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August 2002 |
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Features By
Richard Talcott The revitalized Hubble Space Telescope and its new Advanced Camera for Surveys return a treasure-trove of wonderful images. |
pg. 30 |
Seeing in Infrared By
Angela Swafford Although the human eye can't detect the radiation from cool, dusty areas of the cosmos, a powerful new observatory on top of Mauna Kea will. |
pg. 38 |
By
Mark A. Garlick We can thank our lucky stars that the sun formed where it did in the Milky Way - life would have had a hard time getting started in most other places. |
pg. 44 |
By
Phil Harrington Telescopes offer a grand view of the sky, but you might be amazed at what two eyes looking through a pair of binoculars can see. |
pg. 64 |
Celestial Portraits: Capricornus, Corona Australis, and Microscopium By
Tom Polakis As the summer Milky Way begins to set in the west, the constellations of autumn arrive with a nice selection of galaxies and star clusters. |
pg. 68 |
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