Sky and Telescope August 2024

News Notes – Various news articles from the world of astronomy. “Night of 100 Perseids” – The year’s most eagerly anticipated meteor shower peaks under nearly moonless conditions. – Bob King “Titan Transits Saturn” – Bob King “Lunar Volcanism – Seen and Unseen” – Maria are a larger portion of the lunar surface than previously known. – Charles A. Wood “In Search of the Most Massive Star” – Astronomers are scouring the universe and their computer models to discover how big stars can be. – Elizabeth Fernandez “A Handy Reference: Observers Sky Atlas 500 best Deep Sky Objects with Charts” – Book Review – Sabrina Garvin “Hercules and Ophiuchus Head-to-Head” – How a pair of summer constellations have much in common. – Stephen James O’Meara “A Lesson in Proper Outreach” – What not to say to a 6-year old just getting excited about astronomy. – Larry Faltz

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News Notes - Various news articles from the world of astronomy. "Go Looney for Luna!" - Look into the light for a change. - Jerry Oltion "Listen to the Stars" - When you look at the night sky, can you perceive the sound of starlight?" - Steven James O'Meara "Cool Neighbors" - Help astronomers find challenging dim objects. - Diana Hannakeinen "Our Fundamental Ignorance" - Many think life beyond Earth is all but assured given the number of possibly habitable worlds out there. But we simply have no idea. - Edward Zanders "The Rise and Fall of the Lunar Society" - A small circle of learned friends helped launch the industrial revolution and modern astronomy. - William Sheehan

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“Solar Cycle 25 Update” – Bob King “Saturn by Daylight” – Bob King “The Tragic Tale of Thisbe’s Veil” – A mist of starlight lends an air of mystique to the June night sky. – Stephen James O’Meara “When Stars Collide” – Astronomers have caught a handful of binary stars merging. – Morgan MacLeod “Make a Little Magic” – Catch field-of-view fever with this beautiful binocular scope. – Jerry Oltion “F-Bombs in the Night” – A spectacular view of M31 through the author’ s binoscope gives rise to a big no-no. – Jerry Oltion

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