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Pseudo-moons Orbit Earth
December 30, 2011 | Temporary satellites are frequently caught from Earth’s neighborhood and may make regular passes at being moonlets. But the objects only stick around long enough to orbit a few times before the Moon kicks them back out into the cold. > read more
A Breathtaking View of Titan
December 27, 2011 | Here’s a “holiday treat” featuring Saturn’s largest moon and some dramatic lighting geometry, courtesy of NASA’s Cassini orbiter and its imaging team. > read more
Sky & Telescope February 2012
December 21, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s February 2012 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
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A Fine Year for the Icy Quads
December 28, 2011 | One of the best — but briefest — annual meteor showers should be active in the hours before dawn on the morning of Wednesday, January 4th. > read more
What to See With Your New Telescope: Expert Tips from Sky & Telescope Magazine
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Jupiter: Big, Bright, and Beautiful
September 23, 2011 | The “King of Planets,” which will dominate the evening sky from late 2011 through early 2012, is a captivating sight no matter how you look at it. > read more
Tour January’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
December 30, 2011 | With every New Year, millions of us resolve to do something, anything, different or better in the coming year. So let’s resolve to get outside and enjoy the night sky more. Venus, Jupiter, and a host of winter stars await you. > read more
Meteor Showers in 2012
December 25, 2011 | Sky & Telescope predicts that 2012′s best meteor shower should be the Quadrantids in January, but this will also be a good year for the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
December 30, 2011 | Venus and Jupiter light the evenings as the new year arrives. Having already left Venus behind, the waxing Moon now passes Jupiter. > read more
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