Year of the Comet
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON)

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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.
March 2005
Epsilon Bootis
OK, you did the easy items — here are a few to test your observing skills.
By Ian Ridpath // Published: January 24, 2005
Hand of God
You can hold pieces of ancient history in your hands far more easily than you might think.
By David J. Eicher // Published: January 24, 2005
Ursa Major (Big Dipper)
Astronomers have found nearly 60 stars that appear to be members of the nearest moving group to Earth.
By Richard Talcott // Published: January 24, 2005
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Read an excerpt from Tyson's memoir The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist.
By William Schomaker // Published: January 24, 2005
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