Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Sep 21

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - September 21, 2007
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News
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A Galaxy with the Wrong Shape
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September 20, 2007 | A newly discovered dwarf galaxy in Hercules
isn't like the millions of other "dwarf spheroidals" known in the
universe. It's cigar shaped.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9894622.html

Nominations Sought for AAS Amateur Award
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September 21, 2007 | The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is now
accepting nominations for the Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9922302.html

92-Year-Old Porter Mirror Cell Found
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September 18, 2007 | Russell W. Porter, the founder of amateur
telescope making in America, was still virtually unknown when he built
a 16-inch reflector for his home on the Maine coast.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9853431.html

Neptune's Hot South Pole
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September 19, 2007 | The big blue planet's south pole is warmer than
everywhere else, and that might be triggering Neptune's strong winds.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9877202.html

Palomar Scope Sees Sharpest
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September 17, 2007 | Using a double dose of new technology,
astronomers have given an old telescope the sharpest vision ever
achieved -- besting even that of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9785152.html


This Week's Sky at a Glance
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September 21, 2007 | Mercury and Spica are conjoined deep in the
sunset in the west, and the full Harvest Moon rises this week in the
east.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...e/9921152.html


Other Sky Blogs
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Do the Planet Limbo
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September 20, 2007 | How low can you go?
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9900932.html

Moon Madness
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September 19, 2007 | For love or money, the Moon awaits you.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...e/9877577.html

Amateur Astronomy on TV
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September 17, 2007 | Don't miss Timothy Ferris's ode to amateur
astronomy, which airs on PBS stations throughout the US on Wednesday
night.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...e/9830256.html


Equipment
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Big Cat
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September 20, 2007 | Vixen Optics now produces the VMC260L, a 260-
millimeter (10.25-inch) Cassegrain tube assembly ideal for high-
magnification observing and photography.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equip...s/9909032.html

Planet Imager
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September 20, 2007 | The Imaging Source offers the DMK series of high-
speed, low-noise webcams ideal for capturing the best pictures of our
solar system.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equip...e/9915857.html


Space: 50 Years and Counting
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http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...OD&ProdID=1230


SKyWatch '08
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http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...OD&ProdID=1239

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