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                  10 | 
                 
                  How Do Planets 
                  Form? David A. Weintraub  
                  Astronomers are looking for clues from our solar system and 
                  others to determine whether planets form easy and fast or hard 
                  and slow. | 
              
               
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                  19 | 
                 
                  Buying a Telescope, 
                  Phil Harrington 
                  By following some easy guidelines, you can purchase the ideal 
                  telescope for you or that someone special on your gift list. 
                  (with 2 sidebars and 2 tables) | 
              
               
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                  26 | 
                 The 
                  Nebula in Our Own Backyard, Duane H. Pontius, Jr. 
                   
                  A giant torus of charged particles surrounding Jupiter gives 
                  astronomers a chance to study a nebula up close. (with 1 sidebar) | 
              
               
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                  34 | 
                 
                  Stargazing Secrets 
                  of Kitt Peak, Steven W. White 
                  Getting to another star in a human lifetime right now seems 
                  impossible, but intriguing physics offers us some fantastic 
                  possibilities to consider.  | 
              
               
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                Departments 
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                | 4 | 
                Editorial, 
                  Robert Naeye 
                  Greetings 
                  from the Corner of Ocean and Ashton!  | 
              
               
                | 5 | 
                Echoes 
                  of the Past, Katherine Bracher  
                  The Beginnings of Radio Astronomy | 
              
               
                | 6 | 
                Focus 
                  on Education, Jeff Bennett 
                  Do You Believe in the Big Bang?  | 
              
               
                | 7 | 
                Armchair 
                  Astrophysics, Eric Schulman  
                  Where Are They? | 
              
               
                | 8 | 
                Weaving 
                  Loose Ends, Steven N. Shore 
                  Heat and Light | 
              
               
                | 9 | 
                Research 
                  Notebook, Christopher Wanjek 
                  Let's Do the Space-Time Warp Again | 
              
               
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                  Sky Map and Sky Talk | 
              
               
                | 41 | 
                Commentary, 
                  Morgan L. Wainwright  
                  Should 
                  We Colonize Mars?  | 
              
               
                | 41 | 
                Works 
                  of Note | 
              
               
                | 42 | 
                Index 
                  to Volume 29 |