volume 25, number 283, June 16-23, 2011
On the Cover: This week, we present to you stories on stargazing, the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) Network, and other astronomy excitement taking place right here in S.B. The cover image (upper) of a telescope at LCOGT’s Goleta location is from hazardoustaste.com. The lower image (of M81 [left] and M82 [right], both part of the M81 group of galaxies) is from B.J. Fulton/Las Cumbres Observatory.