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May 15th 09, 08:06 PM
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009 ================================================== === ======================================== News ======================================== Refurbished Hubble Will Surpass Itself ---------------------------------------- May 11, 2009 | After years of anticipation, a Space Shuttle crew lifted off Monday, May 11th, for the much-delayed 11-day mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44721652.html Planck and Herschel: Lifting the Veil on Inflation and Starbirth ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | On Thursday, May 14th, the European Space Agency launched the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Surveyor on a single Ariane 5 rocket. They will peer deeply into dust clouds and map the microwave background. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44977572.html Dark Skies 15,300, Light Pollution 0 ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | The fourth annual GLOBE at Night star-counting campaign netted a record number of estimates of the night sky's darkness worldwide. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979732.html Observing ======================================== Tour May's Sky — By Ear and Eye! ---------------------------------------- May 1, 2009 | Enjoy the sights offered by May's evening skies by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../44125912.html U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up? ---------------------------------------- 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 Spot Titan's Shadow on Saturn! ---------------------------------------- April 13, 2009 | Take advantage of Saturn's nearly edge-on orientation to see Titan and its shadow crossing Saturn's bright face during April, May, and June. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../42917562.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== This Week's Sky at a Glance ---------------------------------------- May 15, 2009 | You know it's getting close to summer; Arcturus and Vega are well up at dusk. Catch Saturn right after dusk before it starts getting low — and in a telescope, see how dim its rings have become! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../45101637.html More from Skyblogs ======================================== Why Name a Telescope? ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | It may seem silly to some, but giving your telescope a names adds to the personal connection you have with the heavens when yo observe wwith it. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979637.html Limited Quantities! ======================================== Astronomical Calendar 2009 ---------------------------------------- Guy Ottewell's legendary calendar for the upcoming year. http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/AC2009.htm T-shirts, Mugs & More! ======================================== S&T Logo Items ---------------------------------------- For gifts or for yourself! http://www.skyandtelescope.com/logo Photos of Earth & Sky ======================================== Beautiful Universe 2009 ---------------------------------------- Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy! http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...rse%202009.htm A Year's Worth of Observing! ======================================== SkyWatch 2009 ---------------------------------------- Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope. http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...tch%202009.htm Home: http://www.skyandtelescope.com News: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news Observing: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing How To: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto Resources: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/resources Shop At Sky: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/shop ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2009 Sky & Telescope Media, LLC. SkyandTelescope.com's Weekly Bulletin is provided as a free service to the astronomical community by the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine. Widespread distribution is encouraged as long as our copyright notice is included, with the words "used by permission." This bulletin may not be published in any other form without written permission from Sky Publishing; send e-mail to or call +1 617-864-7360. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin, go to: http://SkyandTelescope.com/newsletters 
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May 15th 09, 09:04 PM
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009
Awfully lame !
================================================= ==== Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009 ================================================== === ======================================== News ======================================== Refurbished Hubble Will Surpass Itself ---------------------------------------- May 11, 2009 | After years of anticipation, a Space Shuttle crew lifted off Monday, May 11th, for the much-delayed 11-day mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44721652.html Planck and Herschel: Lifting the Veil on Inflation and Starbirth ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | On Thursday, May 14th, the European Space Agency launched the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Surveyor on a single Ariane 5 rocket. They will peer deeply into dust clouds and map the microwave background. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44977572.html Dark Skies 15,300, Light Pollution 0 ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | The fourth annual GLOBE at Night star-counting campaign netted a record number of estimates of the night sky's darkness worldwide. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979732.html Observing ======================================== Tour May's Sky — By Ear and Eye! ---------------------------------------- May 1, 2009 | Enjoy the sights offered by May's evening skies by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../44125912.html U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up? ---------------------------------------- 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 Spot Titan's Shadow on Saturn! ---------------------------------------- April 13, 2009 | Take advantage of Saturn's nearly edge-on orientation to see Titan and its shadow crossing Saturn's bright face during April, May, and June. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../42917562.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== This Week's Sky at a Glance ---------------------------------------- May 15, 2009 | You know it's getting close to summer; Arcturus and Vega are well up at dusk. Catch Saturn right after dusk before it starts getting low — and in a telescope, see how dim its rings have become! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../45101637.html More from Skyblogs ======================================== Why Name a Telescope? ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | It may seem silly to some, but giving your telescope a names adds to the personal connection you have with the heavens when yo observe wwith it. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979637.html Limited Quantities! ======================================== Astronomical Calendar 2009 ---------------------------------------- Guy Ottewell's legendary calendar for the upcoming year. http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/AC2009.htm T-shirts, Mugs & More! ======================================== S&T Logo Items ---------------------------------------- For gifts or for yourself! http://www.skyandtelescope.com/logo Photos of Earth & Sky ======================================== Beautiful Universe 2009 ---------------------------------------- Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy! http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...rse%202009.htm A Year's Worth of Observing! ======================================== SkyWatch 2009 ---------------------------------------- Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope. http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...tch%202009.htm Home: http://www.skyandtelescope.com News: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news Observing: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing How To: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto Resources: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/resources Shop At Sky: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/shop ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2009 Sky & Telescope Media, LLC. SkyandTelescope.com's Weekly Bulletin is provided as a free service to the astronomical community by the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine. Widespread distribution is encouraged as long as our copyright notice is included, with the words "used by permission." This bulletin may not be published in any other form without written permission from Sky Publishing; send e-mail to or call +1 617-864-7360. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin, go to: http://SkyandTelescope.com/newsletters
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May 15th 09, 09:23 PM
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009
What is lame?
-- Curtis Croulet Temecula, California 33°27'59"N, 117°05'53"W "Bartles & Cannes" wrote in message news:0VjPl.28313$PH1.7703@edtnps82... Awfully lame ! ================================================ ===== Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009 ================================================== === ======================================== News ======================================== Refurbished Hubble Will Surpass Itself ---------------------------------------- May 11, 2009 | After years of anticipation, a Space Shuttle crew lifted off Monday, May 11th, for the much-delayed 11-day mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44721652.html Planck and Herschel: Lifting the Veil on Inflation and Starbirth ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | On Thursday, May 14th, the European Space Agency launched the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Surveyor on a single Ariane 5 rocket. They will peer deeply into dust clouds and map the microwave background. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44977572.html Dark Skies 15,300, Light Pollution 0 ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | The fourth annual GLOBE at Night star-counting campaign netted a record number of estimates of the night sky's darkness worldwide. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979732.html Observing ======================================== Tour May's Sky — By Ear and Eye! ---------------------------------------- May 1, 2009 | Enjoy the sights offered by May's evening skies by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../44125912.html U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up? ---------------------------------------- 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 Spot Titan's Shadow on Saturn! ---------------------------------------- April 13, 2009 | Take advantage of Saturn's nearly edge-on orientation to see Titan and its shadow crossing Saturn's bright face during April, May, and June. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../42917562.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== This Week's Sky at a Glance ---------------------------------------- May 15, 2009 | You know it's getting close to summer; Arcturus and Vega are well up at dusk. Catch Saturn right after dusk before it starts getting low — and in a telescope, see how dim its rings have become! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../45101637.html More from Skyblogs ======================================== Why Name a Telescope? ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | It may seem silly to some, but giving your telescope a names adds to the personal connection you have with the heavens when yo observe wwith it. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979637.html Limited Quantities! ======================================== Astronomical Calendar 2009 ---------------------------------------- Guy Ottewell's legendary calendar for the upcoming year. http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/AC2009.htm T-shirts, Mugs & More! ======================================== S&T Logo Items ---------------------------------------- For gifts or for yourself! http://www.skyandtelescope.com/logo Photos of Earth & Sky ======================================== Beautiful Universe 2009 ---------------------------------------- Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy! http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...rse%202009.htm A Year's Worth of Observing! ======================================== SkyWatch 2009 ---------------------------------------- Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope. http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...tch%202009.htm Home: http://www.skyandtelescope.com News: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news Observing: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing How To: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto Resources: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/resources Shop At Sky: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/shop ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2009 Sky & Telescope Media, LLC. SkyandTelescope.com's Weekly Bulletin is provided as a free service to the astronomical community by the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine. Widespread distribution is encouraged as long as our copyright notice is included, with the words "used by permission." This bulletin may not be published in any other form without written permission from Sky Publishing; send e-mail to or call +1 617-864-7360. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin, go to: http://SkyandTelescope.com/newsletters
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May 15th 09, 09:27 PM
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009
"Curtis Croulet" wrote in message ... What is lame? The pathetic moron calling itself Bartles & Cannes (bottles and cans) that wrote "Awfully lame!" is mentally lame. -- Curtis Croulet Temecula, California 33°27'59"N, 117°05'53"W "Bartles & Cannes" wrote in message news:0VjPl.28313$PH1.7703@edtnps82... Awfully lame ! =============================================== ====== Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - May 15, 2009 ================================================== === ======================================== News ======================================== Refurbished Hubble Will Surpass Itself ---------------------------------------- May 11, 2009 | After years of anticipation, a Space Shuttle crew lifted off Monday, May 11th, for the much-delayed 11-day mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44721652.html Planck and Herschel: Lifting the Veil on Inflation and Starbirth ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | On Thursday, May 14th, the European Space Agency launched the Herschel Space Observatory and the Planck Surveyor on a single Ariane 5 rocket. They will peer deeply into dust clouds and map the microwave background. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44977572.html Dark Skies 15,300, Light Pollution 0 ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | The fourth annual GLOBE at Night star-counting campaign netted a record number of estimates of the night sky's darkness worldwide. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979732.html Observing ======================================== Tour May's Sky — By Ear and Eye! ---------------------------------------- May 1, 2009 | Enjoy the sights offered by May's evening skies by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../44125912.html U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up? ---------------------------------------- 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 Spot Titan's Shadow on Saturn! ---------------------------------------- April 13, 2009 | Take advantage of Saturn's nearly edge-on orientation to see Titan and its shadow crossing Saturn's bright face during April, May, and June. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../42917562.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== This Week's Sky at a Glance ---------------------------------------- May 15, 2009 | You know it's getting close to summer; Arcturus and Vega are well up at dusk. Catch Saturn right after dusk before it starts getting low — and in a telescope, see how dim its rings have become! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../45101637.html More from Skyblogs ======================================== Why Name a Telescope? ---------------------------------------- May 14, 2009 | It may seem silly to some, but giving your telescope a names adds to the personal connection you have with the heavens when yo observe wwith it. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../44979637.html Limited Quantities! ======================================== Astronomical Calendar 2009 ---------------------------------------- Guy Ottewell's legendary calendar for the upcoming year. http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/AC2009.htm T-shirts, Mugs & More! ======================================== S&T Logo Items ---------------------------------------- For gifts or for yourself! http://www.skyandtelescope.com/logo Photos of Earth & Sky ======================================== Beautiful Universe 2009 ---------------------------------------- Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy! http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...rse%202009.htm A Year's Worth of Observing! ======================================== SkyWatch 2009 ---------------------------------------- Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope. http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...tch%202009.htm Home: http://www.skyandtelescope.com News: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news Observing: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing How To: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto Resources: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/resources Shop At Sky: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/shop ---------------------------------------- Copyright 2009 Sky & Telescope Media, LLC. SkyandTelescope.com's Weekly Bulletin is provided as a free service to the astronomical community by the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine. Widespread distribution is encouraged as long as our copyright notice is included, with the words "used by permission." This bulletin may not be published in any other form without written permission from Sky Publishing; send e-mail to or call +1 617-864-7360. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin, go to: http://SkyandTelescope.com/newsletters
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