SETI bioastro: FW: S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin for February 11th

From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Feb 12 2004 - 08:06:20 PST

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    >Subject: S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin for February 11th
    >Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 19:51:20 -0500
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    >  * * * SKY & TELESCOPE's SKYWATCHER'S BULLETIN - February 11, 2004 * * *
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    >Welcome to S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin. More information on the items
    >below is available on our Web site, SkyandTelescope.com, at the URLs
    >provided. (If the links don't work, just manually type the URLs into your
    >Web browser.) Clear skies!
    >========================================================================
    >
    >OBSERVING NEBULAE SEASON BY SEASON
    >
    >The Orion Nebula has inspired more adjectives than any other deep-sky
    >object. None, however, do real justice to this great mass of swirling,
    >pale green, chaotic gas.
    >
    >http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/nebulae/article_319_1.asp
    >
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    >
    >WINTER CLUSTERS GALORE
    >
    >The sky between Canis Major, the Big Dog, and Canis Minor, the Little Dog,
    >may be poor in bright stars, but it's rich in star clusters for small
    >telescopes.
    >
    >http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/starclusters/
    >
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    >
    >SECRETS OF DEEP-SKY OBSERVING
    >
    >Hundreds of deep-sky objects -- nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies --
    >are within reach of a modest telescope. But at first glance these ghostly
    >glows can be disappointing. Here's how to hone your faint-fuzzy hunting
    >skills, and what you can really expect to see at the eyepiece.
    >
    >http://SkyandTelescope.com/howto/visualobserving/article_78_1.asp
    >
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    >
    >SKY AT A GLANCE
    >
    >During the evening of the 15th, Jupiter's moons Io, Europa, and Callisto
    >form a compact grouping east of the giant planet. To read more about
    >what's happening in the night sky this week, visit "This Week's Sky at a
    >Glance:"
    >
    >http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/
    >
    >------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
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    >
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    >
    >Celestial Wonders 2004 Calendar
    > > http://SkyandTelescope.com/campaigns.asp?id=368
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    >SKY & TELESCOPE's Beautiful Universe
    > > http://SkyandTelescope.com/beautifuluniverse
    >
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