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===================================================== ======================================== "First Light" for New Lunar Orbiter Ulysses Gets a Final Farewell Grand Canyon North-Rim Star Party 2009 Observing U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up? This Week's Sky at a Glance More from Skyblogs The University of Arizona Astronomy Camp Explore the red planet! Official names for 140 features! T-shirts, Mugs & More! Photos of Earth & Sky A Year's Worth of Observing! Home: http://www.skyandtelescope.com Copyright 2009 Sky & Telescope Media, LLC. SkyandTelescope.com's ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin, go to:
Sky & Telescope's Weekly Bulletin - July 3, 2009
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News
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Einstein's Gravity Protects Earth
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June 29, 2009 | Newton's laws of gravity have about a 60% chance of
wreaking havoc in the inner solar system. Einstein's corrections lower
these chances to about 1%.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/48552537.html
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July 2, 2009 | It's just a calibration image, but this early view
from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows off the stunning
potential of its mapping cameras.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/49772807.html
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July 1, 2009 | Ground controllers have finally ended the 18˝-
year mission of a plucky probe that taught scientists virtually
everything they now know about the Sun's polar regions.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/49609437.html
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June 29, 2009 | The Grand Canyon Star Party is one of the largest
public star parties in the United States.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/49438697.html
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Tour July's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
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June 30, 2009 | Saturn is sinking in the west, while Jupiter rises
(late) in the east. Spot these planets and more by listening to Sky &
Telescope downloadable guided tour of the night sky.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/49558887.html
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April 29, 2009 | The recurrent nova U Scorpii leaps from 18th to 8th
magnitude in just a few hours about every decade. A new prediction
method says it's likely to blow in 2009. Here's where to keep watch.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/434352...
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This Week's Sky at a Glance
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July 3, 2009 | Earth is closest to the Sun, the Moon is full, and the
Venus-and-Mars pair is widening at dawn.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsgo/whatsuptonight/49118882.html
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Light Pollution Per Capita
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June 28, 2009 | The amount of light pollution generated per person
varies greatly from one country to another.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/stargazing/49099591....
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June 29, 2009 | This year's Astronomy Camp at the University of
Arizona moved to Kitt Peak National Observatory and the 90-inch Bart
J. Bok Telescope.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/davidlevy/49443712.html
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Mars DVD
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Hundreds of images and videos selected by Jim Bell, Lead Scientist for
the Mars Rover's panoramic cameras. Runs on PCs and Macs, but not on
TV DVD players.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/59091.htm
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Mars Globe
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Produced in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/4676X.htm
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S&T Logo Items
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For gifts or for yourself!
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Beautiful Universe 2009
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Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy!
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U801.L5/Beautiful%20Universe%202009...
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SkyWatch 2009
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Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope.
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U809.L5/SkyWatch%202009.htm
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