Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Aug 24

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - August 24, 2007
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Observing
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Lunar Eclipse on August 28th
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August 21, 2007 | Catch the Moon in eclipse before sunrise on August
28th.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...s/9282371.html

Earth to Hit Aurigid Meteors?
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August 23, 2007 | Meteor watchers are determined to be ready on the
morning of September 1st.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...s/9332696.html

Mars Hoax Returns
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August 8, 2006 | Don't be misled. Once again, an e-mail chain letter
making the rounds of the Internet suggests that Mars will look as big
as the full Moon to the naked eye in late August. Nonsense! Even at
its closest and brightest, Mars never looks like anything more than a
bright, orangish star unless you view it through a telescope.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/3523496.html


News
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What Kind of Scope Could $50 Million Buy?
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August 22, 2007 | Big telescopes cost big money. So it's a good thing
that the world has wealthy folks willing to help make astronomical
discoveries a reality.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9313591.html

Icy Shower Poses No Threat for Cassini
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August 23, 2007 | Scientists are confident that the towering ice
geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus shouldn't harm the Cassini
spacecraft during a close flyby next March.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9313841.html

"Magnificent" Neutron Star Found
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August 20, 2007 | Sizzling with X-rays but mum at radio frequencies,
a nearby, on-its-own neutron star is causing astronomers to scratch
their heads.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9261486.html

Voyager 2's Lucky Day
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August 20, 2007 | Thirty years ago, on August 20, 1977, Voyager 2
left Earth and began its conquest of the outer solar system. Had it
not been for the luck of the draw, this historic mission would have
turned out very differently.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9263496.html

S&T Unveils New Format and Design
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August 22, 2007 | Sky & Telescope's October 2007 issue introduces a
new format and design but remains true to its history and mission.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/skyte...e/9309806.html


This Week's Sky at a Glance
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This Week's Sky at a Glance
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August 17, 2007 | This week brings an eclipse of the Moon to North
America early on Tuesday morning the 28th, and a possible outburst of
the Aurigid meteors before dawn on the morning of September 1st.
Westerners have the best seats for both.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...e/9355201.html


Other Sky Blogs
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Google's Star Map Has Arrived
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August 22, 2007 | Google Earth just got cooler, again!
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...e/9308836.html

Astronomical Twilight
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August 24, 2007 | Here are some interesting facts about that time of
night when it's too light for deep-sky astronomy but too dark to do
anything else.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...g/9336186.html

State Your Purpose
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August 18, 2007 | A collection of interesting views about the
universe.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu...e/9128066.html


Enjoy the thrill of risk-taking and deal-making in this astronomically
themed version of the classic family board game.
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Monopoly: Night Sky Edition
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http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...S%2BM onopoly


A bedtime story for sleepy stargazers
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There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars $17.95
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http://www.shopatsky.com/index.asp?P...OD&ProdID=1161

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