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Inside the February/March 2012 issue of Australian Sky & Telescope, you’ll find:

Galaxy Zoo and the Wisdom of crowds

By turning to legions of citizen scientists, astronomers have gained new insight into galaxy evolution. By Kevin Schawinski

Exploring the Southern Stars with SUSI

The sizes of distant suns are being measured close to home. By Michael Ireland and Gordon Robertson

Let's Talk About Imaging

Astroimagers from around Australia gathered for three wonderful days of talks on improving your shots. By Mark Bolton

Giant Lunar Shield Volcanoes?

Strangely missing until now, new data suggests the Moon has low structures similar to the Hawaiian Islands. By Charles A. Wood

Oddities in Northern Orion

Look beyond the constellation's well-known showpieces. By Sue French

AS&T Test Report: Lunt's New 80-mm Hydrogen-alpha Solar Scope

This compact solar scope packs a punch. By Sean Walker

...and so much more.

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News

An Evaporating Exoplanet?

Brief, variable dips in the light from a low-mass star have left astronomers wondering what strange object could be periodically blocking the starlight. Their hypothesis? A closely-orbiting planet is disintegrating before their eyes. Read more

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