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Astronomy Magazine Three observing targets to kick off 2010 — Double star Alnitak, open cluster NGC 1817, Oyster Nebula, http://bit.ly/4JDzLN (Free reg req'd)
Astronomy.com - Observing podcast: Double star Alnitak, open cluster NGC 1817, and the Oyster Nebula
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January 1-8, 2010: The double star Alnitak makes a great target for beginning observers, while open cluster NGC 1817 and the Oyster Nebula provide nice targets for telescope owners.
Astronomy Magazine Dec. 31 lunar eclipse ends the year for parts of the world. Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia will get best views.
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On December 31, the Moon will undergo a partial lunar eclipse. This eclipse is considered "partial" because Earth's umbral shadow — the shadow's darkest part — will cover only 8 percent of the Moon at maximum. ...
Astronomy Magazine Associate Editor Bill Andrews wonders what you all think about James Cameron’s latest sci-fi epic, Avatar;
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Distant exoplanets can easily have habitable moons, as this illustration shows, and soon we’ll be able to find them in real life! David A. Aguilar, CfA photo
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News: Stellar mosh pit resolves a mystery --
Study shows blue stragglers steal mass from companion stars.
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Astronomy Magazine "One of the top astroimagers on Earth," Tony Hallas, joins AstronomyMag as a monthly columnist; debuts Sept 2010,
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California amateur astronomer Tony Hallas is one of the top celestial photographers on Earth. Starting with Astronomy’s September 2010 issue, he’ll share his expertise with our readers in a monthly column ...
Astronomy Magazine Our third and final video in our winter observing series: small-telescope targets, http://bit.ly/4LaS1N (magazine subscription req'd)
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Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich highlights the objects you can see this winter using a small telescope. Targets include the Crab Nebula, the Eskimo Nebula, open cluster M35, Beta Monocerotis, and more!
Astronomy Magazine Here's a cool pic from our Online Reader Gallery of Comet 17P/Holmes passing through the constellation Perseus
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Comet 17P/Holmes illustrated above while passing through the constellation of Perseus was discovered in November 1892 by Edwin Holmes when he accidently turned his scope for one last peek at Andromeda before he was about to call it a night during that fateful evening. ...
Astronomy Magazine News: New discoveries suggest low-mass planets are common around nearby stars,
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An international team of planet hunters has discovered as many as six low-mass planets around two nearby Sun-like stars, including two super-Earths with masses 5 and 7.5 times the mass of Earth. The researchers, ...
Astronomy Magazine This week's observing podcast features the Geminid meteor shower, California Nebula, and Baby Nebula, http://bit.ly/7pgjtJ (free reg req'd)
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December 11-18, 2009: The 2009 Geminid meteor shower makes a great target for beginning observers, while the California Nebula (NGC 1499) and the Baby Nebula (IC 1848) provide nice targets for telescope owners.
Astronomy Magazine This month's issue of Astronomy magazine explains how cosmologists are working to better understand the universe's large-scale structures, reveals possible candidates for what the Star of Bethlehem could have been, provides 40 winter deep-sky objects to target, and more. The issue also includes the four-page supplement..., "2010 Guide to the Night Sky."
Astronomy Magazine Whoops! Here's the correct link to the video for naked-eye & binocular targets you can see this winter.
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Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Rich Talcott explains how you can see a meteor shower, several bright planets, notable constellations, and bright deep-sky objects this winter.
Astronomy Magazine New video: Editor Dave Eicher's winter observing targets for large telescopes, http://bit.ly/5TEQm5 (mag subscription req'd)
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Astronomy magazine Editor David J. Eicher highlights the deep-sky objects you can see this winter using a large telescope. Targets include the Little Dumbbell Nebula, Galaxy IC 10, The Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), California Nebula, and more!
Astronomy Magazine The latest in our seasonal observing video series. Naked-eye & binocular targets to see this winter: http://bit.ly/2r3Vy0 (free reg req'd)
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Astronomy Magazine News: Subaru Telescope spots tiny companion to Sun-like star,
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An international team of scientists has made the first direct observation of a planet-like object orbiting a star similar to the Sun.The finding marks the first discovery made with the world's newest planet-hunting ...
Astronomy Magazine Cincinnati Obs. Outreach Astronomer Dean Regas guest blogs about former director and full-time volunteer John Ventre,
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The Cincinnati Observatory presented former director and full-time volunteer John Ventre with the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge award November 22. Ventre has been instrumental in inspiring a generation ...
