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May 2007 |
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Features Cosmology: 5 things you need to know By
Liz Kruesi Troubled by Hubble's law? Perplexed by the Big Bang? Tune up your cosmic knowledge with answers to cosmology's big questions. |
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Francis Reddy Put the universe''s "earliest light" in perspective. |
How to make 20 million galaxies By
Steve Nadis Astronomers transformed 25 terabytes of data into virtual galaxies to investigate cosmic evolution. |
pg. 34 |
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Laura Layton Watch 10 billion particles evolve into 20 million galaxies in this movie of the Millennium Run simulation. |
Seeing the red limit By
Scott Dodelson Here's everything you need to understand how astronomers measure cosmic distances. |
pg. 40 |
The Great Comet of 2007 By
Richard Talcott Observers around the world got spectacular views of Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) - the brightest comet in 42 years. |
pg. 54 |
Reflections on two comets By
Geoff Chester Comet McNaught's multi-spiked tail bore a striking resemblance to that of 1744's great comet. |
pg. 60 |
All about the Hercules Cluster By
Raymond Shubinski Globular clusters like M13 helped astronomers refine our galaxy''s structure. |
pg. 64 |
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Michael E. Bakich Leading off with M13, take a tour of these deep-sky gems with your Meade go-to telescope. |
How to avoid the astronomy blues By
Mark M. Marcotte Many telescope buyers become discouraged after a short time. Here's how I evaded that trap. |
pg. 70 |
Deep-sky-object hunter By
Mark M. Marcotte Meade's LightBridge will help you see faint details in distant targets. |
pg. 72 |
Departments This month in Astronomy The great comet of 2007 Beautiful universe Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Phil Harrington's binocular universe Gone to the dogs By
Phil Harrington Here are a few other objects in Canes Venatici that are worth hunting for through your binoculars. |
Stephen James O'Meara's secret sky News Astronomers discover cosmic framework, and more The sky this month Ask Astro New products Coming events Advertiser index Reader gallery
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