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How Alien Astronomers Could Find Earth We could make it easier for our counterparts on distant planets to find evidence of our existence. But it would be a massive undertaking for us. By Joseph Lazio Hot Products for 2012 Cruise the editors' 27 picks for gear you might not want to go without this year. By The Editors of Sky & Telescope In the Footsteps of the First Recorded Transit of Venus In the English village where Jeremiah Horrocks predicted and watched an epochal sky event, he's still a hometown hero centuries later. By Eli Maor The June Transit of Venus On June 5-6, Venus will cross the Sun for the last time this century. Be prepared. By Fred Espenak & Jay Anderson |
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A Visit to the First Venus Transit Sighting Sometimes there's nothing like being there. Listen to author Eli Maor talk about his visit to Much Hoole to see where Jeremiah Horrocks first saw Venus cross the Sun. read more > By The Editors of Sky & Telescope Alien Multimedia Listen to radio astronomer Joseph Lazio talk about the chances of detecting aliens — or being detected by them. read more > By The Editors of Sky & Telescope Lunar Librations Librations and other lunar data for January 2012 read more > By The Editors of Sky & Telescope Errata The Moon is new at 2:39 a.m. EST on January 23rd, not January 22nd as stated on page 43. read more > By The Editors of Sky & Telescope |
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Also in This Issue |
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Brilliance by the Numbers Learn why winter stars look brighter than those in other seasons. By Fred Schaaf A Fine Year for the Icy Quads Follow these tips for winter meteor observing to make the most of this year's Quadrantid shower. By Alan MacRobert A 21st-Century RFT Think you know what a Rich-Field Telescope is? Think again. Gary Seronik takes you through one example that can grant breathtaking night sky sights. By Gary Seronik Table of Contents See what else January's issue has to offer. read more > |
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