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* * * SKY & TELESCOPE's SKYWATCHER'S BULLETIN - March 3, 2004 * * *

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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 DISTURBANCE IN JUPITER'S CLOUDS

A new, 40-degree-long, diffuse blue feature is currently visible in an
area where Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt and the Equatorial Zone run
parallel to each other. The feature's bluish hue is more pronounced when
it's near Jupiter's limb but is quite subtle when crossing the planet's
central meridian.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1195_1.asp

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SKY & TELESCOPE'S HANDY OBSERVING PROGRAMS

Think of these five, handy interactive routines from SKY & TELESCOPE as
your personal observing assistants. Use them to find the bright moons of
Jupiter and Saturn, locate the Great Red Spot, calculate the times of
Algol's minimum brightness, and determine which side of Mars you're
looking at.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/article_1193_1.asp

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OBSERVE SATURN TONIGHT

Saturn shines very high in the south during early evening, roughly midway
between the bright stars Capella and Procyon. But the ringed planet is
getting closer to the Sun with each passing evening, so now's the time to
explore Saturn before it disappears into the solar glare in late June.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_304_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Jupiter rises in the east at sunset and is visible all night; the Moon is
nearby on the 6th. 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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