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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Sep 12
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - September 12, 2008 ================================================== ==== News ======================================== Hubble Finds a Mystery Object ---------------------------------------- September 11, 2008 | What was it? While monitoring a cluster of galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope recorded what seems like a new class of astronomical object brightening and fading over six months. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../28244844.html Eta Carinae: A Supermassive Showoff ---------------------------------------- September 12, 2008 | An enormous and famously erratic star in the southern sky might have demonstrated a new kind of stellar explosion during its dazzling eruption in the 1840s. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../28283519.html Double-Barrel Blast ---------------------------------------- September 10, 2008 | A gamma-ray burst detected on March 19th was so bright it could be seen with the naked eye. And now astronomers think they know why. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../28178264.html Rosetta's "Jewel in the Sky" ---------------------------------------- September 6, 2008 | European scientists are excitedly poring over results from the Rosetta spacecraft's close flyby of asteroid Steins, even though an unexpected camera glitch cost them the best views of its cratered surface. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../27952499.html Observing ======================================== Venus Meets Mars ---------------------------------------- September 9, 2008 | From September 9th through the 15th, Mars and Venus are closely paired low in the west-southwest just after sunset -- fitting together easily in the same medium-power telescopic field for most of that time. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../28048079.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== September 12, 2008 | Venus, low in the sunset this week, has three faint companions hiding nearby: Mercury, Spica, and Mars. Use binoculars in bright twilight to follow their daily changes. After dark, Jupiter glares bright and obvious in the south to southwest. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsg.../28247569.html Monthly Podcast ======================================== Tour September's Sky by Eye and Ear! ---------------------------------------- September 1, 2008 | Summer's over, and cooler nights offer your eyes a rich tapestry of stars and planets for casual skygazing. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../28017529.html The ideal portable atlas. Take it anywhere! ======================================== Pocket Sky Atlas ---------------------------------------- http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/59317.htm Dial up tonight's sky! ======================================== Sky & Telescope's Star Wheel ---------------------------------------- http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U8...anispheres.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 2008 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 ================================================== ====================== Stuart Goldman Associate Editor http://SkyandTelescope.com Sky & Telescope Magazine 90 Sherman St. Cambridge, MA 02140 |
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