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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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THE APRIL 8TH SOLAR ECLIPSE

A partial eclipse of the Sun will be visible on the afternoon of Friday,
April 8th, if you live south of a line from southern New Jersey to
Southern California, including much of Latin America. The eclipse is total
over parts of the South Pacific and annular over parts of Costa Rica,
Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. Get your solar filter ready! Details:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/article_1445_1.asp

(Note: If you live in Puerto Rico or Latin America, a previous timetable
of the eclipse contained time-zone errors. Recheck the times via the link
at the bottom of the article above.)

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ECLIPSE WEBCASTS

Wish you could watch the eclipse from its centerline? Lots of people will
be webcasting live from places where the eclipse will be total or annular.
See our list of links:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/highlights/article_1492_1.asp

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COMET MACHHOLZ

In the "forgotten but not gone" category, fading Comet Machholz remains in
telescopic view at 7th or 8th magnitude between Polaris and the bowl of
the Big Dipper. How long can you keep it in view? Use our finder chart:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1396_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Jupiter and Saturn are up in the evening, offering fine telescopic views.
And check out events among their moons. For details visit "This Week's Sky
at a Glance":

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance

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SEE PHIL PLAIT AND WIL TIRION AT NEAF (Advertisement)

Don't miss the largest astronomy gathering on the East Coast! Cosponsored
by SKY & TELESCOPE and the Rockland Astronomy Club, the 14th annual
Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show (NEAF) happens Saturday,
April 16th, through Sunday, April 17th, in Suffern, New York. Mark your
calendar! Shop for binoculars, telescopes, eyepieces, software, books,
charts, and accessories from more than 80 on-site vendors.

Keynote speakers include NIGHT SKY contributing editor Phil Plait, author
of BAD ASTRONOMY; world-renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion; and
Michael A'Hearn, principal investigator of NASA's Deep Impact mission to
Comet Tempel 1. For more information, visit:

http://rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.htm

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http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/

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