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Why is only one side of the Moon visible from Earth?
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How powerful a telescope would allow me to view the astronauts aboard ISS do a space-walk?
Oct 16 '13
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How could a hobbyist astronomer determine apparent magnitude of a star?
Sep 27 '13
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Is the light we see from stars extremely old?
Oct 15 '13
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Parking a telescope at a Lagrange point: is this a good idea from a debris point of view?
Sep 29 '13
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Why do the Pleiades look clearer when viewed indirectly?
Oct 3 '13
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When we see half moon, why is it always the lower half?
Jan 27 '14
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How do I build a stargazing aficionado's Sun funnel to observe our nearest star safely?
Sep 26 '13
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What is the distance that the Moon travels during one orbit around the Earth?
Nov 20 '13
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Jupiter FM - What are practical and inexpensive ways for the amateur detection of signals from Jupiter, especially of the transit of her moons?
Oct 10 '13
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