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Astronomy Magazine

SPECIAL ISSUE //   January 2009 

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28 Top 10 stories of 2008
Astronomers saw the first moments of a star's death, the Phoenix Lander tasted martian water, exoplanet hunters discovered a mini version of our solar system,
and more. DANIEL PENDICK
38 Is our galaxy running out of gas?
New results from the Spitzer Space Telescope suggest the Milky Way is creating so
many stars that it may run out of gas in a billion years. BRUCE DORMINEY
44 The Sky this Month
Venus and Mercury peak. MARTIN RATCLIFFE AND ALISTER LING
56 How Johannes Kepler revolutionized astronomy
This 17th-century German astronomer explained planetary orbits, discovered light's inverse-square law, and wrote the first modern book on optics. DANIEL HUDON
62 Ask Astro
Do transits reveal Earth to aliens?
64 Explore the sky's spooky reflection nebulae
You'll need a big scope and a dark sky to explore the van den Bergh catalog's challenging objects. TEXT AND IMAGES BY THOMAS V. DAVIS
70 Find your way through the winter sky
The crisp, clear skies of winter beckon beginning observers. MICHAEL E. BAKICH
72 Orion's StarBlast 6 makes a great first scope
This grab-and-go telescope offers 6 inches of light-gathering in a compact design. GLENN CHAPLE

Used, good condition.  8-1/4" x 10-1/2", 92 pages.  Includes Bonus 2009 night-sky pullout. 
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