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Nov/Dec 2003Mercury Magazine Contents
Vol. 32 No. 6
November/December 2003

 

Page Article
16 A Farewell to Galileo, David H. Levy
The valiant Galileo spacecraft finally ended its mission on September 21 in a blaze of glory over Jupiter.
18 They Aren’t Who You Think, Steven J. Dick
If we ever encounter extraterrestrial intelligence, they’re likely to be machines, not creatures of flesh and blood.
27

What Is a "Planet"?, Gibor B. Basri
Recent discoveries inside and outside the solar system have complicated our perception of what constitutes a "planet."

35

Building a School Observatory, by Roger Knacke, Darren Williams, and Jonathan Hall
Developing a college or high school observatory will greatly improve science programs, and it’s not as expensive as you might think.

Departments
4 Editorial, Robert Naeye
A Farewell and a Welcome
5

Living Universe, Monika Kress
The Last of the Great Observatories

6 Planetary Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
Project Prometheus
7 The Lives of Stars, Jennifer Birriel
The Birth of Brown Dwarfs
8 Armchair Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
Extreme Phenomena Abound
9 Cosmologist’s Corner, Christopher J. Conselice
Locating Mass in the Universe
10 Annals of Astronomy, Piero Sicoli and Clifford J. Cunningham
Killed by a Meteorite?
11 Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher
The Planet Neptune
12 Focus on Education, Marni Berendsen
The Night Sky Network
13 Celestial Wonderings, Lou Mayo
Occult Astronomy
14 Observer's Page, John Shibley
Reflections on a Solstice Night
15 Commentary, David Morrison
Are Astronomers Crying Wolf?
42 Sky Events, Richard Talcott
October/November Sky Map | December/January Sky Map
44 Society Scope
News and information for Society members 
46 Book Review, Terrell Kent Holmes
The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy
47 Volume 32 Index
 
 
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