Astronomy August 2020
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A fresh look at our home star
Solar Orbiter will soon explore what shapes and powers the solar wind. BEN EVANS
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Excavating cosmic fossils
Like dinosaur bones, tiny micrometeorites reveal much about the ancient past.
ILIMA LOOMIS
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Sky This Month
Outer planets on display.
MARTIN RATCLIFFE AND
ALISTER LING
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Star Dome and Paths of the Planets
RICHARD TALCOTT;
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROEN KELLY
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Don’t miss the Perseids
This annual meteor shower will put on a great show in 2020.
MICHAEL E. BAKICH
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Mine Aquila’s deep-sky gems
Star clusters and planetary nebulae will keep you looking at the Eagle all night long.
MICHAEL E. BAKICH
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Life on the wide side
How to breathe new life into old astrophoto targets.
STEVE CANNISTRA
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Observe Jupiter and Saturn at their best
Catch the two greatest telescopic planets at opposition this month and you’ll see beautiful planetary worlds!
STEPHEN JAMES O’MEARA
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Meet an easy-to-use imaging scope
This clever device will capture celestial portraits even through light-polluted skies.
RAYMOND SHUBINSKI
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