David Dunham / IOTA
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Bulletin at a GlanceNews |
Antiope Occultation Yields Double Bonanza
September 9, 2011 | When observers fanned out out last July 19th to record a binary asteroid’s passage across a distant star, they hoped to gain scientifically important new findings. The results are in, and they’ve scored big-time! > read more
Kenya’s Rain of Meteorites
September 6, 2011 | On the morning on July 16th, villagers heard a thunderous explosion in the sky and later found space rocks scattered throughout their corn fields. > read more
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
Sky & Telescope October 2011
August 28, 2011 | Sky & Telescope‘s October 2011 issue is now available to digital subscribers. > read more
Joseph Brimacombe
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Supernova Erupts in M101
August 25, 2011 | SN 2011fe, the brightest supernova visible from northern latitudes in decades, appears to have reached its peak at about magnitude 10.0. It’s in the nearby galaxy M101, which is low in the northwest right after dark. > read more
Ceres and Vesta in 2011
September 8, 2011 | The two brightest asteroids are in fine view for binoculars or a telescope. Here are instructions and charts to find them. > 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
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 8, 2011 | Jupiter is up high now by late evening. Mercury passes Regulus in the morning. And the supernova in M101 is now at its peak brightness! > 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
Ann
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