MARCH 2018
the ringed planet•^ EXPLORING^
(^) p. 20
of Saturn’s moons•^ Strange stories
p. 28
- on methane- Huygens lands
soaked Titan p. 48
Cassini’s •^ Under
(^) What
Cassini
reveals
about Saturn
astronomers Te x a s
exoplanets search for
p. 55
Observatory’s Lowell
refractor historic
p. 60
CGX Mount Celestron
reviewed p. 64
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