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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Sep 14
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - September 14, 2007 ================================================== ==== News ======================================== Japan Launches a "Lunar Princess" ---------------------------------------- September 14, 2007 | On September 14th, during a picture-perfect launch, a powerful rocket heaved Japan's latest scientific satellite toward the Moon. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9781857.html Close-up on Iapetus ---------------------------------------- September 14, 2007 | NASA's Cassini spacecraft zoomed in to take detailed pictures and other measurements of one of Saturn's weirdest moons. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9782667.html FUSE's Untimely Demise ---------------------------------------- September 12, 2007 | One of NASA's spacecraft has been making great observations of the galaxy for the past 8 years. But there's one small problem: it can't point at its targets anymore. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/9732657.html Finding the Missing Dwarf Galaxies ---------------------------------------- September 12, 2007 | Minigalaxies of dark matter ought to be everywhere, says the best theory of how the universe came to be. Now they're finally being found. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/9735922.html Prepare to Be Blown Away by Iapetus ---------------------------------------- September 10, 2007 | Cassini finally encounters Saturn's wacky moon Iapetus today. Don't wait for the processed pics to be released. Check out the raw images now! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/9692382.html Opportunity is Going In ---------------------------------------- September 11, 2007 | Now that the dust storms have passed, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity should begin studies inside Victoria Crater in the coming weeks. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/9715827.html Remembering "Project Moonwatch" ---------------------------------------- August 22, 2007 | When the Space Age dawned 50 years ago, a worldwide army of amateur astronomers provided crucial satellite-tracking information unavailable by any other means. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/skyte...e/9313906.html Observing ======================================== Astronomy Day, Redux ---------------------------------------- September 14, 2007 | For the second time this year, skywatchers the world over are celebrating Astronomy Day. If the sky is clear this weekend, you'll be treated to a bounty of late-summer stars and planets. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9784027.html An Eclipse-chaser's Mad Dash ---------------------------------------- September 12, 2007 | Some people will go to the ends of the Earth -- and do anything possible -- to see a solar eclipse. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...s/9736017.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== This Week's Sky at a Glance ---------------------------------------- September 14, 2007 | The waxing Moon passes bright Jupiter in the evening sky this week, while Mercury closes in on Spica low in the sunset. Venus blazes at dawn -- lighting the way to Saturn and Regulus low in the sunrise. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...e/9762227.html Other Sky Blogs ======================================== Calendars ---------------------------------------- September 12, 2007 | Some thoughts about the social significance of the Sun, the Moon, and regularity. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9741622.html A "Must Have" for discovering new deep-sky objects! ======================================== Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects $34.95 ---------------------------------------- http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=213 Don't take the book to the telecope. Take this dew-proof card! ======================================== S&T's Messier Card $5.95 ---------------------------------------- http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=876 Check out Stephen O'Meara's favorites! ======================================== Deep-Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures by Stephen J. 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