Astrosphere for October 15th, 2007

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For the photo, we've got this wonderful image of M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy) by John Chumack.

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Centauri Dreams

considers the controversy

of whether we should try and signal extraterrestrial civilizations.

Now all your work on the Galaxy Zoo is starting to pay off.

The Universe might be lopsided

.

The Bad Astronomer explains how valuable contributions to astronomy

come from amateurs

.

We're just

5 days away

from the

Space Elevator Games

. I sure wish I could attend them.

The astropixie

suggests you try and spot Mercury

this week. It's not an easy challenge.

Scientific American's blog has posted computer desktop images of Iapetus, in a variety of convenient sizes.

Do you have a space-related blog? Email me your URL, and I'll start watching you. Write something interesting, and I'll link to it.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.