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A
Meeting of Giants,
William Sheehan
It was likely only a brief, casual meeting between
John Milton and Galileo Galilei, but Paradise Lost reveals
that Milton was influenced by the encounter. |
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A
Russian Adventure,
Tanya Phillips
The wonders of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Czar's
waterways in between are revealed on a journey that ends with
totality in Siberia. |
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Seven
Wonders, C. Renée
James
You don’t have to buy a telescope, learn your
constellations, or travel to the boondocks to observe some of
the most amazing things in the universe. |
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Astronomy
in the News
Liquid lakes on Titan, a 'cosmic ghost,' and the gravitational
attraction of matter lying beyond the observable universe
-- these are some of the discoveries that have recently made
news in the astronomical community. |
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Departments
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Editorial, Paul Deans
Themes |
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First
Word, James G. Manning
An
Astronomical Bucket List |
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Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel
Shaping
Bipolar Planetary Nebula |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
Rise of the Veiled Planet |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
Radio Dishes and Black Holes |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
60 Years Ago: Encke's Comet |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
Banned Books |
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Education
Matters, David Bruning
Fall: A Season of Renewal |
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Societal
Impact, Michael G. Gibbs
Partnerships |
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Society
Scope/ASP Supporters |
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Sky
Sights, Paul Deans
The
Sky of November, December, and January |
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Reflections,
Ken Hewitt-White
Rethinking the Remote Dark-Sky Site |
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