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November 2005 |
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Features By
Steve Nadis Eerie connections between energetic blasts and extinctions may explain more than our own history. |
pg. 34 |
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Ray Villard Some planets may be made of diamonds — and could survive anything the universe throws at them. |
pg. 42 |
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Sangeeta Malhotra Get an insider’s look at the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. |
pg. 46 |
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James E. Oberg A gigantic impact basin holds the keys to the solar system’s past and may be a base for human exploration. |
pg. 50 |
The tenth planet By
Francis Reddy Move over Pluto, even larger ice worlds exist in the outer solar system. |
pg. 68 |
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Michael E. Bakich Sharpen your observing eye by capturing what you see on paper. |
pg. 70 |
Set your sights on Mars By
Michael E. Bakich The Red Planet makes its best appearance until 2018. Now is the time to see it! |
pg. 76 |
Shoot the Moon By
Robert Burnham Taking high-resolution lunar photos demands patience and ruthless determination. |
pg. 80 |
Bringing the stars down to Earth By
Phil Harrington Coast to coast, club-run observatories serve amateur astronomers and their communities. |
pg. 88 |
A telescope mount for the 21st century By
Jeff Medkeff Vixen’s Sphinx mount delivers precision tracking and a next-generation controller. |
pg. 94 |
Departments This month in Astronomy Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics Phil Harrington's binocular universe News — A super-size galaxy raises big questions
— Mars cold & dry for billions of years
— Mapping the sky: SDSS-II
— Saturn’s small-but-active moon
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