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Mercury Magazine

Contents and Select Excerpts
Vol. 35 No. 4
July/August 2006

Mercury is a bi-monthly membership magazine. Find out how you can join the ASP today!

Page	Article
12	Behind the Heavenly Glow, Gary J. Ferland Nebular astrophysics permits us to understand better star formation and galaxy evolution and even helps us construct the young Universe’s future history.
24	Visiting the Moon Lady: A Celebration of Children Culture, Anna H. Spitz Connecting science and culture makes each fuller and more important in our lives.
30	Steering by Different Stars? Astronomers and the Dark-Sky Movement, Susan McGowan In an age when night and day can be indistinguishable because of artificial lighting, some people are advocating for better lighting design and a return to starry skies.
	Departments
4	Editorial, James C. White II Pulls and Tugs
5	Armchair Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek Getting Inside Einstein’s Mind
6	Planetary Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda "All These Worlds Are Yours…"
7	Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher 40 Years Ago: Mariner IV to Mars and More
8	Astronomer's Notebook, Jennifer Birriel Searching for Solar Twins
9	Societal Impact , J. Ward Moody The ASP Conference Series
10	Annals of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham The Scottish Moon
11	Education Matters, David Bruning Astronomers Speak Out on Education
36	Works of Note
37	Sky Events, Richard Talcott July Sky Map \| August Sky Map \| September Sky Map
40	Society Scope
46	Last Word, David H. Levy Voices of the Board