Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - June 26, 2009

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - June 26, 2009
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News
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A "Briny Deep" Inside Enceladus?
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June 24, 2009 | Planetary scientists are crazy about Saturn's most
active moon but can't agree on what powers the towering plumes gas and
particles erupting from near its south pole. New findings, published
this week, hint that the water vapor might be slowly evaporating from
a salt-laced ocean in deeply buried caverns.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../49027426.html

U.S. Physicians Join Light-Pollution Fight
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June 22, 2009 | Thanks to a full-court press by a cardiologist with a
passion for astronomy, the American Medical Association has taken a
stance in the fight to make outdoor lighting more benign to humans
— and to the stars above.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/48814012.html

U.S. Lunar Probes Go Loopy
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June 26, 2009 | Two NASA spacecraft, launched last week, have
successfully swung past the Moon. One is getting ready to study it;
the other is a few months away from crashing into it.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../49176097.html

Supernovae: Cosmic-Ray Superfactories
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June 25, 2009 | Now we know for sure. The cosmic-ray particles that
bombard Earth from deep space originate in very exotic places: the
shock waves in supernova remnants.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../49089086.html

A Glowing Vision of the Early Universe
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June 24, 2009 | Astronomers shed new light on our picture of the
early Universe.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/49035521.html

Solar Sleuths Tackle the "Quiet Sun"
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June 21, 2009 | New insights, announced this week, help explain why
solar activity has been in the doldrums for an unexpectedly long time.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../48607432.html


Observing
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U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up?
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April 29, 2009 | The recurrent nova U Scorpii leaps from 18th to 8th
magnitude in just a few hours about every decade. A new prediction
method says it's likely to blow in 2009. Here's where to keep watch.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../43435242.html

Tour June's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
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June 1, 2009 | You can hunt planets in the evening and early-morning
sky by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../46814582.html


This Week's Sky at a Glance
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This Week's Sky at a Glance
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June 26, 2009 | The waxing Moon passes Regulus and Saturn, then Spica
and Antares this week. And the Little Dipper is in its toy-balloon
position.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsg.../49108262.html


More from Skyblogs
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Whirlpool Awash with Hints and Promise
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June 22, 2009 | A picture perfect Whirlpool galaxy bodes well for the
scientific promise of the newly launched Herschel Space Telescope.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../48630842.html

Of Asteroids and Star B.Q.s
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June 22, 2009 | The naming of asteroid 120349 Kalas is announced at
last weekend's C-Row Star B.Q. hosted by southeastern Arizona's
Huachuca Astronomy Club.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../48776542.html


Explore the red planet!
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Mars DVD
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Hundreds of images and videos selected by Jim Bell, Lead Scientist for
the Mars Rover's panoramic cameras. Runs on PCs and Macs, but not on
TV DVD players.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/59091.htm


Official names for 140 features!
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Mars Globe
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Produced in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/4676X.htm


T-shirts, Mugs & More!
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S&T Logo Items
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For gifts or for yourself!
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/logo


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


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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On 26 June, 15:23, Tony wrote:

A Glowing Vision of the Early Universe
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June 24, 2009 | *Astronomers shed new light on our picture of the
early Universe.
Read More at:http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/49035521.html

A reasoning person who values their sanity would not beg questions
however,if these are supposed to be freeze- framed images of early
galaxies at 12 billion year light distance from Earth then the unwary
would ask that the light across 12 billion years/distance from the
Earth would also mean that light would also extend to 12 billion
miles in the opposite direction but that happens to be taken up by the
'earlier' universe.Of course,they would get a 'counter-intuitive'
response from people who are comfortable with the reasoning that
generates these conceptual monsters,the sorry tale of astrologers
projecting the Earth's spherical geometry into space.