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Due to its modest cost and multiple sources of funding, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope is very likely to be built and become functional before 2020. LSST Corporation
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Astronomy's Crystal Ball A recent report will set the research agenda for the coming decade. By Robert Zimmerman Binocular Sights for City Nights Plan well, and even a light-polluted sky offers rewards for binocular astronomy. By Hugh Bartlett It's a Duesy Here's the tale of how a nearly forgotten telescope became the showpiece of an amateur astronomy club in Missouri. By Mike Boessen Arsenic and Old Lakes What does the discovery of arsenic-eating microbes really tell us about finding life elsewhere? By David Grinspoon |
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Beyond the Printed Page |
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Three Low-Cost Telescopes Yes, you can buy high-quality scopes for $100. Here's some extra information that we couldn't squeeze into the pages of our test report. read more > By Tony Flanders and Joshua Roth |
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S&T: Dennis di Cicco
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A Gap But Not a Void The Cassini Division in Saturn's rings is not devoid of material. By Thomas Dobbins The Mercury Mirage One of Giovanni Schiaparelli's most celebrated telescopic discoveries is reconsidered in the light of modern CCD cameras. By William Sheehan, John Boudreau, and Alessandro Manara Demystifying Flat Fields Understanding the workings of flat-field calibration will greatly improve your CCD images. By Peter Kalajian Oddities in Northern Orion Look beyond the constellation's well-known showpieces. By Sue French Table of Contents See what else March's issue has to offer. read more > |
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NASA / ESA / Erich Karkoschka / University of Arizona
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