High energy neutrino astronomy: first light

We review:

1. The compelling case for doing neutrino astronomy,

2. Why we anticipate that we need kilometer-scale observatories to do the science,

3. The recent successful commissioning of the Lake Baikal and South Pole neutrino detectors.

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