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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Nov 16
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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - November 16, 2007 ================================================== === Observing ======================================== Leonids 2007 ---------------------------------------- November 16, 2007 | The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the morning of Sunday, November 18th. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../11353971.html Nova in Puppis ---------------------------------------- November 15, 2007 | On Nov. 14, 2007, a star in the constellation Puppis suddenly became visible in binoculars. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../11354426.html See Comet Holmes Tonight! ---------------------------------------- October 29, 2007 | When Comet Holmes suddenly brightened by nearly a million times, it became a snap to spot with just your eyes. Don't miss this celestial weirdo! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../10862521.html Comet Holmes Beckons Skygazers Worldwide ---------------------------------------- October 24, 2007 | The comet has enlarged from a "star" to a fuzzpatch without losing any of its brightness. It's easy to find in Perseus in the evening sky. This is an extraordinary event not to miss! Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../10775326.html News ======================================== What Happened to Comet Holmes? ---------------------------------------- November 15, 2007 | Despite scrutiny by an army of professional and amateur observatories -- even the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes we may never learn what made a nondescript comet blow its top in late October. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/11372856.html Our Sun's Twin ---------------------------------------- November 14, 2007 | A faint but observable star in Draco is the closest match yet to the one at the center of our solar system. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../11269076.html Rosetta Attacks! ---------------------------------------- November 13, 2007 | Briefly mistaken for an asteroid headed toward Earth, a European-built comet chaser zips by en route to its deep- space rendezvous. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../11244531.html Rethinking Jupiter ---------------------------------------- November 13, 2007 | Jupiter deflects objects like comets before they have a chance to hit Earth. Without it, there would be so many impacts that life wouldn't have evolved on the Earth. Right? Perhaps not. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/11235301.html Rain of Super-Particles ---------------------------------------- November 12, 2007 | A 45-year mystery solved? Scientists using the new Pierre Auger Observatory say they've finally tracked down where ultra-high-energy cosmic rays "tennis ball particles" -- are coming from. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../11199256.html This Week's Sky at a Glance ======================================== November 16, 2007 | Comet Holmes passes very close by Mirfak this week. Mars and Orion rise together, Vega and Capella balance out, and Venus guides the way to Mercury at dawn. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../11462541.html Other Sky Blogs ======================================== Good Morning Earth ---------------------------------------- November 14, 2007 | The Kaguya spacecraft provides a nice way to start the day with a look back home. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../11266021.html Traveling Without a Scope ---------------------------------------- November 16, 2007 | While traveling in India, the author missed having a telescope for completely unexpected reasons. Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../11378496.html 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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