Reviews – Amateur Astronomers Association

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Editorial Notes

This issue presents a new monthly Eyepiece Feature, Astral Insights, by Robert Marx who teaches physics and astronomy at the college level. It’s always enjoyable

George Roush April 1, 2024

Our Tempestuous Sun, Part 2.

Our tempermental and stormy sun, forged from a violent birth, is an electrically charged ball of gas, called plasma, with three inner and outer layers.

Alice Charles August 1, 2023

Calculating the Distance to Nearby Stars: The Stellar Parallax

Understanding Earth’s place in the universe has been a question in the minds of humans for millennia. From the first applications of astronomical trigonometry in

Simone Lilavois July 1, 2023

“The Little Book That Could” — Explain the History and Mysteries of Black Holes

Marcia Bartusiak’s book, Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking, Became Loved, Yale University Press (2015),

Tom Haeberle October 1, 2020

One Giant Leap by Charles Fishman

One Giant Leap is a nuts-and-bolts, boots-on-the-ground look at how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) put a man on the moon.

Ana Perez July 1, 2019

Review: At Play in the Cosmos

An educational arcade game that teaches astronomy? Find out more!

Stanley Fertig May 1, 2019

Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space

Review of: Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space; Get a preview of this great biography!

Ana Perez May 1, 2019

Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

Review of: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond; Get a preview of this great biography!

Ana Perez April 1, 2019

Accessory to War, Review by Katherine Avakian

Accessory to War, (W.W.Norton, $30.00) by Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, and Avis Lang, research associate at

Kathy Avakian November 1, 2018

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