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 | Amateur astronomers across the country shared these images with us of their favorite places to observe the stars.
By
Daniel Pendick //
Published: October 22, 2007 |
 | Getting the Large Binocular Telescope to "first light" required top engineering - and a little luck.
By
Bruce Dorminey //
Published: October 22, 2007 |
 | Two space telescopes, the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), revealed the beginnings of today's universe and forever changed cosmology.
By
Daniel Pendick //
Published: October 22, 2007 |
 | Here are more ways you can make the most of your telescope time.
By
Michael E. Bakich //
Published: October 22, 2007 |
 | After you tour the Pleiades in the December issue, check out these M45 fun facts, introduction to binoculars, and a December observing assignment.
By
Phil Harrington //
Published: October 22, 2007 |
 | Exploring one of Earth's nearest stars may reveal a planetary system where the seeds of life may already be growing.
By
Ray Villard //
Published: October 21, 2007 |