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Here's your Cosmic Pursuits newsletter for September 2022!
1. The Milky Way lingers, Mars grows in the
early-morning sky, and Jupiter makes its closest approach since 1963. Here's what to see in the Night Sky This Month.
2. Inspired by a short thread on an astronomy forum, I rummaged through my accessory bin and assembled the simplest possible set-up for taking pictures of the deep sky. No telescope, no tracking, no polar alignment, no
nonsense. Here's how I discovered the pleasures of 'ugly' astrophotography.
3. How to see traces of the Big Bang with an old TV
set.
4. The first results from the James Webb Space Telescope have been so astonishing, so far beyond expectations, even hardened science journalists are amazed. Dennis Overbye (in this gift article from the NY Times) reflects on how the JWST has changed how he sees the universe.
5. She grew up in Hollywood, went on tour to promote the original Twilight Zone TV show, and worked as a model for Richard Feynman for $5.50/hour. Oh, she also has an I.Q. of 180, a Ph.D. from Caltech, and published more than 600 scientific papers. Here's a fascinating profile of astrophysicist Virginia Trimble.
And finally, the astronomy quote of the month:
"Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can find his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world." - Henry David Thoreau
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Brian Ventrudo
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