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Solar eclipse was real-life astronomy lesson for millions - Los Angeles Times

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Solar eclipse was real-life astronomy lesson for millions
Los Angeles Times
The last "ring of fire" eclipse Anderson attended in the United States, he said, was "characterized by warnings not to watch and descriptions of the dangers of looking at the Sun, despite the fact that we all do it on occasion.
Solar Eclipse 2012: Amazing pictures show space was the best place to watch ...Daily Mail
Satellites Snap Solar Eclipse Pictures From SpaceSpace.com
Solar eclipse 2012 time and map: annular eclipse comes with rings of fireNorthern Voices Online

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Astronomers prepare for transit of Venus - Wired.co.uk

Wired.co.uk

Astronomers prepare for transit of Venus
Wired.co.uk
By Paul Sutherland, Sen.com After a solar eclipse which was seen from the Far East to the United States, astronomers are looking forward to the next passage of a planetary body across the Sun -- the transit of Venus. Though less spectacular, this is a ...
Roger Aylworth: Today's solar eclipse is my personal gift from the cosmosEnterprise-Record

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell: How science was a man's world - BBC News

BBC News

Jocelyn Bell Burnell: How science was a man's world
BBC News
The discovery of radio pulsars in the 1960s was hailed as a great astronomical leap forward but when it came to a Nobel Prize the woman on the team was left off the list. Two men picked up the award in 1974 leaving astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell ...

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Outgoing Director Jill Tarter on the Future of SETI - Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics

Outgoing Director Jill Tarter on the Future of SETI
Popular Mechanics
We're investing in a very large telescope for astronomy, the James Webb Space Telescope. It's unfortunate we don't seem to be able to invest at the same time in a number of smaller items. One telescope is the 900-pound gorilla and it's making it harder ...

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Sun of a gun - El Defensor Chieftain

Sun of a gun
El Defensor Chieftain
“I'm married to an astronomer; I've seen a lot of eclipses,” said Klinglesmith, who's husband, Dr. Dan Klinglesmith, works at Magdalena Ridge Observatory and viewed the event with other VIPs from there. “People who have never seen one were thrilled.

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