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Nature 420, 262-264 (21 November 2002) | doi:10.1038/420262a
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Astronomy: The heavens at your fingertips
Geoff Brumfiel1
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A small but growing group of astronomers wants to put the night sky on the Internet. But will staring at a computer screen ever replace peering through a telescope? Geoff Brumfiel logs on.
Pune in India is no place for an observatory. Located 160 kilometres southeast of Mumbai, formerly Bombay, the city is pounded by monsoon rains for four months of every year.
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