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August 2007 |
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Features Jupiter up close and personal By
S. Alan Stern The New Horizons spacecraft viewed giant storms, erupting volcanoes, ring clumps, and ionized particles as it flew past Jupiter on its way to Pluto. |
pg. 28 |
The ugly side of gravity By
C. Renée James Earth's ocean tides, Jupiter's comet-splitting power, and galaxies stripping stars away from neighbors tell the story of gravity's destructive force. |
pg. 34 |
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Laura Layton Watch as a massive galaxy steals stars away from a diminutive satellite. |
The Americas' oldest observatory By
Robert Benfer, Larry Adkins An archaeological dig became an astronomical investigation when a 4,000-year-old temple in Peru revealed its secrets. |
pg. 40 |
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Laura Baird The 4,200-year-old temple unearthed at Buena Vista, Peru, is aligned with the dark-cloud figure of the Fox, but how old is the constellation? |
Take the Sharpless Catalog challenge By
Michael E. Bakich This list of glowing hydrogen clouds provides rewarding targets for eye and camera alike. |
pg. 52 |
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Michael E. Bakich Plan your observing using the catalog of American astronomer Stewart Sharpless. |
Lighthouse of the skies By
Geoff Chester The U.S. Naval Observatory has blazed a path between sea and sky since its birth in the mid-19th century. |
pg. 58 |
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Geoff Chester USNO's "to do" list includes bigger and better star catalogs and more-accurate atomic clocks. |
Spreading astronomy around the world By
Andrew Fraknoi The 118-year-old Astronomical Society of the Pacific is on a mission. |
pg. 68 |
Astronomy tests Celestron's CPC 1100 GPS By
Mike D. Reynolds This 11-inch powerhouse puts thousands of celestial targets within your view. |
pg. 72 |
Departments This month in Astronomy New Horizons dazzles scientists Beautiful universe Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Web extra: Angular distances and colors |
Phil Harrington's binocular universe Stephen James O'Meara's secret sky Web extra: The secret Lagoon |
News Super-Earth found in habitable zone, and more The sky this month Ask Astro New products Coming events Advertiser index Reader gallery
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