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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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COMET UPDATE!

Comets NEAT and LINEAR are fading, but you can still catch these visitors
before they vanish. NEAT remains easily observable in binoculars for
Northern Hemisphere viewers, while LINEAR can now be seen in the west
after evening twilight.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1262_1.asp

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1268_1.asp

Find updates about the comets here:

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

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE TRANSIT OF VENUS

The transit's only a few days away. Here are a selection of articles that
provide information on where and when to view the transit, its rich
astronomical history, and how to watch and photograph the event safely.
Also included is a list of sites that plan to broadcast the event over the
Internet.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/article_1258_1.asp

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AMATEUR IMAGES VENUS'S SURFACE

In a first for amateur astronomy, backyard observer Christophe Pellier in
Bruz, France, has captured images of the eternally cloud-shrouded surface
of Venus. Using a 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, a webcam, and a
1-micron infrared filter, Pellier imaged Venus's night side glowing right
through the planet's clouds on May 12th, when Venus showed a
19-percent-illuminated crescent.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1266_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Mars (in Gemini) glimmers to the upper left of Saturn; both are low in the
west-northwest in late 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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