Sky & Telescope's News Bulletin - Apr 15

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SENATE APPROVES NASA'S NEW ADMINISTRATOR

On April 13th, just one month after President Bush nominated Michael
Griffin as the 11th NASA administrator, the former head of the Space
Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
was unanimously approved for the post by the US Senate Commerce
Committee. He takes over for acting administrator Frederick Gregory.

Griffin's prepared remarks and answers to committee-member questions
during his confirmation hearing paint a promising picture for the
future of space science in America....

http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1499_1.asp

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A VERY COLORFUL SOLAR ECLIPSE

It didn't last long, but it sure was a sight. The "hybrid"
annular-total eclipse on April 8, 2005, delighted watchers and
photographers aboard cruise ships in the Pacific, on land in parts of
Central America and the Caribbean, and across much wider territories
where the eclipse was partial -- at least where clouds didn't wipe out
the show....

http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1497_1.asp
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing...cle_1498_1.asp

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK'S SKY

* First-quarter Moon on August 16th.
* The annual Lyrid meteor shower should be at its peak very late on
April 21-22 when Lyra rises high overhead. However, the bright Moon
will hamper observations.
* Jupiter (magnitude -2.4, in Virgo) glares brilliantly in the
southeast at nightfall -- the brightest "star" in the sky.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEEK'S SKY

* First-quarter Moon on August 16th.
* The annual Lyrid meteor shower should be at its peak very late on
April 21-22 when Lyra rises high overhead. However, the bright Moon
will hamper observations.
* Jupiter (magnitude -2.4, in Virgo) glares brilliantly in the
southeast at nightfall -- the brightest "star" in the sky.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance


seems that the first quarter this month will actually happen in August. Has
anyone heard of any other astronomical events that have also been postponed?

Kevin