以下是2003年第2月号杂志的目录和封面。
Cosmology's Treasure Map: The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey; NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility: Seeking Warmth in the Cosmos; Relativistic Travel: To the Stars in a Lifetime; Stargazing in the Shadow of the Great Wall; The Light-Pollution Fight Goes Mainstream; The Mystery of the Double Cluster; Scanning Deep-Sky Astrophotos; Test Report: Four Low-Cost Astronomical Video Cameras
ON THE COVER: NASA's final Great Observatory, the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), is scheduled for launch in mid-April. As explained on page 42, the telescope's ultracooled detectors and superior optics promise to revolutionize infrared astronomy. In the
background is a preview of what SIRTF will see.
This glimpse of the Orion Nebula (M42) was captured
in infrared light by the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)