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Astro Tourism
CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Ancient Pueblo Peoples created Casa Rinconada approximately 1,000 years ago, in what is now northwestern New Mexico.
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From the great houses of Chaco to the cliff palaces of Mesa Verde in southwestern Colorado, and even to the remains of a contemporaneous Freemont Culture village outside Great Basin, we see signs of inhabitants who paid attention to the sky and the motions of the Sun and possibly the Moon in order to survive. These astronomical traditions live on in the modern pueblos of the Southwest
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today and are therefore our link to people across cultures and time. Astronomers have long been here. As I get ready to leave Great Basin National Park and prepare for my long drive back to the bright lights of Los Angeles, I take a moment to reflect and walk through a small cabin set up next to the old Lehman Caves National Monument visitor center. On its walls are framed photos of the first Westerners to come here looking for gold, then tourism. On the very last wall I see a newspaper article from April 1885 announcing the “discovery” of these caves of “wondrous beauty” and that a stalactite weighing about 500 pounds (230 kg) has been removed from inside the cave and placed there beside a monument to mark the recent transit of Venus. Yes, astronomers have been here for a very long time, and due to the encroaching lights of civilization, now more than ever the parks will be a haven for astronomers in the future. ✦ Tyler Nordgren is an astronomer at the University of Redlands and author of the 2010 book Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Sky and Telescope - May 2012
Sky and Telescope - May 2012
Table of Contents
Spectrum
Letters
75, 50 & 25 Years Ago
News Notes
Saturn’s Raging Superstorm
Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks
The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy
In This Section
May’s Sky at a Glance
Binocular Highlight
Planetary Almanac
Northern Hemisphere’s Sky
Sun, Moon, and Planets
Celestial Calendar
Exploring the Solar System
Deep-Sky Wonders
Going Deep
S&T Test Report
New Product Showcase
Telescope Workshop
Planetary Imaging with Your DSLR Camera
Gallery
Focal Point
Sky and Telescope - May 2012
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - (Page Intro)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Sky and Telescope - May 2012 (Page Cover1)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Sky and Telescope - May 2012 (Page Cover2)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Sky and Telescope - May 2012 (Page 3)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Table of Contents (Page 4)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Table of Contents (Page 5)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Spectrum (Page 6)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Spectrum (Page 7)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Letters (Page 8)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Letters (Page 9)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - 75, 50 & 25 Years Ago (Page 10)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - 75, 50 & 25 Years Ago (Page 11)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 12)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 13)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 14)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 15)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 16)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 17)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 18)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - News Notes (Page 19)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Saturn’s Raging Superstorm (Page 20)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Saturn’s Raging Superstorm (Page 21)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Saturn’s Raging Superstorm (Page 22)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Saturn’s Raging Superstorm (Page 23)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Saturn’s Raging Superstorm (Page 24)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Saturn’s Raging Superstorm (Page 25)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 26)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 27)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 28)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 29)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 30)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 31)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 32)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 33)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 34)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks (Page 35)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 36)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 37)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 38)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 39)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 40)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 41)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - The Remarkable Case of Comet Lovejoy (Page 42)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - In This Section (Page 43)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - May’s Sky at a Glance (Page 44)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Binocular Highlight (Page 45)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Planetary Almanac (Page 46)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Northern Hemisphere’s Sky (Page 47)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Sun, Moon, and Planets (Page 48)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Sun, Moon, and Planets (Page 49)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Celestial Calendar (Page 50)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Celestial Calendar (Page 51)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Celestial Calendar (Page 52)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Celestial Calendar (Page 53)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Exploring the Solar System (Page 54)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Exploring the Solar System (Page 55)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Deep-Sky Wonders (Page 56)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Deep-Sky Wonders (Page 57)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Deep-Sky Wonders (Page 58)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Deep-Sky Wonders (Page 59)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Going Deep (Page 60)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Going Deep (Page 61)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Going Deep (Page 62)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Going Deep (Page 63)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - S&T Test Report (Page 64)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - S&T Test Report (Page 65)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - S&T Test Report (Page 66)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - S&T Test Report (Page 67)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - New Product Showcase (Page 68)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - New Product Showcase (Page 69)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Telescope Workshop (Page 70)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Telescope Workshop (Page 71)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Planetary Imaging with Your DSLR Camera (Page 72)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Planetary Imaging with Your DSLR Camera (Page 73)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Planetary Imaging with Your DSLR Camera (Page 74)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Planetary Imaging with Your DSLR Camera (Page 75)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 76)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 77)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 78)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 79)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 80)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 81)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 82)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 83)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 84)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Gallery (Page 85)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Focal Point (Page 86)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Focal Point (Page Cover3)
Sky and Telescope - May 2012 - Focal Point (Page Cover4)
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