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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - September 14, 2007
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News
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Japan Launches a "Lunar Princess"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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Astronomy Day, Redux
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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
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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
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This Week's Sky at a Glance
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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
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Calendars
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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


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