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Going Deep, Robert
Naeye
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope —
the deepest optical image ever taken — sheds new light
on the Andromeda Galaxy’s halo. |
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Red
Rover’s Rocky Road, Jim Bell
A planetary scientist recounts the long struggle to build and
launch two rovers to Mars. |
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Observer’s
Delight, Daniel P. Joyce and Daniel M. Troiani
In late August, Mars will come as close to Earth as it ever
gets. Even modest telescopes will reveal a fascinating wealth
of detail. |
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Mars Fever,
William Sheehan
Astronomers obsessed with Mars would do just about anything
to observe the Red Planet during the great oppositions of yesteryear. |
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Departments
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Editorial, Robert Naeye
Now Is the Time to See Mars! |
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Astronomy
Newsflash, Jennifer Birriel
The Silent Birth of a Black Hole |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
The Universe’s Growing Pains |
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Research
Notebook, Christopher J. Conselice
Mars: The Wet Planet? |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
Piazzi’s Deception |
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Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher
The Problem of Stellar Evolution |
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Focus
on Education, Edmund X. DeJesus
Student Uncovers Martian Craters |
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Observer's
Page, John Shibley
Fade to Black |
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Sky Map and Sky Chat,
Richard Talcott
July Sky Map | August
Sky Map | September Sky Map |
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Society
Scope
News
and information for Society members
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Book
Review, Gregory Laughlin
The Life and Death of Planet Earth |
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Works
of Note |
Mercury
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