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September 2006
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The world's best-selling astronomy magazine offers you the most exciting, visually stunning, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and much more! All this in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level. |
Features Tales from the dark side By
Steve Nadis Dark energy powers the accelerating universe and pervades space, but no one knows what it is. |
pg. 30 |
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Steve Nadis Large-scale flaws in general relativity could mimic dark energy's effects. |
A wrinkle in space-time By
Adam Frank Peering into the Big Bang’s earliest moments is every cosmologist’s dream. Detecting gravitational waves will make it a reality. |
pg. 36 |
The universe is in the details By
Scott Wakely The intersection of astronomy and particle physics holds the answers to some of the universe’s most exciting questions. |
pg. 42 |
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Liz Kruesi The coming year will be an exciting one for the field of particle astrophysics. |
Faster than a speeding bullet By
Richard Talcott, Roen Kelly Superman would be hard-pressed to match the speed of most objects in space. |
pg. 58 |
How to observe exploded stars By
Steve Gottlieb Massive stars die in fantastic style. Their remains form spectacular telescopic sights. |
pg. 64 |
Yankee digital dandy By
Bob Fera Yankee Robotics’ new CCD camera combines maximum sensitivity and low noise at a great price. |
pg. 68 |
Glimpse the great ring of fire By
Martin Ratcliffe On September 22, shadow-chasers will trek south to view an annular eclipse of the Sun. |
pg. 74 |
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Laura Layton Whether partial, total, or annular, a solar eclipse offers spectacular sights and a chance to practice your observing skills. |
Big results from a small package By
Robert Reeves Tele Vue’s TV-60is offers easy high-resolution astroimaging. |
pg. 78 |
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