CONTENTS
Dave’s
Universe
The inside
scoop from
the editor.
Sky This
Week
A daily digest
of celestial
events.
News
The latest
updates from
the science
and the hobby.
Ask Astro
Archives
Answers to all
your cosmic
questions.
4 ASTRONOMY • DECEMBER 2018
18 COVER STORY
Mission Moon 3-D
Explore the lunar surface as the
Apollo astronauts did, in vivid
stereoscopic detail.
DAVID J. EICHER AND BRIAN MAY
28
The historic flight
of Apollo 8
As we celebrate the golden
anniversary of humanity’s irst
trip to the Moon, command
module pilot Jim Lovell recounts
the epic voyage. RICHARD TALCOTT
36
Sky This Month
Venus shines brilliantly.
MARTIN RATCLIFFE AND
ALISTER LING
38
StarDome and
Path of the Planets
RICHARD TALCOTT;
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROEN KELLY
44
Explore nearby
deep-sky gems
Interested in observing a red
dwarf, supernova remnant, or
galaxy cluster? We’ve got you
covered. ALAN GOLDSTEIN
48
Observe shadow play
on the Moon
he efects of light and dark on
the lunar terminator ofer some
great observing fun.
PHIL HARRINGTON
52
Meet an expert
in remote astroimaging
Mark Hanson admits he was
never a stellar student, but his
photography is out of this world.
58
Astronomy tests
Meade’s new astrograph
his great-looking scope will help
you create even better-looking
images. JONATHAN TALBOT
68
Ask Astro
Supernova signals.
COLUMNS
Strange Universe 12
BOB BERMAN
Secret Sky 62
STEPHEN JAMES O’MEARA
Observing Basics 64
GLENN CHAPLE
Binocular Universe 66
PHIL HARRINGTON
QUANTUM GRAVITY
Snapshot 9
Astro News 10
IN EVERY ISSUE
From the Editor 6
Astro Letters 8
New Products 60
Advertiser Index 65
Reader Gallery 70
Breakthrough 74
FEATURES
DECEMBER 2018
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During Apollo 12, astronaut Alan
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