From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Tue Jul 06 2004 - 18:26:49 PDT
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* * * SKY & TELESCOPE's SKYWATCHER'S BULLETIN - July 6, 2004 * * *
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Welcome to S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin. More information on the items
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Web browser.) Clear skies!
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A JUPITER OBSERVING GUIDE
Jupiter is thrilling to view in just about any telescope; even a small
refractor will reveal cloud belts and its four brightest moons. The giant
planet now shines rather low in the west during and after twilight; catch
it before it vanishes into the sunset glow.
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_174_1.asp CHASING THE MOONS OF JUPITER
With help from our interactive JavaScript utility, you can always tell
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_830_1.asp TRANSIT TIMES OF JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT
Here's an easy way to determine the dates and times when the center of the
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BLUE MOON IN JULY
According to "old folklore," the second full Moon in a calendar month is
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_127_1.asp ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
>From the Middle Ages to the game of Trivial Pursuit, a folk-lorist
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_377_1.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SKY AT A GLANCE
On July 10th, Mercury and Mars have a close conjunction very deep in the
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which of Jupiter's four largest satellites is which.
Great Red Spot should cross Jupiter's central meridian.
called a "blue Moon." Not so. While the term has been around a long time,
its calendrical meaning has become widespread only recently -- all because
of a mistake in a 1946 issue of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine.
explores the meaning of "blue Moon."
glow of evening twilight. To read more about what's happening in the night
sky this week, visit "This Week's Sky at a Glance":
by Michael A. Covington
by Ron Wodaski
by H. J. P. Arnold
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