Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Jan 30

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - January 23, 2009
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News
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HD 80606b: The Hotheaded Exoplanet
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January 29, 2009 | Astronomers have found a "hot Jupiter" whose
atmospheric temperature jumps nearly 1,300 deg. F in just six hours!
That gives a whole new meaning to "global warming."
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38601177.html

A Supermassive Double Black Hole? Good News for LISA!
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January 30, 2009 | A far-off quasar seems to contain two giant black
holes hurtling around each other less than a light-year apart. They're
doomed to spiral together and join in a literally space-shaking crash
-- but when?
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/38573822.html

Our Roving Martian Ambassadors
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January 26, 2009 | NASA's long-lived rovers, Spirit and Opportunity,
have survived five (Earth) years on Mars, far exceeding their planned
90-day missions. How much longer can they last?
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38318314.html

Hubble: You're in Control!
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January 29, 2009 | have you ever wanted to have a say in what the
world's most powerful telescope looks at? From now until March 31st,
you can!
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38677572.html

Researchers Discuss Frozen Worlds
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January 26, 2009 | A hot topic at December's AGU meeting was the
various geological processes on frigid bodies in the solar system.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/38322664.html


Observing
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Catch Winter's Comet Lulin
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January 30, 2009 | As January turns to February, Comet Lulin is
getting higher and a bit easier to pick up with binoculars, but you
still may need a dark sky. Follow along as the comet brightens during
the coming weeks; It should peak at about 5th magnitude in late
February when closest to Earth.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../35992534.html


This Week's Sky at a Glance
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January 23, 2009 | Venus is near peak brilliance, outshining
everything in the evening sky but the Moon. Saturn shines high in the
early-morning hours, when you can also try for the incoming Comet
Lulin.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../38710102.html


More from Skyblogs
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Obamastronomy
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January 26, 2009 | Imagine if America's leaders had to have an
astronomical background? Sky & Telescope contributing editor David
H. Levy has been thinking about that.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38335504.html

Cheap Enough for a Cheap Scope?
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January 26, 2009 | What value would you put on a cheap scope like
this?
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38328714.html


Your Daily Guide
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Observer's Calendar 2009
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Daily astronomical information.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/OC2009.htm


Photos of Earth & Sky
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Beautiful Universe 2009
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Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy!
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...rse%202009.htm


Limited Quantities!
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Astronomical Calendar 2009
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Guy Ottewell's legendary calendar for the upcoming year.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/AC2009.htm


A Year's Worth of Observing!
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SkyWatch 2009
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Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope.
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...tch%202009.htm

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"Until March 1st, you can vote on one of six candidate deep-sky
objects that Hubble will gaze upon for the first time in the coming
weeks. NASA has dubbed this cosmic competition "Hubble's Next
Discovery — You Decide," one of the agency's many contributions to the
International Year of Astronomy."

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38677572.html


That is easy -

Formalhaut and the planet circling it -

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../38677572.html

http://www.rodiehr.de/c_12_vorg_form...pic_detail.jpg

Shows for the first time that the Sun's galactic orbital motion may
contribute to planetary elliptical geometry as being the sole object
that moves in the same direction as the other stars around the Milky
Way axis whereas planets spend part of their orbits moving in the
direction of galactic orbital motion with the Sun and sometimes moving
in the opposite direction.

The geometry of the rings with respect to planetary motion dictates
this approach but it is far too puzzling to even begin surmising how
it works,on the other hand,people are going to get nowhere by
surrounding the solar system in a celestial sphere bubble and hoping
that nobody will notice.Maybe they like it that way but it is lazy.