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The week in pictures: May 19–25, 2012

"The week in pictures" highlights the amazing discoveries and cutting-edge res... Read more »

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Picture of the Day

Eclipsing the spotted Sun

The Moon had just begun to take a bite out of the Sun’s disk (astronomers call the initial “touch” first contact) when the imager snapped this photo. ... Read more »

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Web Extras for Magazine Subscribers

Go deeper into the stories of Astronomy magazine. These online features bring you additional research, interviews, photos, and more our editors turned up while creating the stories for this issue.

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More imaging under Namibia's pristine skies

The Southern Hemisphere is filled with countless spectacular deep-sky objects to photograph.

Carry around the universe's top numbers

Now you can print out and keep tabs on some of science’s most important figures in style.

See microlensing in action

Here’s how astronomers detect free-floating planets.

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Staff Blog

Guest blog: Bucket List Astronomy Tour Class -- Meteor Crater
Posted: 5/24/2012 1:55:00 PM
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On the road: Annular eclipse trip, May 22, 2012
Posted: 5/23/2012 4:56:00 PM
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After the annular eclipse, part 2
Posted: 5/22/2012 4:55:56 PM
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Dave's Universe

Shattering the old cosmos
Posted: 5/25/2012 2:42:00 PM
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STScI's Frank Summers on galaxy animations
Posted: 5/25/2012 1:51:00 PM
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The annular eclipse from San Jose, California -- and a goat!
Posted: 5/24/2012 1:32:00 PM
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Equipment

Moonglow and Orion all-sky cameras

For the amateur astronomer, an all-sky camera provides an entry into th... Read more

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Celestron AstroMaster LT 76AZ Telescope

Celestron’s AstroMaster LT 76AZ Telescope is a 3-inch Newtonian reflect... Read more.

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Orion 10x50 Binocular Stargazing Kit

Orion’s 10x50 Binocular Stargazing Kit will help you become familiar wi... Read more.

June 2012: Do billions of rogue planets drift through space?

This month’s issue of Astronomy magazine asks how many planets unassociated with stars wander through space, brings you inside the world’s most powerful machine, explains how to view June’s rare Venus transit, takes you on a journey to observe and image the southern skies, reviews two all-sky cameras, and more. Read more.

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PODCASTS

Open cluster NGC 6067, planetary nebula NGC 6072, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 5921

May 24–31, 2012: Open cluster NGC 6067 in Norma offers small-telescope owners nice views, while large-telescope owners can seek out planetary nebula NGC 6072 in Scorpius and barred spiral galaxy NGC 5921 in Serpens. Read more.

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Were you able to witness any of the May 20, 2012, solar eclipse?

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