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Show & TELescope Contest (2011)
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Building My Very Own Telescope Building My Very Own Telescope
Building My Very Own Telescope
Tamar G.

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A Memory Captured in the Darkness A Memory Captured in the Darkness
A Memory Captured in the Darkness
John M.

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My Family's First Star Party My Family's First Star Party
My Family's First Star Party
Mike B.

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Faint Fuzzies Faint Fuzzies
Faint Fuzzies
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Rising Stars Rising Stars
Rising Stars
Scott S.

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A-maze-ing Astronomy Adventure A-maze-ing Astronomy Adventure
A-maze-ing Astronomy Adventure
Nick C.

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Cool Guy on the Block Cool Guy on the Block
Cool Guy on the Block
Fred P.

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Making Time For Saturn Making Time For Saturn
Making Time For Saturn
Joe G.

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Shoot for the Stars Shoot for the Stars
Shoot for the Stars
Lawrence R.

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Telescopes and Terrorism: A Memoir Telescopes and Terrorism: A Memoir
Telescopes and Terrorism: A Memoir
Tristan S.

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2010 Lunar Eclipse 2010 Lunar Eclipse
2010 Lunar Eclipse
Sean C.

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A Night to Remember A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
Trevor B.

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My Stargazing Night My Stargazing Night
My Stargazing Night
Gary C.

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Barstronomy Barstronomy
Barstronomy
Duke Skygawker

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The Moment The Moment
The Moment
Frank F.

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My First Eclipse My First Eclipse
My First Eclipse
Tom N.

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Stargazing Downunder Stargazing Downunder
Stargazing Downunder
Darren W.

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An Old Scope Brings New Interest An Old Scope Brings New Interest
An Old Scope Brings New Interest
5.0 / 5.0
Chris M.

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How I Celebrated the Night Sky How I Celebrated the Night Sky
How I Celebrated the Night Sky
Steven B.

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Sharing the Sharing the
Sharing the "Wow"!
Chris M.

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As a Child, I Remember... As a Child, I Remember...
As a Child, I Remember...
Jeff S.

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Allie's Starbucks Stargazing Allie's Starbucks Stargazing
Allie's Starbucks Stargazing
Wayne D.

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Sharing the Views Sharing the Views
Sharing the Views
James L.

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Eclipse Eclipse
Eclipse
James V.

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An Opportunity to Teach An Opportunity to Teach
An Opportunity to Teach
Helen M.

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The View The View
The View
5.0 / 5.0
Carl G.

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Dark Sky Observing at the RTMC Astronomy Expo 2011 Dark Sky Observing at the RTMC Astronomy Expo 2011
Dark Sky Observing at the RTMC Astronomy Expo 2011
Terry N.

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Stars, Planets and Galaxies Stars, Planets and Galaxies
Stars, Planets and Galaxies
Mary P.

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The Story of Scutum The Story of Scutum
The Story of Scutum
Marianne M.

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Mercury and M. P. King Elementary School Mercury and M. P. King Elementary School
Mercury and M. P. King Elementary School
Jay P.

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"Show Me Another Galaxy"
Dain B.

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Sharing Saturn at Silver Lake State Park Sharing Saturn at Silver Lake State Park
Sharing Saturn at Silver Lake State Park
Jeff J.

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A Postcard for Orion
A Postcard for Orion
Jim G.

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Sharing with Friends Sharing with Friends
Sharing with Friends
Andrew C.

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The Sighting The Sighting
The Sighting
Elmo S.

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Sparking Interest Sparking Interest
Sparking Interest
Don G.

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Boys and the Sky Boys and the Sky
Boys and the Sky
John V. N.

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The Coolest Thing The Coolest Thing
The Coolest Thing
Tim B.

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Night in the Scrub Lands Night in the Scrub Lands
Night in the Scrub Lands
Ann M.

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Looking Up Looking Up
Looking Up
Brian Z.

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A Jovial Evening A Jovial Evening
A Jovial Evening
Ian D.

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A Planet Called Saturn A Planet Called Saturn
A Planet Called Saturn
John S.

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Sharing the Sky Sharing the Sky
Sharing the Sky
Bryan W.

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Quality Time Quality Time
Quality Time
Brian H.

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A Starry Surprise A Starry Surprise
A Starry Surprise
Tim P.

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My Library Space Program My Library Space Program
My Library Space Program
Farley T.

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National Sidewalk Astronomy Night National Sidewalk Astronomy Night
National Sidewalk Astronomy Night
Norm G.

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Orion's Astronomy Essay Contest (2009)
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A New Moon Surprise A New Moon Surprise
A New Moon Surprise
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Wow, It Looks Just Like the Picture in My Science Book
Wow, It Looks Just Like the Picture in My Science Book
Seth B

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Jupiter Through Sleepy Eyes
Jupiter Through Sleepy Eyes
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Meteor Shower with Ziggy
Meteor Shower with Ziggy
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Earning Their Patches
Earning Their Patches
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Amanda's Uncle
Amanda's Uncle
Richard H

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An Introduction on Mt Pinos
An Introduction on Mt Pinos
Robert G

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The Belated yet Wonderful Gift
The Belated yet Wonderful Gift
Mark C

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Mid-winter Trifecta
Mid-winter Trifecta
Bill G

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A Date at Caranza Monument
A Date at Caranza Monument
Greg S

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Learning about the Universe from Haley
Learning about the Universe from Haley
David X

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A Summer Off at Mount Graham
A Summer Off at Mount Graham
Stephen S

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Star Bound
Star Bound
Ernest B

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Thanks Dad
Thanks Dad
Greg S

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Planting an Astronomical Seed in the Uintah Mountains
Planting an Astronomical Seed in the Uintah Mountains
Donald T

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Your First Love
Your First Love
Stephen T

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My First Look at Orion
My First Look at Orion
Randy A

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A Visit to Chabot Observatory
A Visit to Chabot Observatory
Devlin R

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Why Should We Study The Sky
Why Should We Study The Sky
Jon M

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First Night With My New Eyepiece
First Night With My New Eyepiece
Rick F

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My Discovery
My Discovery
John D

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What could be better than that?
What could be better than that?
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Evidence
Evidence
N G

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A Telescope of My Own
A Telescope of My Own
Michael H

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How I Got the Bug
How I Got the Bug
Jeff P

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Saturn at Ninety-Nine
Saturn at Ninety-Nine
Joyce P

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My Astronomy Mentor
My Astronomy Mentor
Robert P

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The WOW moment
The WOW moment
Adam S

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The Beginnings of my Passion
The Beginnings of my Passion
Seth N

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In Darkness, There Was Light
In Darkness, There Was Light
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Good day, old friend. I'll see you tonight.
Good day, old friend. I'll see you tonight.
Kevin M

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