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Old August 30th 08, 12:59 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur,sci.astro
Anthony Ayiomamitis[_3_]
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Default Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Aug 29

On 30 Αύγ, 10:28, wrote:
On Aug 30, 8:24*am, SJG wrote:



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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - August 29, 2008
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News
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Milky Way's Central Monster Measured
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August 28, 2008 | *Astronomers have refined the mass of the Milky
Way's central black hole by tracking the orbits of several stars
whizzing around it. The job hasn't been easy.
Read More at:http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../27621359.html
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Stuart Goldman * * * *
Associate Editor * * * *http://SkyandTelescope.com
Sky & Telescope Magazine
90 Sherman St.
Cambridge, MA 02140


Thanks very much for the update, Stuart.. and for the link!

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~ghezgroup...itsMovie.shtml

S0-2 - 8000 Km/s around the galactic centre.. what a ride!

Mario


This particular story also caught my attention. Part of the reason is
that I have an outstanding item on my list of targets to image the
center of our Milky Way.

Anthony.