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Tuning In to the Universe Combing radio telescopes will tackle big questions like the origin of life and the nature of space and time. By Joseph Lazio, Michael Kramer, and Bryan Gaensler Tiny Planets on Jupiter's Stage Jupiter's moons and their shadows perform dramatic telescope acts almost every night. By Joseph Maugeri and Alan MacRobert Layer Magic for Your Astrophotos Unleash the full potential of your celestial photographs with Photoshop layer masks. By R. Scott Ireland |
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Track Jupiter's Moons Keep track of Jupiter's Moons anytime! read more > Gallery on Your Desktop Enjoy amazing astrophotgraphy from the readers of Sky & Telescope read more > |
This photo gives a good indication of what Jupiter and its four Galilean moons look like through a backyard telescope. In this view, shot on June 18, 2006, the moons are Callisto at lower left, Io above Ganymede just right of the planet, and Europa at upper right.
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Exploring the Moon Counting Craters By Charles A. Wood Rambling Through the Skies Getting the picture By E. C. Krupp Binocular Highlight Hercules Messier By Gary Seronik Table of Contents See what else July's issue has to offer. read more > |
How many of the estimated one million stars can you see in globular cluster M13 in Hercules?
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