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| Martin R. Howell... |
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Cosmic Blast Rattles Indonesia
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October 25, 2009 | As if this island nation hasn't been troubled enough by
recent earthquakes, impact specialists confirm that a cosmic "bomb" -
likely the most powerful in 15 years - exploded noisily (but harmlessly)
over one of its provinces on October 8th.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/65960457.html
How To See a Black Hole
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October 26, 2009 | Surprising advances in radio astronomy have put
astronomers within reach of imaging the supermassive black hole in the
Milky Way and the active galaxy M87.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/semeniuk/65983072.html
Blast from the Very Far Past
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October 28, 2009 | A gamma-ray burst seen to occur last April happened in
the era of the earliest stars, when the universe was only 630 million years
old and the "reionization era" was getting under way. But this news isn't
exactly news.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/66941457.html
Is Fermi Seeing Dark Matter?
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October 28, 2009 | A new analysis showing a cloud of high-energy particles
hovering around the center of the Milky Way could be the signature of dark
matter and evidence of a "dark force", but not everyone is convinced.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/semeniuk/66968132.html
Observing
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Tour November's Sky by Eye and Ear!
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October 29, 2009 | With the return of standard time in the Northern
Hemisphere, evenings arrive much sooner than they did just a few weeks ago.
That makes it a snap to get in some quick stargazing before dinnertime.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/67207592.html
This Week's Sky at a Glance
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This Week's Sky at a Glance
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October 30, 2009 | More mutual events among Jupiter's moons, Mars crossing
the Beehive, and the Moon grazing the Pleiades highlight the night sky this
week.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/67576207.html
Community
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Galilean Nights in Argentina
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October 30, 2009 | Galilean Nights was a smash hit at the Gelileo Galilei
planetarium in Buneos Aires.
Read More at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/67732647.html
Explore the red planet!
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Mars DVD
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Hundreds of images and videos selected by Jim Bell, Lead Scientist for the
Mars Rover's panoramic cameras. Runs on PCs and Macs, but not on TV DVD
players.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/59091.htm
Official names for 140 features!
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Mars Globe
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Produced in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.shopatsky.com/productdetail/4676X.htm
T-shirts, Mugs & More!
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S&T Logo Items
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For gifts or for yourself!
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/logo
Photos of Earth & Sky
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Beautiful Universe 2009
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Special Edition for the International Year of Astronomy!
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U801.L5/Beautiful%20Universe%202009.htm
A Year's Worth of Observing!
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SkyWatch 2009
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Your observing guide for 2009 from the editors of Sky & Telescope.
http://www.shopatsky.com/products/U809.L5/SkyWatch%202009.htm
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Copyright 2009 Sky & Telescope Media LLC
used by permission
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Martin R. Howell
The Astro Post
www.theastropost.com/smf
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