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Star Date
UT-Austin McDonald Observatory Newsletter
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Mars Hoax
Information about the Mars Hoax that has been recently hitting my email inbox.
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Astronomy Magazine Online
Almost like having the Magazine in your hand.
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Sky and Telescope
Magazine is better, but expensive.
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SPACE.COM
A space news magazine.
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SEDS Messier Catalog
Everything you wanted to Know about Messier Objects.
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SEDS Twelve (12) Month Tour of the Messier Catalog
This site has lists of Messier Objects listed for viewing in each month of the year. You can download a month at a time or all in a zip file. Print each month and put in a notebook as an observing aid.
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Historical Note on naming PLUTO
Interesting-Had always known that Clyde Tombaugh had named Planet X, PLUTO for Percival Lovell due to the P and L were Lovell initials, but P and L may actually be for-Pickering and Lovell. It seems that Henry Pickering had also be trying to locate Planet X.
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International Space Station (ISS) Sighting Locator for Tyler Area
Website to aid in observing ISS passovers.
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Space Station (ISS) and / or Space Shuttle (STS) Viewing Locator
Viewing Table for ISS and/or STS
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2009 International Year of Astronomy
World wide program to promote astronomy and astronomical related investigation.
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First terrestial (rocky) extra solar planet discovered.
Corot-7b is the first rocky or terrestrial planet discover outside our solar system. It is slightly larger than Earth, but is less than 1 AU from its sun. There are two planets in the system. It is located in the constellation Monoceros, just to the left of Orion's belt.
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A New Solar Cycle Begins
Raylan got this link on a new solar cycle. A couple of sunspots have already appeared. See what scientific theorize about this cycle.
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2009 The Year of Astronomy Picture Review
My Radio Jove contributor, Victor Herrero's friend compiled this photo summary of 2009.
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