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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Aug 17
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - August 17, 2007 ================================================== = News ======================================== Mira's Marvelous Tail ---------------------------------------- August 15, 2007 | Mira, the closest and brightest of the red long- period variable stars, has thrown off a gassy hood and a comet-like tail so big that if you could see them, they would overflow your telescope's field of view. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9179047.html Bright Galaxies You Can't See ---------------------------------------- August 15, 2007 | Astronomers have found massive, luminous infrared galaxies 12 billion light-years away. It's not at all clear how they got there. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9180282.html One Less "Possibility of Life"? ---------------------------------------- August 15, 2007 | Just because Saturn's moon Enceladus has active geysers doesn't mean it harbors alien life. That's the take-home message from an upcoming scientific paper. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9171452.html Risky Business ---------------------------------------- August 13, 2007 | Two American collectors manage barely -- to get in and out of Colombia with fragments from a fresh meteorite fall. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9137736.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== August 17, 2007 | This is a great week to watch Jupiter and the dance of its moons. And don't miss our own Moon passing by it through Scorpius and Sagittarius. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...e/9217006.html Other Sky Blogs ======================================== The Red Planet We Never Knew ---------------------------------------- August 16, 2007 | A new DVD entertains with a 50-year-old look at Mars. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...e/9198852.html Discussions Restored ---------------------------------------- August 16, 2007 | When we switched to new blog technology, all the existing discussions were lost. Now they're back! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9198862.html Stellafane ---------------------------------------- August 14, 2007 | A splendid time was had by all at Stellafane 2007. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9154671.html Some Suburban Messiers ---------------------------------------- August 9, 2007 | Celestial showpieces look strikingly different in the suburbs than they do under dark skies. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9056376.html Discovering constellations has never been so easy! ======================================== Patterns in the Sky by Ken Hewitt-White ---------------------------------------- http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...log%2Bpatterns Grab your binoculars and go exploring! ======================================== Binocular Highlights by Gary Seronik ---------------------------------------- http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...OD&ProdID=1192 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 2007 Sky Publishing, a division of New Track 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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