The Star That Proved the Universe Is Bigger Than We Imagined
Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble’s discovery of a new universe
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the ...
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A Rule of Thumb for Tapping Home Equity
Your equity equals your home's current value minus the amount you owe on it. You can borrow against this equity, preferably ...
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NASA Celebrates Hubble's Discovery of the Expanding Universe
Edwin Hubble's discovery of the expanding universe transformed cosmology, revealing countless galaxies and laying the ...
It's ‘mind-blowing to see solar flares popping off the edge of the sun'
During his younger days, MacPhail had five telescopes and was doing a lot of viewing from sunset to sunrise, getting by on ...
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The Blaze Star Will Soon Explode After 80 Years of Waiting
a notable dip in brightness was announced by the American Association of Variable Star Observers. This series of events — an approximately decade-long increase in brightness before a sudden ...
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Amateur astronomer Bob McPhail builds personal observatory in Emsdale
MacPhail’s hobby intensified when he and his wife moved to Armour Township in 1995 and bought a resort at Doe Lake. He built ...
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Perry and Armour pursue pristine views of night sky on clear nights
With clear skies, MacPhail has made contributions to the international database of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) based on looking up from his Almaguin home. The addition ...