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2024
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Our April Eclipse
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive For months we had been planning travel routes, buying equipment, and researching photography methods for the eclipse. Now it looked like we would be...
You Can Draw a Luna Moth Submissions
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You Can Draw a Wild Turkey
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Native Americans introduced the turkey, their favorite game bird, to arriving Europeans. It soon became a traditional part of the Thanksgiving...
A Turkey Feather and a Bottle of Wasp Ink
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Dana Atkinson. Tiny wasps help tell a story of George Washington and Samuel Pannebecker “for those who come after….”The little fellow came tearing...
A Gravity Lens
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive A magnifying glass does its job by the curvature of its lens. Light passing through a curved lens will be redirected. A magnifying glass can be used to...
In Our Skies, November & December 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Hopefully comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will be a highlight for viewing. See the chart above for its position at several dates. Nov. 5 is the peak...
Caption This Polar Bear
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive "Finally, a rescue boat!" Photo © Dreamstime.com. We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph. The photograph will be used on the back of the...
Winter Bird Search
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End of the Trail, November 2024: Old House
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive An old house under a starry sky. Photo © Aden Martin.
Study Guide Puzzles, November 2024
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Cepheus
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Cepheus, the King, sits high in the northern sky between Polaris and the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia. It lies near enough to Polaris that it is...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, November 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Green Bean Casserole This recipe came about when I wanted to make traditional green bean casserole from scratch, but could not find a recipe. I did some...
Chasing Auroras
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Aurora and Milky Way above Route 574, Ohio. Photo © Steven Russell Smith. I could feel the rhythm of my heart intensify to allegro as I fired a test shot...