Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Dec 5

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - December 5, 2008
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News
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Hubble Mission Gets OK for May
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December 5, 2008 | NASA managers have decided on a date to dispatch
Space Shuttle flight STS 125, the final servicing mission to the
Hubble Space Telescope.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../35596959.html

A Very Oddball Comet
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December 2, 2008 | Periodic Comet Machholz 1 has such a unique
composition that a researcher suggests it may have come from another
solar system. Though the odds against this seem long.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/35379224.html

Martian Mega-Rover Gets a "Time Out"
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December 4, 2008 | Plagued by a technical obstacles that could
threaten its success, a $2 billion Mars rover has been postponed two
years by NASA officials. The Mars Science Laboratory's new launch date
is 2011.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../35580659.html


Observing
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View Vesta at Its Brightest
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October 29, 2008 | Vesta, the brightest asteroid, is easy to observe
during the last three months of 2008.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../33501429.html


This Week's Sky at a Glance
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December 5, 2008 | Following their conjunction, Venus and Jupiter are
now drawing apart in the southwest at dusk -- still a striking sight.
And Saturn, with its nearly edge-on rings, is a fine telescopic
attraction if you can get yourself out before dawn.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../35484454.html


Monthly Podcast
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Tour December's Sky by Eye and Ear!
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November 30, 2008 | After listening to this podcast, you'll have no
trouble spotting Venus, Jupiter, the Pleiades star cluster, and much
more in the evening sky! Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty. (5MB MP3 download:
running time: 5m 47s)
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../35292524.html


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Get Ready for the New Year!
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SkyWatch 2009
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Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope.
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