SKYWATCH: THE HERSCHEL SPACE TELESCOPE, M81’S HALO, AND MORE

 

Heavyweight star forming in RCW 120
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Herschel’s Warm, Wonderful Universe

May 6, 2010 | European astronomers are ecstatic about the results they’re getting from an infrared space observatory launched a year ago. > read more

A New Take on M81’s Halo

May 3, 2010 | Astronomers have now clearly resolved a halo of old stars surrounding a well-known galaxy in Ursa Major. But they’re not sure how it got there. > read more 

Name an Asteroid!

May 4, 2010 | Astronomers have a list of about 225,000 minor planets eligible to be named — and a few lucky students will get a chance to pick one. > read more 

Observing

 

S&T: Lauren Darby

Tour May’s Sky by Eye and Ear!

April 30, 2010 | Right now the evening sky is adorned with three bright planets. Spotting them is a snap using this month’s audio sky tour. > read more

 

Dawn view

This Week’s Sky at a Glance

May 7, 2010 | The waning Moon passes Jupiter in the dawn, Venus passes between the horns of Taurus in evening twilight, and the rings of Saturn have turned as thin as they’ll become. > read more 

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Tony Flanders

Travel Scopes

May 5, 2010 | It’s tough to reconcile all the different constraints placed on a telescope for the airplane-traveling stargazer. > read more 

NEAF 2010 Videos Are Here!

April 28, 2010 | Check out our videos from the 19th annual Northeast Astronomy Forum, one of the world’s largest telescope shows. > read more 

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