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 Australian Sky & Telescope Index - 2013

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Issues

66: January 2013

67: February/March 2013

68: April 2013

69: May/June 2013

 

 

Authors

Beatty, J. Kelly: First-Ever Sample from Mercury?, 69:14

             Mercury's Polar Ice Confirmed, 68:14

             No Boomerang Meteoroid, 67:16

Bell, Jim: Protoplanet Close-up, 67:32

Bochanski, John: In Brief, 68:18

              New Goldilocks Planet, 68:12

Bryant, Greg: A Pet Favourite, 67:52

              A Planet Smaller than Mercury, 69:13

              A Sliver of an Eclipse, 68:60

              A Surprise Comet Show, 68:59

              A Trio of Evening Planets, 69:54

              ASKAP Opens, 67:18

              Australian Observatories, 68:8

              Beneath the Southern Cross, 69:52

              Captivating Carina, 68:52

              Extragalactic "Afterburner"?, 67:14

              Found! Twins of our Milky Way System, 66:16

              IMPACT, 69:8

              In Search of Missing Galactic Hydrogen, 67:16

              Journey into the Moon's Shadow, 68:74

              Jupiter and Saturn Shine, 67:54

              May's Ring Of Fire, 69:61

              People Power Finds 24 Pulsars, 69:16

              Prime Time for Saturn, 68:54

              Remembering A Hero, 66:8

              Rollcall at Mars, 66:37

              Snapshots at Saturn, 66:26

              Summer Gas Giants, 66:54

              The PANSTARRS Show Begins, 66:60

              The River Runs Wild, 66:52

              Total Eclipse Success, 67:8

Carlisle, Camille: Astronomers Zoom in on Solar Hairs, 69:16

              Cosmic Web Weeds Dwarf, 68:12

              In Brief, 68:18

              Hubble Finds Faraway Galaxies, 68:16

              Russian Meteor Wreaks Havoc, 69:12

              Space a Little Sweeter, 66:16

              Star Shredder Sings Telltale Note, 66:10

              The Earth-Mass Planet of Alpha Centauri B, 67:10

              WISE Detects Blazing Black Holes, 67:14

Cole, Art: iPhone Astrophotography, 69:98

Craft, Stephen P.: Tackling Alien Atmospheres, 66:12

Currie, Thayne M. and Grady, Carol A.: Pictures of a Baby Solar System, 68:24

Dalrymple, Les: Abell 1060, 68:70

               Coma Showpieces, 69:70

               Galaxies in the Mane, 67:70

               M65 and M66, 68:50

               Messier's first, 69:50

               The Beehive, 67:50

di Cicco, Dennis: Celestron's SkyProdigy 6, 69:84

               Two German Equatorials from iOptron, 68:84

Dougherty, Kerrie: Making Space at the Powerhouse, 67:74

Dyer, Alan: The 60Da: Canon's Astrophoto DSLR, 66:84

Ellyard, David: Earth and Sun, 68:22

               Getting the Year Started, 66:24

               Jansky and his Merry-Go Round

               Venus and February, 67:22

French, Sue: Orion Beams!, 66:66

               Orion's Golden Shield, 67:66

               Sextans Uraniae, 68:66

               The Quincunx of Serpens, 69:66

Gaensler, Bryan: Cosmic Extremes, 69:25

Gale, Tom: Chasing Light Speed, 68:44

Gifkins, Roger: A Shipping Container Observatory, 69:80

Gould, Ross: Around the Bull's Head, 66:64

                Great Southern Scope, 66:88

                Limits for Splitting Uneven Double Stars, 68:64

                The Southern Cross, 69:64

                Where Pyxis meets Puppis, 67:64

Gray, Robert: The Elusive Wow!, 67:98

Grifantini, Kristina: Misfit Stars, 69:34

Grinspoon, David: It All Started with Mariner 2, 66:22

                Life on Saturn's Moons?, 67:20

                One Galactic Year from Now, 69:20

Horne, Johnny: Orion's StarShoot G3 Cameras, 67:84

Hough, David: Queensland Astrofest 2012, 66:82

Kedziora-Chudczer, Lucyna and Kedziora, David: Rise of the Exoplanetary Explorers, 66:44

Kerr, Steve: A Friday Night Full Moon Occultation, 68:58

                One at Each End, 67:58

                Spica Twilight ... or in Daylight, 66:58

                Tropical Spica, 69:58

Lakdawalla, Emily: Touchdown on the RED Planet, 66:30

Lopes, Rosaly: From Handel to Hydra: Naming Planets, Moons & Craters, 67:38

MacRobert, Alan: Best-Ever Pix of Uranus, 68:16

Mathosian, Mark: Host a Backyard Moon Party, 66:98

Mollise, Rod: Observing with Astrovideo Cameras, 69:74

Olsen, Rolf Wahl: Imaging the Circumstellar Disc around Beta Pictoris, 68:80

Olson, Donald W. and Hutcheon, Steve: The Great Meteor Procession of 1913, 69:46

Onken, Christopher: Student Hunts for Hidden Companion to Galaxy Trio, 68:20

Pasachoff, Jay M.: A Glorious Transit of Venus, 66:74

Pasachoff, Jay M. and Sheehan, William: A Major Discovery in Doubt, 68:98

Plummer, Alan: BH Crucis, 68:59

              L2 Puppis, 66:58

              T Centauri, 69:60

              W Orionis, 67:59

Primack, Joel R. and Bell, Trudy E.: Universe on Fast Forward, 67:24

Robertson, Donald F.:Where Goes the Rain?, 69:40

Seargent, David: Comet Lemmon Departs our Skies, 69:59

              Prospects for a Bright Comet?, 67:59

              The PANSTARRS Show Begins, 66:60

Seronik, Gary: A Go To Binocular Chair, 66:89

              Easy Reflector Collimation, 67:80

              Gemini's Lone Messier, 66:50

              Jerry's Big Astroscan, 67:88

              My Outback Travelscope, 69:88

              The Delmarva Pipe Mount, 68:88

              The Messier Catalogue: A Binocular Odyssey, 66:70

Sheehan, William and Launay, Francoise: The Mysterious Lady on the Moon, 67:44

Shepard, Michael: Why Do Asteroids Come in Pairs, 68:38

Sim, Helen: Australia's Newest Telescope, 68:32

Sims, Geoff: Totality from Pormpuraaw, 68:78

Wood, Charles A.: A Brighter Moon, 68:62

              Hints of Vents, 69:62

              Observing History, 67:62

              Uneven Targets, 66:62

Young, Monica: Ancient Spiral Galaxy Discovered, 66:14

              Explaining Cosmic Butterflies, 68:14

              In Brief, 68:18

              Kepler Closes in on Alien Earths, 69:13

              Kepler Spots a Tatooine Family, 67:12

              Nebula Cluster Grows a Black Hole?, 68:10

              Nebula Cluster "Shrinks", 68:10

              NuSTAR: Probing the Energetic Universe, 66:28

              Odd Iapetus Avalanches, 66:14

              Space Probes Launches, 66:18

Zimmerman, Robert: The Great Galactic Travellers, 66:38

 

Departments

 

Astrophotography:

              Imaging the Circumstellar Disc around Beta Pictoris, 68:80

              Observing with Astrovideo Cameras, 69:74

Binocular Highlight:

              Gemini's Lone Messier, 66:50

              M65 and M66, 68:50

              Messier's first, 69:50

              The Beehive, 67:50

Books & Beyond:

              The Great Melbourne Telescope (Gillespie), 66:88

Celestial Calendar:

              A Friday Night Full Moon Occultation, 68:58

              A Sliver of an Eclipse, 68:60

              A Surprise Comet Show, 68:59

              BH Crucis, 68:59

              Comet Lemmon Departs our Skies, 69:59

              L2 Puppis, 66:59

              May's Ring Of Fire, 69:61

              One at Each End, 67:58

              Prospects for a Bright Comet?, 67:59

              Spica Twilight ... or in Daylight, 66:58

              T Centauri, 69:60

              The PANSTARRS Show Begins, 66:60

              Tropical Spica, 69:58

              W Orionis, 67:59

Cosmic Relief:

              It All Started with Mariner 2, 66:22

              Life on Saturn's Moons?, 67:20

              One Galactic Year from Now, 69:20

Deep Sky Delights:

              Abell 1060, 68:70

              Coma Showpieces, 69:70

              Galaxies in the Mane, 67:70

Discoveries:

              Earth and Sun, 68:22

              Getting the Year Started, 66:24

              Jansky and his Merry-Go Round, 69:22

              Venus and February, 67:22

Double Star Notes:

              Around the Bull's Head, 66:64

              Limits for Splitting Uneven Double Stars, 68:64

              The Southern Cross, 69:64

              Where Pyxis meets Puppis, 67:64

Exploring the Moon:

              A Brighter Moon, 68:62

              Observing History, 67:62

              Uneven Targets, 66:62

Features:

              A Glorious Transit of Venus, 66:74

              Australia's Newest Telescope, 68:32

              Chasing Light Speed, 68:44

              Cosmic Extremes, 69:26

              From Handel to Hydra: Naming Planets, Moons & Craters, 67:38

              Making Space at the Powerhouse, 67:74

              Misfit Stars, 69:34

              NuSTAR: Probing the Energetic Universe, 66:28

              Pictures of a Baby Solar System, 68:24

              Protoplanet Close-up, 67:32

              Rise of the Exoplanetary Explorers..., 66:44

              Rollcall at Mars, 66:37

              Snapshots at Saturn, 66:26

              Student Hunts for Hidden Companion to Galaxy Trio, 68:20

              The Great Galactic Travellers, 66:38

              The Great Meteor Procession of 1913, 69:48

              The Mysterious Lady on the Moon, 67:44

              Touchdown on the RED Planet, 66:30

              Universe on Fast Forward, 67:24

              Where Goes the Rain?, 69:40

              Why Do Asteroids Come in Pairs?, 68:38

Focal Point:

              A Major Discovery in Doubt, 68:98

              Host a Backyard Moon Party, 66:98

              iPhone Astrophotography, 69:98

              The Elusive Wow!, 67:98

New Product Showcase:

              Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G GoTo Mount (Orion Telescopes), 69:83

              Neximage 5 camera (Celestron), 66:20

              Portable Newtonian Telescopes (Albert Highe), 66:20

              SkyTracker camera drive (iOptron), 69:83

              SXVR-H694 CCD camera (Starlight Express), 69:83

              T-Minus 2" UltraWide Adapter (CNC Parts Supply), 66:20

News Notes:

              A Planet Smaller than Mercury, 69:13

              Ancient Spiral Galaxy Discovered, 66:14

              ASKAP Opens, 67:18

              Astronomers Zoom in on Solar Hairs, 69:16

              Best-Ever Pix of Uranus, 68:16

              Cosmic Web Weeds Dwarfs, 68:12

              Explaining Cosmic Butterflies, 68:14

              Extragalactic "Afterburner"?, 67:14

              First-Ever Sample from Mercury?, 69:14

              Found! Twins of our Milky Way System, 66:16

              Hubble Finds Faraway Galaxies, 68:16

              In Search of Missing Galactic Hydrogen, 67:16

              Kepler Closes in on Alien Earths, 69:13

              Kepler Spots a Tatooine Family, 67:12

              Mercury's Polar Ice Confirmed, 68:14

              Nebula Cluster Grows a Black Hole?, 68:10

              Nebula Cluster "Shrinks", 68:10

              New Goldilocks Planet, 68:12

              No Boomerang Meteoroid, 67:16

              Odd Iapetus Avalanches, 66:14

              People Power Finds 24 Pulsars, 69:16

              Russian Meteor Wreaks Havoc, 69:12

              Space a Little Sweeter, 66:16

              Space Probes Launched, 66:18

              Star Shredder Sings Telltale Note, 66:10

              Tackling Alien Atmospheres, 66:12

              The Earth-Mass Planet of Alpha Centauri B, 67:10

              WISE Detects Blazing Black Holes, 67:14

Observing & Equipment:

              A Shipping Container Observatory, 69:80

              Easy Reflector Collimation, 67:80

              The Messier Catalogue: A Binocular Odyssey, 66:70

Starscapes:

              Star Trails over ALMA, 69:24

Sun, Moon, and Planets:

              A Trio of Evening Planets, 69:54

              Jupiter and Saturn Shine, 67:54

              Prime Time for Saturn, 68:54

              Summer Gas Giants, 66:54

Targets:

              Orion Beams!, 66:66

              Orion's Golden Shield, 67:66

              Sextans Uraniae, 68:66

              The Quincunx of Serpens, 69:66

Telescope Workshop:

              A Go To Binocular Chair, 66:89

              Jerry's Big Astroscan, 67:88

              My Outback Travelscope, 69:88

              The Delmarva Pipe Mount, 68:68

Test Reports:

              60Da DSLR (Canon), 66:84

              iEQ30 and SmartEQ mounts (iOptron), 68:84

              SkyProdigy 6 (Celestron), 69:84

              StarShoot G3 Camera (Orion), 67:84

The Astronomy Scene:

              Journey into the Moon's Shadow, 68:74

              Queensland Astrofest 2012, 66:82

              Totality from Pormpuraaw, 68:78

Tonight's Sky:

              A Pet Favourite, 67:52

              Beneath the Southern Cross, 69:52

              Captivating Carina, 68:52

              The River Runs Wild, 66:52

 

Observing Topics

Comets:

               C/2011 F1 (LINEAR), 68:59

               C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), 66:60, 67:59

               C/2012 F6 (Lemmon), 68:59, 69:59

               C/2012 K5 (LINEAR), 66:60

               C/2012 T5 (Bressi), 67:59

Double Stars:

               9 Sextantis, 68:66

               32 Orionis, 67:68

               35 Sextantis, 68:66

               47 Tauri, 66:64

               55 Tauri, 66:64

               80 Tauri, 66:64

               88 Tauri, 66:64

               Alpha Cru, 69:64

               Beta Orionis (Rigel), 66:66

               BSO 8, 69:64

               BU 202, 67:64

               BU 205, 67:64

               BU 206, 67:64

               BU 207, 67:64

               BU 208, 67:64

               BU 333, 67:64

               BU 454, 67:64

               COO 140, 69:64

               CPO 12, 69:64

               Delta-3 Tauri, 66:64

               DUN 61, 67:64

               Gamma Cru, 69:64

               HJ 4037, 67:64

               HLD 116, 69:64

               HRG 74, 69:64

               HWE 19, 67:64

               I 36, 69:64

               I 489, 67:64

               MCA 16, 66:64

               Mu Crucis, 69:64

               Rho Orionis, 67:66

               STF 545, 66:64

               STT 72, 66:64

               STT 82, 66:64

               STT 84, 66:64

               Tau Tauri, 66:64

               Theta Tauri, 66:64

               Zeta Orionis, 66:66

Galaxies:

               ESO 501-65, 68:70

               Hickson 44, 67:70

               Hoag's Object, 59:66

               IC 611, 67:70

               IC 2597, 68:70

               M64, 69:70

               M65, 68:50

               M66, 68:50

               M85, 69:70

               M88, 69:70

               M91, 69:70

               MCG +4-25-21, 67:70

               NGC 3044, 68:66

               NGC 3098, 67:70

               NGC 3115, 68:66

               NGC 3162, 67:70

               NGC 3166, 68:66

               NGC 3169, 68:66

               NGC 3213, 67:70

               NGC 3221, 67:70

               NGC 3222, 67:70

               NGC 3226, 67:70

               NGC 3227, 67:70

               NGC 3248, 67:70

               NGC 3285B, 68:70

               NGC 3287, 67:70

               NGC 3301, 67:70

               NGC 3305, 68:70

               NGC 3308, 68:70

               NGC 3309, 68:70

               NGC 3311, 68:70

               NGC 3312, 68:70

               NGC 3314, 68:70

               NGC 3315, 68:70

               NGC 3316, 68:70

               NGC 3336, 68:70

               NGC 3423, 68:66

               NGC 4565, 69:70

               NGC 5951, 69:66

               NGC 5953, 69:66

               NGC 5954, 69:66

               NGC 5956, 69:66

               NGC 5957, 69:66

               NGC 5962, 69:66

               NGC 5970, 69:66

               Sextans A, 68:66

               Sextans B, 68:66

Globular Clusters:

               M3, 69:50

               M53, 69:70

               NGC 5053, 69:70

Moon:

                Alphonsus, 69:62

                Aristarchus, 69:62

                Aristoteles, 66:62

                Atlas, 69:62

                Bullialdus, 66:62

                Copernicus, 68:62

                Cyrillus, 66:62

                Eratosthenes, 68:62

                Huggins, 66:62

                Maurolycus, 66:62

                Miller, 66:62

                Mitchell, 66:62

                Nasireddin, 66:62

                Orontius, 66:62

                Prinz, 69:62

                Rima Hadley, 69:62

                Rima Hyginus, 67:62

                Rimae Sulpicius Gallus, 69:62

                Schroter's Valley, 69:62

                Sinus Aestuum, 69:62

                Theophilus, 66:62

                Triesnecker, 67:62

                Tycho, 68:62

Nebulae (including Planetary Nebulae):

               Barnard 33 (Horsehead Nebula), 66:66

               IC 431, 66:66

               IC 432, 66:66

               IC 434, 66:66

               IC 435, 66:66

               M42 (Orion Nebula), 66:66

               NGC 1999, 66:66

               NGC 2023, 66:66

               NGC 2024, 66:66

               Sh 2-264, 67:66

Open Clusters:

               Alessi 29, 67:66

               Cr 69, 67:66

               M35, 66:50

               M44, 67:50

               Melotte 111, 69:70

               NGC 1662, 67:66

               NGC 2180, 67:66

               NGC 2184, 67:66

               NGC 2186, 67:66

Variable Stars:

               BH Crucis, 68:59

               L2 Puppis, 66:59

               T Centauri, 69:60

               W Orionis, 67:59