Sky & Telescope - July 2024 - 2

CONTENTS
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ASTRONOMY
FEATURES
12 Eye on the X-ray Sky
A highlight reel from the quartercentury
of revolutionary science
done by the Chandra X-ray
Observatory. By Ákos Bogdán
20 The Age of Sample Returns
The science gained from samplereturn
missions has turned remote
dots of light into real worlds.
By David Dickinson
Cover Stories:
28 The Rise and Fall of the
Lunar Society
A small circle of learned friends
helped launch the Industrial
Revolution and modern astronomy.
By William Sheehan
34 Go Loony for Luna!
Look into the light for a change.
By Jerry Oltion
Illustrations by Cindy Krach
60 Solar Image Processing
Use these helpful tips to make your
Sun images shine.
By Chris Schur
S&T TEST REPORT
66 Dwarf II Smartscope
By Alan Dyer
55 Suburban Stargazer
By Ken Hewitt-White
58 Pro-Am Conjunction
By Diana Hannikainen
ON THE COVER
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The Moon by John
Russell, pastel, 1797
PHOTO: BIRMINGHAM
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OBSERVING
41 July's Sky at a Glance
By Diana Hannikainen
42 Lunar Almanac & Northern
Hemisphere Sky Chart
43 Binocular Highlight
By Mathew Wedel
44 Southern Hemisphere
Sky Chart
45 Stories in the Stars
By Stephen James O'Meara
46 Sun, Moon & Planets
By Gary Seronik
48 Celestial Calendar
By Bob King
52 Exploring the Solar System
By Thomas A. Dobbins
54 Planetary Almanac
COLUMNS / DEPARTMENTS
4 Spectrum
By Peter Tyson
6 From Our Readers
7 75, 50 & 25 Years Ago
By Roger W. Sinnott
8 News Notes
59 New Product Showcase
72 Astronomer's Workbench
By Jerry Oltion
74 Beginner's Space
By Gary Seronik
76 Gallery
83 Event Calendar
84 Focal Point
By Edward Zanders
July 2024
VOL. 148, NO. 1
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