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AstronomyMag

  1. It's a good time to track down everyone's favorite demoted planet. Find out why in "The Sky this Week," ow.ly/ba3yN
  2. Observing news: The last transit of Venus until 2117 occurs in just over a week! ow.ly/b9ZLl
  3. Editor Dave Eicher tells about how he fell in love with the universe tiny.cc/fqqvew
  4. Editor Dave Eicher shares a video of STScI's Frank Summers talking about modeling 3-D galaxies, ow.ly/b9TA8
  5. News: Organic carbon from Mars, but not biological, ow.ly/b9RNx
  6. This week's observing podcast features open cluster NGC 6067, planetary nebula NGC 6072, and spiral galaxy NGC 5921, ow.ly/b9hgA
  7. News: Colliding galaxy cluster unraveled, ow.ly/b8luW
  8. Sam Houston State's Bucket List Astronomy Trip Class visits Meteor Crater, ow.ly/b8hlh
  9. Editor Dave Eicher shares the annular eclipse from San Jose, California tiny.cc/u5stew
  10. Editor Dave Eicher talks about a surprise guest tiny.cc/tprtew
  11. Editor Dave Eicher shares a video of astroimager Tony Hallas talking about HDR Toning, ow.ly/b83aQ
  12. News: Dark shadows on Mars, ow.ly/b6UWa
  13. Senior Editor Rich Talcott concludes his annular eclipse trip with a visit to the Sky City of Acoma, ow.ly/b6USN
  14. Editor Dave Eicher shares recent interview with Neil Armstrong tiny.cc/yq4rew
  15. Editor Dave Eicher has annular eclipse photos from Sheldon Reynolds tiny.cc/ru3rew
  16. Editor Dave Eicher shares a video of astroimager Robert Reeves talking about his experiences capturing celestial objects,...
  17. News: The older we get, the less we know — cosmologically, ow.ly/b6JVQ
  18. Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich shares his final thoughts on Sunday's annular eclipse, ow.ly/b5jfy
  19. May 22 sky event: For observers in central and western U.S., the Moon passes in front of the 3rd-magnitude star Zeta Tauri during twilight
  20. News: Cassini spots tiny moon, begins to tilt orbit, ow.ly/b58M2