February 2003

The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level.

Features

Quasars Explained

by William Keel

Four decades ago, the discovery of these astoundingly bright, compact, and distant objects shook the foundations of astronomy. Find out what scientists have learned since then, and what mysteries remain.

When Stars Explode

by Alexei Filippenko

The universe creates a supernova either when a massive star exhausts its fuel or a tiny star accumulates too much.

Stalking Cosmic Explosions

by Govert Schilling

In 1997, one of astronomy's long-standing mysteries was solved. Discover how scientists finally tracked down the location of a gamma-ray burst, one of the most fleeting moments in astronomy.

Celestial Portraits: Lepus and Columba

by Tom Polakis

At the feet of Orion the Hunter, the territory of the Hare and the Dove contains a varied quarry of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.

The Sky's Top 10

by Kelly Kizer Whitt

If you trace a well-worn path between the same deep-sky objects every time you observe, see how your favorites compare with those chosen by Astronomy.com visitors.