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Star-filled
Nights and Galileo Moments,
Ken Hewitt-White
Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei aimed his
telescope at the heavens and began a scientific revolution.
This summer, celebrate the International Year of Astronomy by
looking up. |
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Creating
Readable Electronic Articles,
Alan Gould
More and more journals are switching from paper
copies to making the material available online. Here are some
simple things to keep in mind if you’re creating digital
content. |
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Is
Space Art Dead? (Part II),
Lynette R. Cook
The evolving demand for space art has created
trying times for space artists. In the conclusion of this
article, Lynette Cook explores how artists are adapting to
their new reality. |
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Astronomy
in the News
More discoveries at Mercury, a shrinking red giant star, and
tidal debris from colliding galaxies -- 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
Look Up, Look Waaaaaay Up |
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First
Word, James G. Manning
Past,
Present, and Future Perfect |
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Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel
Mystery of the Missing Supernova |
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Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda
Kepler's New Worlds |
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Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
A Black Hole's Elusive Signal |
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Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher
25 Years Ago: Future of Space Astronomy |
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Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
Copernicus vs. Tycho and Buchanan |
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Education
Matters, David Bruning
Profiting from Magnitudes |
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Societal
Impact, Katy Garmany
The ASP's Bok Award |
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Society
Scope/ASP Supporters
ASP
Award Winners |
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Sky
Sights, Paul Deans
The
Sky of August, September, and October |
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Reflections,
Andrew Chaikin
Forty Years Past |
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publication, the monthly star maps are no longer available as
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