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The rabbit in the Moon

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Habits of seeing

What do you see when you look at the Moon?

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Unfamiliar territory

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Out of one’s field

Our photographer looks at some paintings.

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How it’s done

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Telescopes and databases

Astronomy changes.  So do the kind of people who become astronomers.

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Knowing what you know

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Your own limits

Are you really almost there, or just starting out?

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Unfinished business

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Open-ended meetings

Our astronomer observes many loose ends.

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Learning for yourself

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textbooks (gravitation, thermodynamics) and papers with equationsIn class and out of class

Our tutoring consultant remarks on different ways of learning.

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The picture in your hand

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Posters and the meeting

The effects of a social change are seen in the giveaways at a scientific meeting.

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Working the meeting

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How to meet

When scientists get together, what do they do?

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Build or buy?

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Your own instruments

A lesson in technology, economics and convenience.

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A hands-on process

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Working manually

How much of your work is your own?

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