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March/April 2003Mercury Magazine Contents
Vol. 32 No. 2
March/April 2003

 

Page Article
13 Charting the Heavens, Joshua A. Frieman and Mark SubbaRao
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is unlocking some of the universe's deepest secrets, from the solar system to the solar neighborhood to the most distant quasars.
23 The Ultimate Infrared Sky Survey, Schuyler Van Dyk
The 2MASS survey brings the infrared sky to your fingertips.
30

The Great Cosmic Map, Matthew Colless
The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey has given us a 3-D map of the local universe, which is helping to usher in an era of precision cosmology.

37 Seeing the Sky in a Whole New Way, James C. White II
The National Virtual Observatory will revolutionize astronomy by providing unparalleled access to data.
Departments
4 Editorial, Alex Filippenko
A Message from the Outgoing President
5

Society Scope
News and information for Society members

7 Commentary, David H. Levy
Columbia: Hail and Farewell
8 Armchair Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
Infant Universe in Sharp Focus
9 Research Notebook, Christopher J. Conselice
Gas Is the Mass
10 Focus on Education, Clifford J. Cunningham
Updating Eratosthenes
11 Observer’s Page, John Shibley
A Spiral for the Equinox
12 Commentary, Bob Gent
Progress in Night Sky Protection
C1 Sky Map and Sky Talk, Richard Talcott
March Sky Map | April Sky Map
 
 
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