January/February 2009 (Sky Almanac)
 Monthly Stargazing & More
Our 2009 Sky Almanac is 32 full-color pages of monthly skywatching tips, charts and photos, astronomical anniversaries, and space-mission information taking place during the International Year of Astronomy. We also bring you information on events you can attend across the nation. Keep your copy handy all year long!
In Future Issues
Science writer Bob Zimmerman explains that astronomers have been struggling to understand the behaviour of peculiar star Beta Lyrae for more than two centuries, and may now have a grip on it. Margaret Buranen fills us in on the collection of skymaps and scientific instruments preserved since the Abraham Lincoln administration by the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Read archived news from StarDate magazine in the Resources section.
Every issue of StarDate also includes monthly star charts and stargazing highlights, plus stunning astronomical images.
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