Sky and telescope

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  Año 2001, Vol. 101, Número 6

  • Spectrum: It's party time!

    Richard Tresch Fienberg

    págs. 8-9

    

  • Focal point: observing log

    Jim Anderson

    págs. 10-13

    

  • Letters

    págs. 14-15

    

  • 50 & 25 years ago

    págs. 16-19

    

  • News notes

    págs. 20-31

    

  • Mission update: space astronomy and planetary exploration

    Jonathan McDowell

    págs. 32-33

    

  • The race to Epsilon Eridani: astronomers vie to be the first to view an extrasolar planet directly

    Govert Schilling

    págs. 34-43

    

  • Images: anatomy of a whirlpool

    Blaise Canzian

    págs. 44-46

    

  • Light-pollution filters for cameras

    Dennis di Cicco, Johnny Horne

    págs. 47-49

    

  • Celestron's "Go To" Maksutov

    Gary Seronik

    págs. 50-55

    

  • New product showcase

    págs. 56-57

    

  • Java applets for astronomy

    Adrian R. Ashford

    págs. 58-59

    

  • Screen shot: predicting fire in the sky

    David Ratledge

    págs. 60-61

    

  • Astronomy online: on the eclipse trail

    Stuart J. Goldman

    págs. 62-63

    

  • Software showcase

    págs. 64-65

    

  • Books & Beyond: planetary silhouettes

    págs. 66-73

    

  • Longfellow: voice of the night

    Stephen James O'Meara

    págs. 74-77

    

  • Star trails: a marriage of science and art

    David H. Levy

    págs. 78-79

    

  • Amateur events

    págs. 80-84

    

  • Rambling through the skies: celestial awe and alignments in 2001

    E. C. Krupp

    págs. 85-89

    

  • Sky & Telescope's guide to the evening sky: old polestars and the Dragon's Eye

    Sue French, Gary Seronik, Fred Schaaf

    págs. 90-99

    

  • Rare flyby of 1999 KW4

    Roger W. Sinnott

    págs. 100-101

    

  • The demon sprites of Mars

    Stephen James O'Meara

    págs. 102-104

    

  • The June 21st eclipse of the Sun

    Roger W. Sinnott

    págs. 105-109

    

  • Skywise: when the air is clean and clear, sunset watchers sometimes see a "green flash"

    Jay Ryan

    págs. 110-111

    

  • James Dunlop: Messier of the southern sky

    Glen Cozens, Graeme L White

    págs. 112-116

    

  • Deep-Sky notebook: Snaring galaxies near M13

    Ken Hewitt-White

    págs. 117-119

    

  • Lunar notebook: Serene craters

    Charles A. Wood

    págs. 120-121

    

  • Observer's notebook: ISS with a webcam

    Dennis di Cicco

    págs. 122-124

    

  • Readers ask: power and alignment

    Gary Seronik

    págs. 125-127