S&T: Dennis diCicco
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Bulletin at a GlanceNews |
Come to NEAF April 16-17
April 12, 2011 | Make plans to attend the largest annual astronomy trade show in America: the Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show. > read more
So-So Prospects for Comet Elenin
April 12, 2011 | Discovered in December, an inbound comet will reach perihelion in September and likely be a nice sight in binoculars — but barely visible, if at all, to the unaided eye. > read more
Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero
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T Pyxidis Finally Blows Again!
April 15, 2011 | A very overdue recurrent nova has just begun its long-awaited outburst. You can follow it with binoculars right after dark. > read more
Tour April’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
March 31, 2011 | Look out! Jupiter is no longer ruling the evening sky, and sky critters are on the march in the north, east, and south. > read more
Saturn’s New Bright Storm
December 27, 2010 | A massive new storm in the ringed planet’s northern hemisphere is bright enough to see in small telescopes. > read more
Sky & Telescope diagram
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
April 15, 2011 | Saturn is climbing higher every evening with Porrima next it. Both await your telescope. And do you know what the Pointers point to backward? > read more
Todd Hargis / Ron Ronhaar
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Let the Star Parties Begin!
April 14, 2011 | Want to gaze at the Milky Way all night or peer into the eyepiece of a 12-foot-tall telescope? Then escape the city lights and head for the nearest “star party.” > read more
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