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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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A JUPITER OBSERVING GUIDE

Jupiter is thrilling to view in just about any telescope; even a small
refractor will reveal cloud belts and its four brightest moons. The giant
planet now shines rather low in the west during and after twilight; catch
it before it vanishes into the sunset glow.

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

CHASING THE MOONS OF JUPITER

With help from our interactive JavaScript utility, you can always tell
which of Jupiter's four largest satellites is which.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_830_1.asp

TRANSIT TIMES OF JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT

Here's an easy way to determine the dates and times when the center of the
Great Red Spot should cross Jupiter's central meridian.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_107_1.asp

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BLUE MOON IN JULY

According to "old folklore," the second full Moon in a calendar month is
called a "blue Moon." Not so. While the term has been around a long time,
its calendrical meaning has become widespread only recently -- all because
of a mistake in a 1946 issue of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_127_1.asp

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

From the Middle Ages to the game of Trivial Pursuit, a folk-lorist
explores the meaning of "blue Moon."

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_377_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

On July 10th, Mercury and Mars have a close conjunction very deep in the
glow of evening twilight. 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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