Astronomy - USA (2022-06)

WWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 3

16 COVER STORY

The very hungry universe

When it comes to

understanding the formation

of galaxies, solar systems,

or planets, accretion is

what brings it all together.

ARWEN RIMMER

24

Exoplanets: How we

discovered other worlds

Th e fi eld of exoplanets has

sprung up nearly overnight.

What does the wealth of new

discoveries tell us about the

worlds circling our own Sun?

BRIAN MAY, PATRICK MOORE,

CHRIS LINTOTT, AND

HANNAH WAKEFORD

32

Sky This Month

A planetary extravaganza.

MARTIN RATCLIFFE

AND ALISTER LING

34

Star Dome and

Paths of the Planets

RICHARD TALCOTT;

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROEN KELLY

40

Mapping the Moon

While most of us will never

set foot on the Moon, maps

can transport us there.

RAYMOND SHUBINSKI

46

First scopes for adults

If you’re new to observing,

you don’t need to buy the

best telescope — just the

one you’ll use the most.

PHIL HARRINGTON

52

Zero in on a hero

Star clusters and galaxies

will keep you looking at

Hercules all night long.

MICHAEL E. BAKICH

54

The CMOS

revolution is here

A new type of camera

may signal the future of

astroimaging. TONY HALLAS

62

Ask Astro

When black holes collide.

IN EVERY ISSUE

From the Editor 4

Astro Letters 6

New Products 61

Advertiser Index 61

Reader Gallery 64

Breakthrough 66

FEATURES

JUNE 2022

VOL. 50, NO. 6

Astronomy (ISSN 0091-6358, USPS 531-350)

is published monthly by Kalmbach Media

Co., 21027 Crossroads Circle, P. O. Box 1612,

Waukesha, WI 53187–1612. Periodicals postage

paid at Waukesha, WI, and additional offices.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to

Astronomy, PO Box 8520, Big Sandy, TX 75755.

Canada Publication Mail Agreement #40010760.

Go towww.Astronomy.com

for info on the biggest news and

observing events, stunning photos,

informative videos, and more.

ONLINE

FAVORITES

7

QUANTUM GRAVITY

Get the scoop on

fi laments at the center of

the Milky Way, Proxima

Centauri’s third planet,

SpaceX’s response to

potential collisions, and

other galactic news.

COLUMNS

Strange Universe 12

BOB BERMAN

Binocular Universe 14

PHIL HARRINGTON

Observing Basics 15

GLENN CHAPLE

Secret Sky 60

STEPHEN JAMES O’MEARA

ON THE COVER

Material from an accretion disk

swirls around the young star

FU Orionis in this artist’s concept.

NASA/JPL-CALTECH

Picture of

the Day

Gorgeous

photos from

our readers.

Sky This

Week

A daily digest

of celestial

events.

My Science

Shop

Perfect gifts for

your favorite

science geeks.

Trips and

Tours

Travel the world

with the staff of

Astronomy.

Online Content Code: ASY

Enter this code at http://www.astronomy.com/code

to gain access to web-exclusive content

Banca do Antfer

Telegram: https://t.me/bancadoantfer

Issuhub: https://issuhub.com/user/book/

Issuhub: https://issuhub.com/user/book/