The SPA Quarterly Magazine

July 2007

In this Issue:

Features:
7 The fastest discovery in history / Donald Teets & Perry Rahn
13 My local space rock / Mark Allison
19 England's rival to Galileo / Jeffrey Barham
20 What is the Moon made of? / John N Brown
22 Jupiter - low but alluring / Peter Grego

Prime Space: The coolest guide to space
Astronomers find a new Earth / Emily Baldwin Fine-tuning Hubble's galaxies / Emily Baldwin Design a Young Stargazer's badge! Discover Cygnus / Chris Dignan

Regulars:
2 SPA contacts and meetings
4 AstroNews / Alan Longstaff
10 Telescope Topics / Ian Morison
14 Amateur Scene / Peter Wade
18 SPA Members' Discounts
24 Space Exploration / Dave Tipper
28 SPA Merchandise / SPA Book Shop

Reviews:
Harmonia Macrocosmica
Dark Side of the Universe
Philip's Astronomy Dictionary
RedShift 6.0

Letters:
The Moon gains 400 new names
The Sky at Night hits its half century
19th Century French astronomy perspectives

At the Forum by Joe Cummings

The Society Pages:
April's meeting report: Probing the Solar System Patrick Houghton
Report: SPA Convention Guy Fennimore
Report: SPA visit to Jodrell Bank Brian Woosnam

Summer Stars:
Constellation of the season: Capricornus / Peter Grego

Deep Sky Notes:
Summer's serpent bearer Dave Fletcher

Sky Diary by Peter Grego:
Lunar occultations - Jon Harper
Meteor showers - Alastair McBeath

Showcase
SPA members' images and observations