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It's time to observe Comet PANSTARRS
Rich Talcott
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Thu, Mar 7 2013
Blog Post:
On the road: Planetary Sciences in Reno, day 3
Rich Talcott
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Thu, Oct 18 2012
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On the road: Planetary sciences in Reno, day 2
Rich Talcott
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Wed, Oct 17 2012
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On the road: Planetary sciences in Reno, day 1
Rich Talcott
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Tue, Oct 16 2012
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On the road: Annular eclipse trip, May 22, 2012
Rich Talcott
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Wed, May 23 2012
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On the road: Annular eclipse trip, May 21, 2012
Rich Talcott
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Tue, May 22 2012
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On the road: Annular eclipse trip, May 20, 2012
Rich Talcott
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Mon, May 21 2012
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On the road: Annular eclipse trip, May 19, 2012
Rich Talcott
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Sun, May 20 2012
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On the road: Annular eclipse trip, May 18, 2012
Rich Talcott
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Sat, May 19 2012
Blog Post:
Long story short re: Asteroid 2005 YU55
Chris Raymond
Have you ever noticed how by the time most people use the phrase “Well, to make a long story short,” it’s usually too late? You know what I mean ... You’re standing there listening patiently to someone for like five minutes, hearing all about their Aunt Gertrude and the locusts...
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Wed, Nov 9 2011
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Astronomy senior editor celebrates silver milestone
Chris Raymond
Congratulations to Senior Editor Richard Talcott, who this week celebrated his 25th anniversary with Astronomy magazine! And Rich, on behalf of the staff, I sincerely apologize. [caption image="/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/astronomy.Misc/5076.TALCOTT25Asmall...
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Thu, Feb 10 2011
Blog Post:
Road trip: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, part 2
Rich Talcott
When you hear the name Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab for short, cosmology likely isn’t the first thing to cross your mind. But Fermilab researchers are busy building an astronomical camera that could help confirm that dark energy rules the current universe — or the unsettling...
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Mon, Dec 6 2010
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Road trip: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Liz Kruesi
The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, invited press and amateur astronomers to visit on November 17 and view a camera it’s building for a dark-energy study. Senior Editor Rich Talcott and I jumped at the chance to see the lab. Fermilab is about 2.5 hours south of Astronomy...
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Tue, Nov 23 2010
Blog Post:
On the Road Day 4: Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF)
Rich Talcott
The 19th annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) in Suffern, New York, wrapped up Sunday with a bang. All day long, attendees browsed the vendor displays, purchasing some of the latest and greatest products offered by more than 130 equipment manufacturers and dealers. Three talks highlighted the afternoon...
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Mon, Apr 19 2010
Blog Post:
On the Road Day 3: Northeast Astonomy Forum (NEAF)
Rich Talcott
Saturday of this year’s Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) in Suffern, New York, got off to a rousing start. At 8 a.m., before the doors officially opened, Tele Vue Optics announced their 3.7mm Ethos-SX eyepiece — the world’s first astronomical eyepiece with a 110° apparent field of view. I was impressed...
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Sun, Apr 18 2010
Blog Post:
One the Road Day 2: Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference
Rich Talcott
Friday, the second day of the Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEIAC 2010), proved to be a worthy follow-up to yesterday’s strong start. The fifth annual conference is taking place at the Holiday Inn in Suffern, New York, where speakers from around the country have come to showcase their latest creations...
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Sat, Apr 17 2010
Blog Post:
On the Road Day 1: Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference
Rich Talcott
Yesterday was the first day of this year’s Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEIAC 2010), and it was a blast. The fifth annual conference is taking place at the Holiday Inn in Suffern, New York, April 15–16. It prefaces the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), which begins Saturday. Speakers from around...
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Fri, Apr 16 2010
Blog Post:
215th AAS meeting update: Firsthand view of the cradle that held Hubble for the final time
Rich Talcott
The cradle used to hold Hubble in the shuttle’s cargo bay during the last servicing mission now resides in a clean room at Goddard Space Flight Center. Richard Talcott photo Over the past 2 decades at Astronomy magazine, I’ve had the pleasure to report on the Hubble Space Telescope and its findings...
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Thu, Jan 7 2010
Blog Post:
215th AAS meeting update: One for the record books
Rich Talcott
It’s official: The 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C., is the largest astronomical meeting in history. The number of attendees has reached 3,400, several hundred more than the previous record crowd. All of the astronomers here consist entirely of normal matter — the...
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Wed, Jan 6 2010
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215th AAS meeting update: NASA unveils latest Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Rich Talcott
If you weren’t convinced NASA made the right decision to service the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009, the latest Hubble Ultra Deep Field may change your mind. The new image, dubbed HUDF09, made its debut Tuesday morning at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society being held in Washington...
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Wed, Jan 6 2010
Blog Post:
215th AAS meeting update: Kepler discoveries the talk of the town
Rich Talcott
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered five new planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun in its first 6 weeks of science observations. The planets — designated Kepler 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, and 8b — orbit their host stars in periods ranging from 3.2 to 4.9 days. All are significantly larger than Earth and have...
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Tue, Jan 5 2010
Blog Post:
On the road: 215th American Astronomical Society meeting update
Rich Talcott
For something so dark it could define the word, black holes sure seem to be generating a lot of light at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C. At a press conference yesterday morning, several scientists spoke about their recent research into these objects, whose gravity...
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Tue, Jan 5 2010
Blog Post:
August 2009 web extras for magazine subscribers
Karri Ferron
Now that the August 2009 issue of Astronomy is in the mail or already in hand, we’ve updated Astronomy.com with our newest web extras to give subscribers exclusive complementary information to this special issue about our return to the Moon. Take a sneak peek inside the August 2009 Astronomy magazine...
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Tue, Jun 23 2009
Blog Post:
Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference 2009 draws record attendance
Rich Talcott
Special post from Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre In the years since its inception, the Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEAIC) has evolved into the largest gathering of its kind on the East Coast. Astrophotography aficionados from North America, Europe, and Asia have attended or spoken at...
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Wed, Apr 22 2009
Blog Post:
New videos: Springtime observing targets
Rich Talcott
In this video , I discuss the objects you can see with your naked eyes and binoculars in this spring’s sky. The season offers several bright planets, notable constellations, and bright deep-sky objects. You can locate all the night-sky sights I talk about with Astronomy.com's interactive star chart...
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Tue, Mar 10 2009
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