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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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MERCURY IN THE MORNING

Amateurs are successfully observing this elusive planet more than ever
before; try spotting it yourself during the first half of September. Look
for Mercury beside Regulus low in the east at dawn on the 10th.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1337_1.asp

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THE ELUSIVE SEPTEMBER TAURIDS

A new meteor shower, called the September Taurids, might peak on the
evening of September 13-14. The exact date and time of maximum activity
are uncertain, so by keeping your eye on the sky around the predicted
date, you can help refine our knowledge of this little-studied event.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_1335_1.asp

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SEEKING THIN CRESCENT MOONS

Here's your guide for hunting one of nature's most captivating sights; the
next possible sighting will be after the new Moon of September 14th.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_1173_1.asp

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MACHHOLZ DISCOVERS HIS 10TH COMET

Late last month veteran observer Donald E. Machholz of Colfax, California,
discovered a telescopic comet in the constellation Eridanus. Although
currently heading south, it will be well positioned for Northern
Hemisphere observers by year's end.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1342_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Mercury passes close to Regulus at dawn on the 10th. To read more about
what's happening in the night sky this week, visit "This Week's Sky at a
Glance":

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

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