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December 2005 |
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Features By
Alison Boyle, Ken Grimes Space is alive with the “sound” of solar flares, black holes, and even the Big Bang. |
pg. 36 |
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Ray Jayawardhana Detecting the first stars will help astronomers unlock secrets of the infant universe. |
pg. 42 |
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Robert Zimmerman In 1833, John Herschel’s family name took him to South Africa to map the southern sky, and his determination made him a legend. |
pg. 48 |
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Dan Durda From near Earth to beyond Pluto, binary asteroids are everywhere in the solar system. |
pg. 54 |
Comet's tale By
Richard Talcott Astronomy takes you from a comet’s nucleus to the complex interactions in its dust and gas tails. |
pg. 72 |
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Steve Coe Glowing gas clouds scattered along the Milky Way offer challenges for backyard observers. |
pg. 76 |
Around the universe with a 3-inch scope By
Raymond Shubinski Under a dark sky, even a small telescope reveals the wonders of the cosmos. |
pg. 84 |
The eyepiece that changed observing By
Michael E. Bakich Tele Vue’s introduction of the Nagler eyepiece 25 years ago started a revolution in high-quality optics. |
pg. 90 |
Follow the daytime star By
Raymond Shubinski Set up this simple solar viewer, and you’re sure to attract a crowd. |
pg. 98 |
Departments This month in Astronomy Hello, goodbye Beautiful universe Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Phil Harrington’s binocular universe A visitor’s guide to the Andromeda Galaxy |
News — A supernova’s colliding winds
— Space shuttle: not till 2006
— Mars Express looks into curious crater bulge
— First triple-asteroid system found
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