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Sue French’s New Book
September 2, 2011 | Deep-Sky Wonders, the new book by Sue French, is now available for pre-order. > read more
Dark Skies in Ohio
August 31, 2011 | Where can you go in the Mid-West to view the night sky unimpeded by light pollution? Ohio has just the spot for you. > read more
Comet Elenin Self-Destructs
August 30, 2011 | It was going to be the celestial highlight of 2011. Now Comet Elenin appears to have broken into pieces just two weeks prior to its perihelion. > read more
Sky & Telescope October 2011
August 28, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s October 2011 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
International Occultation Timing Association
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Watch a Star Wink Out on September 3rd
July 20, 2011 | On the evening of Saturday, September 3rd, the dark edge of the Moon will cover the 2.3-magnitude star Delta Scorpii from the eastern and southern U.S. to northern Venezuela. > read more
Supernova Erupts in Pinwheel Galaxy
August 25, 2011 | An exploding star, first spotted just hours after its destruction, is in reach of backyard telescopes and still brightening. The host galaxy is M101 just north of the Big Dipper’s handle. > read more
Trusty Comet Garradd
August 31, 2011 | Comet Garradd was already a fine telescopic sight at the end of August. It promises to brighten in September and then shine steadily for the next six months. > read more
Ceres and Vesta in 2011
May 20, 2011 | The two brightest asteroids are in fine view for binoculars or a telescope. Here are instructions and charts to find them. > read more
Tour September’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
August 31, 2011 | This is a month of transition: Northern summer becomes autumn, Saturn sets just before Jupiter rises, and Venus is moving from the morning sky before dawn to the evening sky. > read more
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance
September 2, 2011 | Jupiter is up big and bright by late evening. The waxing Moon occults a 2nd-magnitude star. And the supernova in M101 just keeps brightening! > read more
Nick Howes
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Lots Going On in the Sky
September 1, 2011 | The first week of September will be a memorable time for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. > read more
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
Ann
