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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Apr 14
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SKY & TELESCOPE'S WEEKLY BULLETIN - April 14, 2006 ================================================== Welcome to SKY & TELESCOPE's Weekly Bulletin. Images, the full stories, abridged here, and other enhancements are on our Web site, at: http://SkyandTelescope.com **If you are unable to click on the links in this newsletter, please copy and paste the links into your Web browser** ================ THIS WEEK'S NEWS ================ A Big New Step in the Search for ET April 11, 2006 | Under a sunny blue sky this afternoon, a crowd of 75 scientists, engineers, distinguished officials, and space enthusiasts cheered and raised champaign glasses as Harvard engineer Paul Horowitz and his wife cut a big red ribbon on the steps of a squat wooden building. Poking skyward from behind the building's roll-off roof was an unrecognizable structure wrapped in reflective gold fabric. It was the newest and largest optical telescope east of the Mississippi. And it represents the next step in what could be humanity's grandest scientific quest, though perhaps the one with the slimmest odds of success.... http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1712_1.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hubble View Downsizes "10th Planet" April 12, 2006 | When the discovery of the giant Kuiper Belt object 2003 UB313 was announced last year, astronomers estimated its diameter to be roughly a third greater than that of Pluto. Subsequent infrared scrutiny by the Spitzer Space Telescope and a groundbased radio telescope seemingly confirmed that the object had a diameter near 3,000 kilometers (with an uncertainty of roughly 400 km). But Hubble Space Telescope images obtained last December barely resolved the object, and a careful analysis shows that it is likely 2,400 ± 100 km across -- just 5% bigger than Pluto.... http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1711_1.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Supernova's Backwash May Form Planets For many years astronomers have theorized that when massive stars explode as supernovae, some of the material won't be ejected with enough speed to escape. This material falls back and will either crash into the dying star or form a disk around it. Now, thanks to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have their first observational evidence that a supernova fallback process occurs in nature.... http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1710_1.asp =========================== OBSERVING - SKY AT A GLANCE =========================== April 14 - April 22 Drop in on Jupiter (magnitude -2.4, in Libra). It rises in the east-southeast shortly after dark and is highest in the south around 1 a.m. Be sure to check for its new feature, "Red Spot Junior." http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing...icle_110_1.asp ================================== OBSERVING - THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS ================================== Update on Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: This periodic comet, due to reach 4th magnitude in May, has shed more fragments. Its two main pieces are 9th magnitude in the evening sky. http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ =========================== SHOP AT SKY (Advertisement) =========================== Atlas of the Moon By Antonín Rükl This must-have lunar atlas is perfect for beginning Moon-gazers and expert lunar observers alike. Master lunar cartographer Antonín Rükl's has crafted exquisite maps, and comprehensive lists of lunar formations and sights. Start exploring today! Atlas of the Moon $44.95, plus shipping: http://www.ShopatSky.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=232 ----------------------------------------------------------- The Modern Moon: A Personal View By Charles A. Wood The Modern Moon: A Personal View is an authoritative guidebook that tells readers both what to look for and why to look. Set up your telescope and let Wood unravel the Moon's complex past as you gaze at lunar vistas. The Modern Moon $44.95, plus shipping: http://www.ShopatSky.com/index.asp?P...od ern%2BMoon ================================================== ======== Copyright 2006 Sky Publishing Corp. S&T'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. More astronomy news is available on our Web site at http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to S&T's Weekly Bulletin, go to: http://SkyandTelescope.com/shopatsky/emailsubscribe.asp ================================================== ====================== Stuart Goldman Associate Editor http://SkyandTelescope.com Night Sky Magazine http://NightSkyMag.com 49 Bay State Rd. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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