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Welcome to S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin. More about the items below appears
on our Web site, SkyandTelescope.com, at the URLs provided. (If the links
don't work, just type the URLs manually into your Web browser.) Clear
skies!
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CATCH MERCURY WHILE YOU CAN!

The elusive innermost planet is still in view due west in bright
twilight -- but it's fading every day. The best time to look for it is
about 45 to 60 minutes after sunset. To find your sunset time (as well as
times of other nightly events), enter your location and time zone into our
online almanac:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/almanac/

Do so once, and an almanac bar customized for you will always appear near
the top of SkyandTelescope.com pages.

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THE MOON NEAR THE ZENITH

Around sunset this Thursday, March 17th, the first-quarter Moon passes
remarkably near the zenith for people at midnorthern latitudes. It's
happening because of a confluence of celestial effects, as told at:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/highlights/article_1472_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Orion is starting to tilt down to the southwest, Saturn shines high
overhead, Jupiter rises in the east right after dark.... For more of
what's happening in the sky, visit "This Week's Sky at a Glance":

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance

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