People often imagine a telescope is a guaranteed ticket to an eye-opening space ride. But I'm going to let you in on astronomy's dirty little secret: There are only about a dozen glitzy places at which to point the thing.
Planetary Superstars
Time to dust off those forgotten telescopes: There's finally a real spectacle up there
By Bob Berman
Oct 1, 1999 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:59 AM
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