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Forests: a new view. (conservation)(includes related article on the increasing importance placed on forests)
American Forests
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September 22, 1998|
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New knowledge and an evolving conservation ethic reflect a promising future for our nation's trees.
As we approach the beginning of the new millennium, a change is occurring in the science and practice of forestry. Major advances in our knowledge of the social, ecological, and economic values of trees and forests have resulted in new criteria for evaluating these resources. And that new knowledge is allowing citizens to become more involved in deciding how forests are used.
The result? A new ethic of forest conservation that is causing us to readjust our ...
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NIGHT SKY FOR AUGUST: Lie back and sweep the fading summer sky; There's lots to see in August including the spectacular Ring Nebula in the constellation of Lyra, reports Birmingham Astronomical Society.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...sky Messier object M57, the famous Ring Nebula in the constellation of Lyra. Locate...appears as a tiny, bright torus (ring) of light but, set against a busy...object and the background sky. The Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula; a rather...
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ADD TO NASA VIDEO FILE FOR JAN. 6, 1999 HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE HERITAGE IMAGE OF THE RING NEBULA
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...the most famous of all planetary nebulae: the Ring Nebula (M57). In this October 1998...in the gas at the edge of the nebula; the dying central star floating in a blue haze of hot gas. The nebula is about light- years from Earth...
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Chandra reveals ring in nebula.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald
; ...an image taken of the Crab Nebula, the spectacular remains of...never before seen: a brilliant ring around the nebula's heart. "The inner ring is unique. It has never been...said. The image shows tilted rings or waves of high-enegy particles...
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BEHLEN PUBLIC NIGHT SEPT. 29 TO VIEW JUPITER, LYRA'S RING NEBULA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...up outside the observatory. These include the moon, two kinds of star clusters, double or multiple stars, and the Ring Nebula in Lyra. Early in the evening it will also be possible to observe Jupiter with one of the small telescopes. At various...
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X-ray ring may provide clues to nebula's energy.
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union
; ...A never-before-seen ring of X-rays has been discovered...the heart of the massive Crab nebula in space, NASA announced yesterday. The ring was revealed by the 2-month...the year 1054. "The inner ring is unique," Jeff Hester of...
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NASA: Briefing Sept. 28 presents Chandra discovery of of ring around cosmic powerhouse in Crab Nebula.
M2 Presswire
; ...presents Chandra discovery of ring around cosmic powerhouse in Crab Nebula (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Sept. 28, reveals a brilliant ring around a cosmic powerhouse at...SW, Washington, DC. The ring is the first such structure...
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Hubble reveals nebula's secrets
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; ...earth. Now the secrets of Ring Nebula's otherworldly beauty have...pictures confirm that the "ring", first detected more than...Lyra, and only looks like a ring because we are viewing it almost...speck at the centre of the ring was once a star bigger than...about the shape of planetary ...
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LONG LOOK AT BIG EYE IN THE SKY; FOCUS ON SPACE: HUBBLE TELESCOPE REVEALS SPECTACULAR NEBULA PICTURE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; ...the constellation of Lyra. But the Ring Nebula - one of the most spectacular objects...now pictures of the glowing smoke-ring of blue, green and red gas have been...Howard Bond said: "We chose the Ring Nebula as our first new target, in...
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The web's final frontier; SPACED OUT: From nebulas to galaxies and supergiant stars, Worldwide Telescope covers it all.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; ...of times the size ofsuns, and whether or not the Crab Nebula's supernova was seen by NativeAmericans in 1054. You...year-old Benjamin from Toronto's description of the Ring Nebula:'It is also known as N157, according to the free encyclopedia...
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCIENTIST DISCOVERS 'FIREWORK' DISPLAY IN HELIX NEBULA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...ejected from the dying star Helix Nebula. A high-resolution near...the inner edge to the outer ring of the nebula. "The knots...Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula, and also is one of the closest nebulae to Earth. The process of developing a nebula occurs slowly over a period...
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