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Mercury Magazine Contents
Vol. 25 No. 1
January/February 1996
 

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8 Special Report: The Future of Astronomy
How many astronomers will it take to change a light bulb 10 years from now? Answer: all three of them. The way the job market and federal budget are heading, this may be no joke. As researchers grope, schools are leaving thousands of kids in the dark about science and its significance for their lives. What can astronomers do today to ensure a brighter tomorrow?

Mercury has asked 12 leading astronomers for their thoughts on some of the most important issues facing the discipline. Several common themes have emerged: Astronomers and their institutions must remain flexible to respond to scientific and political change; they must justify their share of public funds honestly and directly; and they must strengthen their connections with each other, be they researchers, amateurs, or educators.

 
  • Introduction, by Bruce W. Carney
  • The U.S. National Observatories, by John J. Salzer
  • Telescope Size, by Suzanne L. Hawley
  • Independent Observatories, by Frank N. Bash
  • Space-Based Astronomy, by David J. Helfand
  • Political Advocacy, by Sallie L. Baliunas
  • Radio Astronomy, by Jack Welch
  • Computers, by Gene G. Byrd, Richard H. Miller, and Sethanne Howard
  • Publishing, by Peter B. Boyce
  • The Job Market, by Jason A. Cardelli
  • Amateur Astronomy, by Ken W. Willcox
  • Education, by John R. Percy
  • Planetariums, by James G. Manning
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2 Editorial, by George Musser
4 Letters to the Editor
4 Society News
5 World Beat: India, by Jayant V. Narlikar
Teaching or research? For Indian astronomers, the choice used to be stark. Universities lacked the most basic facilities, while private institutes got world-class instruments. Since 1988, however, a new research center has let university faculty and students do science, too.
6 Black Holes to Blackboards, by Jeffrey F. Lockwood
Look on the bright side: Kids aren't as gullible as they're sometimes made out to be. They won't discard one of their ideas just because you've told them to. But their resistance does make it difficult to overcome misconceptions.
7 Guest Observer, by James C. White II
Observing Venus's changing phases.
19 SkyChart, by Robert A. Garfinkle
For years, the ASP has provided members with the excellent star charts prepared by Abrams Planetarium in East Lansing, Mich. All along, we wanted to prepare our own charts, custom-tailored to the needs of our members -- but we just didn't have the time or expertise. At long last, help has arrived in the person of Bob Garfinkle, an amateur astronomer for 40 years and author of Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe. He has designed these charts for the naked-eye viewer. We welcome your suggestions.
38 Echoes of the Past, by Katherine Bracher
Astronomers are compulsive planners. They have to be: It takes a long time to design a new observatory and to get the cash to build it. Unfortunately, planning doesn't always make it come true.
39 The Mercury index to NSF grants in astronomy.

 

 
 

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