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> 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 18½-
> 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
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> Mars Globe
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> Produced in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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> Beautiful Universe 2009
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> Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy!
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> SkyWatch 2009
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> Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope.
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