot
• Hubble Space Telescope measures '10th Planet'
• A cometary voyage



#67 | Volume XII, Issue 1 | May/June, 2006

• Wall-Sized Poster Insert: M101, Earthshine
• New Sky-Watcher scopes and mounts review
• Split comet visible
• Summer Star Parties calendar
• Canadian Astronomy Clubs List
• Late spring Sky Chart
• How bright is the night sky?
• Scoping the Sky: Tandem targets in Ursa Major
• Peering back to the universe's first instant
• Singin' the blues in B.C.



#66 | Volume XI, Issue 6 | March/April, 2006

• Wall-Sized Poster Insert: Orion, Crab Nebulas
• Jack Newton’s Nirvana
• Cluster contrasts in Cancer
• Readers’ Gallery
• Smallest extra-solar planet detected
• Early spring Sky Chart




#65 | Volume XI, Issue 5 | January/February, 2006

• Hubble's Star-Birth Nebula, The Beauty of the Universe—New Images
• Martian Close Encounter
• Readers' Mars Gallery
• Tele Vue's Dioptrx: A First Look
• Winter Sky Chart For Canada

2005

#64 | Volume XI, Issue 4 | November/December, 2005

• What's the Definition of a Planet? The 10th Planet Question
• Guide to Watching Mars
• Readers Capture Cosmic Alignments
• Tips for Buying a First Telescope
• Comet Impact Results
• Stockign Stuffers Gift Ideas
• Scoping the Skies in Perseus
• Amateur Astronomer's Superb Planet Pics
• Late Autumn Sky Chart

#63 | Volume XI, Issue 3 | September/October, 2005

• Making Contact: Deep Impact Scores a Direct Hit
• Photo Contest Winners
• September's Harvest Moon
• 2005 Close Encounter with Mars
• Manitoba Meteorites
• Scoping the Skies in Cygnus
• Quest for Exoplanets
• Includes Double Poster: Moon and Planets

#62 | Volume XI, Issue 2 | July/August, 2005

• 5-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain Review
• Meade 5000 Series Eyepiece Review
• Filter Review
• Double Poster




#61 | Volume XI, Issue 1 | May/June, 2005

• 10th Anniversary Issue
• The Next Supernova
• Includes Double Poster





#60 | Volume X, Issue 6 | March/April, 2005

• Digital SLR Cameras
• Testing 'Earth Centred Universe'
• Titan Landing• Manitoba Meteorites




#59 | Volume X, Issue 5 | January/February, 2005

• November Aurora
• Cold Comfort Attire
• Best Uranus Photos





2004

#58 | Volume X, Issue 4 | November/December, 2004

• 2005 Events Preview
• Geminid Shower
• Jupiter Occultation




#57 | Volume X, Issue 3 | September/October, 2004

• Venus Transit Photos
• Total Lunar Eclipse
• Double Poster



#56 | Volume X, Issue 2 | July/August, 2004

• Transit of Venus
• Cassini at Saturn
• Software Showdown





#55 | Volume X, Issue 1 | May/June, 2004

• New World Found Beyond Pluto
• Comets in May





#54 | Volume IX, Issue 6 | March/April, 2004

• Close Encounter with a Comet
• Planetary Webcam Review






#53 | Volume IX, Issue 5 | January/February, 2004

• Saturn at its finest
• Clear Sky Clock
• Double Poster





2003

#52 | Volume IX, Issue 4 | November/December, 2003

• November Lunar Eclipse
• Best Mars Pic
• New Saturn Image




#51 | Volume IX, Issue 3 | September/October, 2003

• Mars Landings
• Celestron CGE 1100
• Pentax XW Eyepiece Review




#50 | Volume IX, Issue 2 | July/August, 2003

• Mars Nearest Earth
• Neptune and Uranus
• SkyNews 50th issue





#49 | Volume IX, Issue 1 | May/June, 2003

• Star Parties
• Photo Contest Winners
• Astronomy Clubs Listing




#48 | Volume VIII, Issue 6 | March/April, 2003

• Binoculars for Stargazing
• New Moons for Neptune






#47 | Volume VIII, Issue 5 | January/February, 2003

• Best Solar Images
• 10-inch Dob Review
• Double Poster




2002

#46 | Volume VIII, Issue 4 | November/December, 2002

• The Best Telescopes
• Leonid Meteors
• September 7 Aurora Pics



#45 | Volume VIII, Issue 3 | September/October, 2002

• Shooting Great Astrophotos
• Saskatchewan Meteorites Bonanza




#44 | Volume VIII, Issue 2 | July/August, 2002

• Planetary Lineup Gallery
• Meteor Magic
• More Ikeya-Zhang Pics





#43 | Volume VIII, Issue 1 | May/June, 2002

• Star Parties
• Comet Ikeya-Zhang Pics
• Astronomy Clubs Listing





#42 | Volume VII, Issue 6 | March/April, 2002

• Five Planet Line-up
• Chandra Galactic Core
• Meteor Photos





#41 | Volume VII, Issue 5 | January/February, 2002

• North America's Light Pollution
• Star Clusters for Binoculars





2001

#40 | Volume VII, Issue 4 | November/December, 2001

• Canadian Comet
• Leonids Storm
• Nexstar 11 Review


#39 | Volume VII, Issue 3 | September/October, 2001

• African Eclipse
• Occulation Gallery
• Mars Dust Storm



#38 | Volume VII, Issue 2 | July/August, 2001

• Sagittarius/Scorpius
• 8-inch Dobsonian Review





#37 | Volume VI, Issue 1 | May/June, 2001

• Virgo Galaxy Cluster
• Extra-solar Planets
• Summer Star Parties





#36 | Volume V, Issue 6 | March/April, 2001

• Chris Hadfield
• Giant Planet
• Xmas Eclipse





#35 | Volume V, Issue 5 | January/February, 2001

• Winter Sky Guide
• Cassini's Jupiter
• Readers' Gallery





2000

#34 | Volume V, Issue 4 | November/December, 2000

• Christmas Eclipse
• Astronomer's Look For Increased Funds




#33 | Volume V, Issue 3 | September/October, 2000

• Best Astrofilms
• Digital Cameras
• Software Showdown




#32 | Volume V, Issue 2 | July/August, 2000

• Summer Triangle Finderchart
• Edge-On Galaxy






#31 | Volume V, Issue 1 | May/June, 2000

• Astronomy Clubs
• Editor's Bookshelf
• Lunar Eclipse Gallery




#30 | Volume IV, Issue 6 | March/April, 2000

• Meteorites in Canada
• Testing Two "Smart" Scopes





#29 | Volume IV, Issue 5 | January/February, 2000

• Beginner Telescope Reviews
• Great Hubble Shots





1999

#28 | Volume IV, Issue 4 | November/December, 1999

• Solar Eclipse Photos
• Dobsonian Telescope Review




#27 | Volume IV, Issue 3 | September/October, 1999

• Hubble Deep Field
• Gemini Observatory





#26 | Volume IV, Issue 2 | July/August, 1999

• Taking Your First Astrophotos
• Colliding Galaxies






#25 | Volume IV, Issue 1 | May/June, 1999

• Conjunction Photos
• Noctilucent Clouds






#24 | Volume III, Issue 6 | March/April, 1999

• The Nearest Star Clusters
• Moon Photography






#23 | Volume III, Issue 5 | January/February, 1999

• Winter Sky Treasures
• Meade ETX Review





1998

#22 | Volume III, Issue 4 | November/December, 1998

• Planets of Other Suns
• Leonid Meteors




#21 | Volume III, Issue 3 | September/October, 1998

• Arctic Sky Lore
• Jupiter's Red Spot





#20 | Volume III, Issue 2 | July/August, 1998

• Hubble Satellite Photos
• Gamma-Ray Bursts






#19 | Volume III, Issue 1 | May/June, 1998

• Photo Contest
• Caribbean Total Solar Eclipse





#18 | Volume II, Issue 6 | March/April, 1998

• Deep-Sky Wonders
• Equatorial Mounts Primer





#17 | Volume II, Issue 5 | January/February, 1998

• Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
• Northern Lights





1997

#16 | Volume II, Issue 4 | November/December, 1997

• Asteroid Danger to Earth?
• Pathfinder At Mars



#15 | Volume II, Issue 3 | September/October, 1997

• Cassini To Saturn
• Cosmic Influences





#14 | Volume II, Issue 2 | July/August, 1997

• Special Comet Hale-Bopp Issue







#13 | Volume II, Issue 1 | May/June, 1997

• Hubble Telescope
• Photographing Star Trails






#12 | Volume I, Issue 6 | March/April, 1997

• Comet Hale-Bopp
• Comet Photography






#11 | Volume I, Issue 5 | January/February, 1997

• This issue is sold out







1996

#10 | Volume I, Issue 4 | November/December, 1996

• Hubble Deep Field
• Fossil Life From Mars




#9 | Volume I, Issue 3 | September/October, 1996

• Jack Newton's Universe
• Choosing a First Telescope






#8 | Volume I, Issue 2 | July/August, 1996

• This issue is sold out







#7 | Volume I, Issue 1 | May/June, 1996

• Binoculars for Stargazing
• Blue Moon Mythology






#6 | Issue 6 | March/April, 1996

• Moonlight Photography
• Build Your Own Telescope






#5 | Issue 5 | January/February, 1996

• This issue is sold out







1995

#4 | Issue 4 | November/December, 1995

• Canada's Planetariums
• Beginners' Telescope Test





#3 | Issue 3 | September/October, 1995

• Kuiper Belt Comets
• Naked-Eye Observing







# 2| Issue 2 | July/August, 1995

• This issue is sold out







#1 | Issue 1 | May/June, 1995

• Premier Issue
• David Levy's Comet Quest