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June 2005 |
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Features The hot, violent world of galaxy clusters By
Steve Nadis It’s a muddle in the middle. The gas in the center of galaxy clusters isn’t as cool as expected. Something is heating it, but what? |
pg. 34 |
By
Gerry Byrne Every 11 years, the Sun’s magnetic field bottoms out, reverses, and rebuilds. Scientists are beginning to understand why. |
pg. 40 |
Neighborhood secrets By
Steve Nadis Can astronomers learn the origin and fate of the universe by examining stars next door? |
pg. 46 |
By
Richard Jakiel The universe has spawned galaxies in many shapes and sizes, and backyard scopes let you sample all types of them. |
pg. 62 |
Fireworks on the Fourth By
Alister Ling On July 4, Deep Impact will blow a hole in Comet Tempel 1. Don’t miss it. |
pg. 68 |
By
Jack B. Newton A veteran astrophotographer captures the cosmos with Canon’s Digital Rebel. |
pg. 72 |
Telescopes 101 By
Michael E. Bakich Fifteen things you need to know before buying a telescope. |
pg. 76 |
Easy imaging for everyone By
Mike Marcotte Meade’s Deep Sky Imager slashes the cost of skyshooting and makes photographing the night sky a snap. |
pg. 80 |
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— Early universe a “zoo” of galaxies
— Watching space shuttles come home The sky this month Ask Astro New products — Meade CaptureView Binoculars
— Dew-Not dew remover
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— Innostack AstroStack 3 Book reviews — The Real Mars
— Cold Dark Matter
— Many Skies
— The Mammoth Book of Space Explorations and Disasters
— Observing Variable Stars, Novae, and Supernovae Coming events Advertiser index Resources Reader gallery
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