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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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AN EXCELLENT YEAR FOR THE PERSEIDS

Don't forget -- the Perseid meteor shower will be at its best during the
night of August 11-12. The best time to watch is from about 11 p.m. until
the first light of dawn Thursday morning.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_1289_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 opportunity comes after the new Moon of August 15th.

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

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AN 11TH-MAGNITUDE SUPERNOVA

An unusually bright supernova has gone off in NGC 2403, an 8.5-magnitude
galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/variablestars/

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SKY AT A GLANCE

At dawn on the 12th, look for the waning crescent Moon in the eastern sky
with Venus shining brightly off to its right and fainter Saturn below it.
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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