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Apollo 11: 50 Anni Sped www.uai.it ASTRONOMIA n. 3 • luglio-settembre 2019 • Anno XLIV La rivista dell’Unione Astrofi li Italiani Apollo 11: 50 anni Sped. in A.P. 45% fi liale di Belluno Taxe perque - Tassa riscossa - Belluno centro Taxe perque - liale di Belluno 45% fi Sped. in A.P. ■ Teneriffe 1 ■ 2018 WV1 ■ Space economy ASTRONOMIA Anno XLIV • La rivista dell’Unione Astrofi li Italiani [email protected] SOMMARIO n. 3 • luglio-settembre 2019 Proprietà ed editore Unione Astrofi li Italiani 24 28 34 Direttore responsabile Franco Foresta Martin Comitato di redazione Consiglio Direttivo UAI Coordinatore Editoriale Giorgio Bianciardi Impaginazione e stampa Tipografi a Piave srl (BL) www.tipografi apiave.it Servizio arretrati EDITORIALE RICERCA Una copia Euro 5,00 3 Voglia di Luna 24 La scoperta del domo Almanacco Euro 8,00 Roberto Battiston dei Montes Teneriffe Versare l’importo come spiegato nella pa- Maurizio Cecchini gina successiva specifi cando la causale. 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