Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Sep 12

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - September 12, 2008
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News
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Hubble Finds a Mystery Object
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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Venus Meets Mars
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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
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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
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Tour September's Sky by Eye and Ear!
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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


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