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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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LEONID METEORS PEAK

Remnant meteors from the weak, long-lasting Taurid meteor shower will
appear from time to time this week. The much more famous Leonids are
expected to peak on Wednesday morning, November 17th, well after the
crescent Moon has set. However, no meteor storm is anticipated; you'll
probably see an average of only 10 meteors per hour.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_1362_1.asp

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SPOT VESTA AND URANUS

Two solar-system bodies just below naked-eye brightness can be found with
binoculars in eastern Aquarius on November evenings. The minor planet 4
Vesta loops through the dim "water streams" pouring from Aquarius's
bucket. Uranus, which is 10 to 13 times farther away, moves much more
slowly as it glows at magnitude 5.8 south of Aquarius's elbow.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/asteroids/article_1361_1.asp

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EXPLORE THE MOON WITH THE LUNAR 100

The Lunar 100 is provides Moon lovers with something akin to what deep-sky
observers enjoy with the Messier catalog: a selection of telescopic sights
to ignite interest and enhance understanding. Presented here is a
selection of the Moon's 100 most interesting regions, craters, basins,
mountains, rilles, and domes.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_1199_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

During dawn on the 17th, Venus is closest to Spica. 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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