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July 2007 |
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Features Earth's deadly future By
Richard Talcott A brightening Sun will boil the seas and bake the continents a billion years from now. But that's nothing compared with what we can expect further down the road. |
pg. 34 |
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Richard Talcott The answer's not as straightforward as you might think, and even the question has some hidden assumptions. |
How astronomers capture the universe in a test tube By
Steve Nadis New simulations and lab experiments unmask supernovae, black holes, and the universe's first moments. |
pg. 38 |
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Richard Talcott Miniature versions of astrophysical plasma jets provide insights into their cosmic cousins. |
The asteroid collectors By
Brian Mardsen The Minor Planet Center tracks hundreds of thousands of asteroids - and one may be heading our way. |
pg. 40 |
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Daniel Pendick Remote spacecraft and Earth-based radar give us views of these solar system wanderers their discoverers only dreamed about. |
How large will telescopes get? By
Christina R. Dunn Move over, Keck. The colossal telescopes of the future will make discoveries that today's astronomers only dream about. |
pg. 52 |
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Laura Layton Watch this 100-meter scope in action in this animation. |
All about the Lagoon Nebula By
Raymond Shubinski Explore the brightest stellar birthplace in the summer Milky Way. |
pg. 58 |
Starry virtuoso By
Daniel Pendick Celebrated for his mastery of deep-sky observing, Brian Skiff is also one of the most amateur-friendly astronomers. |
pg. 64 |
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Brian Skiff Many people think of darkness as simply the lack of light, but actually there's a lot more to it than that. |
MaxCam gets imagers started By
David Healy, Bruce Gary Finger Lakes Instrumentation''s MaxCam ME2 CCD camera offers a host of features in a small package. |
pg. 70 |
The brass and glass of astronomy's past By
Michael E. Bakich Antique telescopes, globes, and astrolabes fill the exhibit halls of Chicago's Adler Planetarium. |
pg. 74 |
Departments This month in Astronomy The solar system’s dark secret Beautiful universe Letters Bob Berman's strange universe Glenn Chaple's observing basics An Earth-moving experience |
Phil Harrington's binocular universe Just what the doctor ordered |
Stephen James O'Meara's secret sky The curious history of M20 and M21 |
News Viewing the universe 8 billion years ago, and more The sky this month Ask Astro New products Coming events Advertiser index Reader gallery
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