Mercury Magazine Contents
Vol. 29 No. 6
November/December 2000

Page	Article
10	How Do Planets Form? David A. Weintraub Astronomers are looking for clues from our solar system and others to determine whether planets form easy and fast or hard and slow.
19	Buying a Telescope, Phil Harrington By following some easy guidelines, you can purchase the ideal telescope for you or that someone special on your gift list. (with 2 sidebars and 2 tables)
26	The Nebula in Our Own Backyard, Duane H. Pontius, Jr. A giant torus of charged particles surrounding Jupiter gives astronomers a chance to study a nebula up close. (with 1 sidebar)
34	Stargazing Secrets of Kitt Peak, Steven W. White Getting to another star in a human lifetime right now seems impossible, but intriguing physics offers us some fantastic possibilities to consider.
	Departments
4	Editorial, Robert Naeye Greetings from the Corner of Ocean and Ashton!
5	Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher The Beginnings of Radio Astronomy
6	Focus on Education, Jeff Bennett Do You Believe in the Big Bang?
7	Armchair Astrophysics, Eric Schulman Where Are They?
8	Weaving Loose Ends, Steven N. Shore Heat and Light
9	Research Notebook, Christopher Wanjek Let's Do the Space-Time Warp Again
C1	Sky Map and Sky Talk
41	Commentary, Morgan L. Wainwright Should We Colonize Mars?
41	Works of Note
42	Index to Volume 29

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