From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Jul 28 2004 - 07:29:31 PDT
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Subject: S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin for July 27th
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* * * SKY & TELESCOPE's SKYWATCHER'S BULLETIN - July 27, 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!
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ALERT: POSSIBLE AURORA DISPLAY
A geomagnetic storm that produced some colorful displays of the aurora
(northern and southern lights) during the night of July 26-27 is
weakening. However, skygazers should remain on alert during the evening of
the 27-28 as a good display remains a possibility. For more on this
colorful celestial light show, see "An Aurora Watcher's Guide" at:
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/auroras/article_164_1.asp Updated predictions can be found on the Solar Terrestrial Dispatch Web
http://www.spacew.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
AN EXCELLENT YEAR FOR THE PERSEIDS
Start planning your summer meteor watch now. The Perseid meteor shower,
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_1289_1.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE OUTER PLANETS IN 2004
Our finder charts will help you locate Uranus (in Aquarius), Neptune (in
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1221_1.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------
JULY'S BLUE MOON
Many people call the second full Moon in a calendar month a "blue Moon."
http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1310_1.asp ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SKY AT A GLANCE
Dazzling Venus shines brightly in the east before and during dawn. To
http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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due to peak on the morning of August 12th, should put on a nice show - and
may display a surprising new component.
Capricornus), and Pluto (in Ophiuchus). Both Uranus and Neptune come to
opposition in August.
Trouble is, this meaning can be traced to a mistake published in SKY &
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