Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - Apr 25

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Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - April 25, 2008
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News
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Will Mercury Hit Earth Someday?
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April 24, 2008 | Here's the bad news: the inner solar system is
unstable. Jupiter's gravity may send Mercury careening into the Earth.
But don't start panicking yet.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/18103199.html

Hubble's Colliding Galaxies
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April 24, 2008 | No two galaxy collisions are alike, as shown in 59
weird images just released by the Hubble Heritage Project.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../18043679.html

Happy Birthday, Hubble!
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April 25, 2008 | Eighteen years ago today, astronauts aboard the
Space Shuttle Discovery deployed the Hubble Space Telescope. And what
an 18 years it's been!
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../18172424.html

NEAF is Back!
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April 24, 2008 | This weekend, make plans to attend the largest
annual astronomy trade show in America: the Northeast Astronomy Forum
& Telescope Show.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../18106409.html

Eclipse Bulletins Available
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April 23, 2008 | Details of the next total solar eclipses are yours
for the mailing.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../18039929.html

VISTA Survey Nears the Starting Line
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April 22, 2008 | A giant telescope with a deeply curved mirror is on
its way to revolutionizing our view of the infrared sky.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/commu.../18003559.html


This Week's Sky at a Glance
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April 25, 2008 | The bright Mars-Pollux-Castor triangle, high in the
west, is now flattening out to be more of a curved line than a
triangle. Watch it change shape daily. High in the south, Saturn and
Regulus are now paired their closest. And Jupiter shines before dawn.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser.../18175674.html


Products
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Big Autoguider
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April 23, 2008 | The affordably priced StarShoot AutoGuider from
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars enables you to track your target
precisely during long-exposure astrophotography.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equip.../17976639.html

Binocular SkyScout
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April 23, 2008 | See more celestial targets by attaching your
Celestron SkyScout to tripod-mounted binoculars with the FAR-Sight
SkyScout Mount from Farpoint Astronomical Research.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equip.../17976779.html

Maglite Night Vision
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April 23, 2008 | Now you can make your Mini Maglite flashlight
astronomy friendly with Nite Ize LED Upgrade kit.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equip.../17976954.html

Fly with Apollo
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April 23, 2008 | Ride along on the Apollo space missions to the Moon
with Imaginova's Starry Night Apollo.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equip.../17977244.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://shopatsky.com/prodinfo.asp?number=02150


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://shopatsky.com/prodinfo.asp?number=59376

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