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On June 23, 2009, David Levy addressed a group of enthusiastic young astronomers at the Bart Bok Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory during part of this year’s astronomy camp held at the University of Arizona.

The University of Arizona Astronomy Camp
June 29, 2009; Sky & Telescope, David Levy

A veritable idea factory and tinkerer, Roger Angel pioneered the development of lightweight telescope mirrors at the UA. One of his latest ventures is a gadget to intensify solar power using mirror technology. greg bryan / arizona daily star

UA scientist sees sun power in new light
June 28, 2009; Arizona Daily Star, Tom Beal

An image of a spiral galaxy 102 million light-years from Earth taken by the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope in Arizona.

Vatican's Celestial Eye, Seeking Not Angels but Data
June 22, 2009; The New York Times, George Johnson

An image of a spiral galaxy 102 million light-years from Earth taken by the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope in Arizona.

Solar shines: University applies its renewable intellectual resources to research
June 21, 2009; Special to the Arizona Daily Star, Robert Shelton

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Frank J. Low, Who Helped Drive Field of Infrared Astronomy, Dies at 75
June 20, 2009; The New York Times, Dennis Overbye

Frank J. Low, a father of infrared astronomy, mounted telescopes onto planes to improve their effectiveness.See also: Frank J. Low dies at 75; One of the Fathers of Infrared Astronomy
June 25, 2009; Los Angeles Times, Thomas H. Maugh II

Frank J. Low's innovations in infrared instrumentation opened a previously unseen universe, including vews to the very beginning of timeSee also: Astronomer Frank J. Low, 1933-2009
June 22, 2009; UA News, Jeff Harrison

A Steward Observatory Mirror Lab employee polishes the spun-cast mirror to precise perfection during its final steps to completion on June 5.

A closer look at the UA Mirror Lab
June 10, 2009; The Daily Wildcat, Courtney Collen

This remarkable view of jets emanating from the nuclear region of Comet Halley in January 1986 was obtained by Steve Larson and the author with the 61-inch telescope on Arizona’s Mt. Bigelow.

A Little Comet Named Christensen
June 8, 2009; Sky & Telescope, David Levy

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, Pablo Espinoza (UA), Fernando Selman and Jorge Melnick (ESO) have obtained one of the sharpest views ever of the Arches Cluster — an extraordinary dense cluster of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.

Stellar family in crowded, violent neighbourhood proves to be surprisingly normal
June 4, 2009; European Southern Observatory - Science Release

The New Jersey Institute of Technology's new 1.6-meter clear aperature solar telescope is now operational at the Big Bear Solar Observatory in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Solar Observatory

World's largest solar telescope now operational
May 29, 2009; Astronomy Magazine, by New Jersey's Science and Technology University

Adam Block teaches the nighttime observing program at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter.

Star Light, Star Bright Gaze from the Mountaintop Tonight
May 24, 2009; Arizona Daily Star, Doug Kreutz

This model shows the halo of the Milky Way created solely from destroyed dwarf galaxies. It mimics the large-scale structure of the Milky Way halo and is qualitatively consistent with modern models of the evolution of structure in the Universe. The Milky Way galactic center is at the very center of the illustration. (Illustration credit: Paul Harding, Case University)

MMTO Confirms Ultra-faint Object in Milky Way Halo is Dwarf Galaxy
May 18, 2009; UA News, Lori Stiles

Artist's concept of Spitzer Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's Spitzer Telescope Warms Up to New Career
May 6, 2009; Press Release - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

artist's conception shows a young, hypothetical planet around a cool star (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Region has a role in NASA lunar-ice quest
April 27, 2009; Arizona Daily Star, Evan Pellegrino

artist's conception shows a young, hypothetical planet around a cool star (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Astronomer Erick Young Named Director of 'SOFIA' Airborne Observatory
April 8, 2009; UA News, Lori Stiles

See also: UA astronomer will head NASA 747 observatory
April 29, 2009; Tucson Citizen, Matt Lewis

Xiaohui Fan named as a 2009 Galileo Circle Fellow

College of Science Announces 2009 Galileo Circle Fellows
April 8, 2009; Lo Que Pasa, Lori Stiles

artist's conception shows a young, hypothetical planet around a cool star (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Potential Planets Around Cool Stars Could Have Alien Chemistry
April 7, 2009; UA News, Lori Stiles

photo by greg bryan, AZ daily star

UA Camera Helps Capture Spitzer Image That Celebrates IYA2009
April 3, 2009; UA News, Lori Stiles

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UA Astronomy Is Part of April 3 Worldwide Astronomy Marathon
March 30, 2009; UA News, Lori Stiles

photo by greg bryan, AZ daily star

For sharpest focus, look to UA lab
March 29, 2009; Arizona Daily Star, Tom Beal

When an asteroid was spotted heading towards our planet last October, researchers rushed to document a cosmic impact from start to finish for the first time. Roberta Kwok tells the tale.

The Rock that Fell to Earth
March 26, 2009; Nature, Roberta Kwok

Peter Jenniskens, a scientist at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., joined students of the University of Khartoum at the location of one of the larger finds from the first search campaign on Dec. 8, 2008.See also: Recovered Pieces of Asteroid Hold Clues to Early History
March 25, 2009; New York Times, Kenneth Chang

A fragment of asteroid 2008 TC3 as found in the desert in northern Sudan in March 2009. The asteroid disintegrated at an altitude of 37 km in October 2008 but, remarkably, 47 fragments with a total mass of 3.95 kg have been recovered, and Jenniskens et al. have identified the material as surface matter from a class ‘F’ asteroid, a type not previously represented in meteorite collections. [Credit: Peter Jenniskens/ SETI Institute.]See also: The Impact and Recovery of Asteroid 2008 TC3
March 26, 2009; Nature, Jenniskens, P., et al

image of asteroid 2008 TC3 taken by the Catalina Sky Survey using the 60-inch telescope on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalinas north of Tucson. (UA Lunar & Planetary Lab/Catalina Sky Survey)See also: UA Scientists Discover Tiny Asteroid Will Hit Earth Tonight
October 6, 2008; UA News, Lori Stiles

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SkyCenter and Catalina Sky Survey Offer Asteroid Workshop on Mount Lemmon
March 20, 2009; UA News, Lori Stiles

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Earth and Sky: A Trip to the UA's SkyCenter offers an education in Earth's ecosystems plus a primer on the heavens
Spring/Summer 2009; UA Visitor Guide, Lori Stiles

 

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