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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 a link
doesn't work, just type the URL manually into your Web browser.) Clear
skies!
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A BUSY TIME AT JUPITER

The giant planet awaits your telescope high in the southwest in early
evening; it's the brightest "star" in the sky. There's a lot of action
going on among its moons this week, especially on Saturday evening the
11th, as described in This Week's Sky at a Glance:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/article_110_1.asp

There you'll also find when Jupiter's Great "Red" Spot will be in best
view. What else can you detect on the planet's changing face with your
telescope? See our new Observing Guide to Jupiter in the May SKY &
TELESCOPE, page 67, or the old article online at:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_174_1.asp

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YOUNG CRESCENT MOON

Thursday evening, June 7th, brings a chance to spot an unusually thin,
young crescent Moon shortly after sunset. The crescent will be only 26 or
27 hours old as seen from the eastern U.S.; 29 or 30 hours old as seen
from the West. Venus helps you find it; see the illustration in Sky at a
Glance, at:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/article_110_1.asp

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USE YOUR SCOPE LIKE AN EXPERT

Tips you need to know are in our online article, "The Art of Using a
Telescope":

http://SkyandTelescope.com/howto/visualobserving/article_77_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

The Moon is new on June 6th (at 5:55 p.m. EDT), then waxes as a crescent
in the western twilight for the next several days. Venus, meanwhile, is
creeping into view more slowly. See:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance

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