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August 2005 |
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Features Seeing the dawn of time By
Adam Frank Cosmic inflation plugged gaping holes in the Big Bang theory — and opened up the world of the multiverse. |
pg. 34 |
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Michael Carroll Messages from two lonely rovers show the Red Planet still is wetter, dustier, and more complex than anyone imagined. |
pg. 40 |
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Steve Nadis Astronomers are poised to explore the mysterious cosmic Dark Ages. |
pg. 46 |
Jewels on velvet By
Alan Whitman In southern Ophiuchus, dark nebulae serve as backdrops for many globular clusters. |
pg. 62 |
Star shower By
Mike D. Reynolds The year’s best meteor shower, the Perseids, arrives this month. |
pg. 70 |
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Brian Lula Producing high-quality astroimages takes practice. Here are some hard-won lessons I’ve learned along the way. |
pg. 74 |
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Michael E. Bakich Antique astronomy books are treasures you can collect. |
pg. 78 |
Secret weapons By
Phil Harrington Nebula filters cut skyglow and let you see more with less. |
pg. 82 |
Departments This month in Astronomy The ever-weirder universe Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Phil Harrington's binocular universe News — Spitzer probes the Sombrero Galaxy
— First exoplanet imaged
— X-ray super-flares safeguard planets
— Making a space partnership work The sky this month Ask Astro New products — Meade QX eyepieces
— Swarovski TrekPod
— Piekiel’s Celestron guide
— Orbis Company EarthBall
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