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* * * SKY & TELESCOPE's SKYWATCHER'S BULLETIN - March 30, 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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VENUS AT ITS BEST

On April 2nd and 3rd Venus passes through the southern edge of the
Pleiades. It'll be a spectacular sight in binoculars or a rich-field
telescope.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1194_1.asp

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AN OBSERVING GUIDE TO SATURN

With Saturn well placed for viewing this April, you'll want to explore the
ringed planet at every opportunity. Here's what to look for.

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

For any date and time in 2004, S&T's JavaScript program shows the
positions of Saturn's brightest moon Titan and the next four easiest inner
moons to find: 10th-magnitude Rhea, Tethys, and Dione, and 12th-magnitude
Enceladus.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_1136_1.asp

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DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME BEGINS

At 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 4th, don't forget to "spring
ahead" as daylight-saving time begins. If you use SKY & TELESCOPE's
Almanac page, remember to check the box labeled "Daylight Saving Time"
located just below the date listing.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/almanac/

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SKY AT A GLANCE

On April 2nd the Moon passes near Jupiter. 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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