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Thanks to a generous bequest, each year amateur astronomers earn a beautiful plaque and a cash prize for discovering one or more comets.

A dedicated comet watcher has turned up something unexpected in images of Comet Encke taken with his 5-inch refractor: a trail of rubble strewn along the comet's orbit.

Somewhere in our galaxy a time bomb is ticking down. When the next supernova blows up, will you be ready?

Whether you scan the heavens with your eyes, a film camera, or a CCD chip, you've probably got what it takes to find the next galactic supernova.

The next time a massive star explodes in the Milky Way, it will cause a mad scramble among amateur and professional astronomers.

It has never been easier to explore the fascinating world of astronomical spectroscopy with backyard telescopes.

With this kit, you're ready to identify stars that explode.