Astronomy

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62 ASTRONOMY • JANUARY 2018 The prestigious prize recognizes popularizers of science from around the world. by Jake Parks Starmu ...

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64 ASTRONOMY • JANUARY 2018 L ast summer, I received an email from 13-year- old Adriana Baniecki in Chandler, Arizona. She wrote ...

You’ll have 5 uninterrupted evenings of private, southern sky stargazing from the grounds of our star lodge, plus: Daily birdin ...

66 ASTRONOMY • JANUARY 2018 T he Great American Eclipse has come and gone, and many observers have already shared their impressi ...

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BINOCULARUNIVERSE BY PHIL HARRINGTON 68 ASTRONOMY • JANUARY 2018 blaze of brilliant stars decorates the January sky, ushering in ...

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70 ASTRONOMY • JANUARY 2018 RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME This photographer was on Pensacola Beach, Florida, shooting the Moon settin ...

WWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 71 RED SKY AT NIGHT Sharpless 2–126 in the constellation Lacerta the Lizard is a magnificent section of sky. ...

COAXING OUT DETAILS Spiral galaxy M100 in the constellation Coma Berenices is difficult to photograph because of its wide dynam ...

WWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 73 I FE LL I N LOVE The Heart Nebula (IC 1805, right) pairs with the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) in the northern co ...

74 ASTRONOMY • JANUARY 2018 A tale of three cities The beauty of the Orion Nebula (M42) belies the firestorm of star birth takin ...

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LUNAR PHASES New First Quarter Full Last Quarter Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 16 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 15 Feb. 23 March 1 March 9 Ma ...

ECLIPTIC^ M51 Mizar Alde-baran M42 NGC 2237-9 Betelgeuse Procyon Sirius Regulus Pollux Castor M35 M44 Mira M33 Pleiades Rigel De ...

ECLIP TIC^ Polaris Denebola M51 Mizar M31 Vega M57 M13 Deneb Enif Altair Arcturus M11 Spica Antares M6 M16 M17 M7 LIBRA LUPUS OP ...

SOUTHERN SKY MARTIN GEORGE describes the solar system’s changing landscape as it appears in Earth’s southern sky. March 2018: Th ...