Sky & Telescope June 2010

FEATURED ARTICLES

Flowers of the Night Sky
Here's a guide to summer's best and most representative planetary nebulae.
By Ted Forte

Hubble's Greatest Scientific Achievements
A leading astrophysicist reflects on 20 years of great discoveries by the Hubble Space Telescope.
By Mario Livio

Celestron Turns 50
The entrepreneurial spirit of one amateur astronomer led to the creation of a legendary telescope company.
By Dennis di Cicco

BEYOND THE PRINTED PAGE

New Horizons
Listen to an interview with the principal investigator of the spacecraft that's more than halfway to Pluto
By S. Alan Stern

See Pluto in 2010
All you need to see Pluto is a good 8-inch scope, access to dark skies, lots of persistence, and the star charts in this article.
By Tony Flanders

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Atik's 314L CCD Camera
This camera is exceptionally easy to use and prodices first-rate images.
By Dennis di Cicco

A Comet in the June Dawn
Catch this early-morning quarry low in the east.
By Greg Bryant

Table of Contents
See what else June's issue has to offer.