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<h1><a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F112596884.html&amp;18=0.06558549007585646" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1293931149_17" class="yshortcuts">SOHO: World&#8217;s Greatest Comet Finder</span></a></h1>
<p>December 29, 2010 | The <span id="lw_1293931149_18" class="yshortcuts">Solar and Heliospheric Observatory</span>, a spacecraft that&#8217;s spent 15 years staring at the Sun, recently recorded its 2,000th comet. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F112596884.html&amp;18=0.5618520711168937" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1293931149_19" class="yshortcuts">&gt; read more</span></a> </p>
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<p>December 23, 2010 | The digital edition of the February 2011 <em>S&amp;T</em> is now available. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F112383029.html&amp;18=0.40932077287123436" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<h1><a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhome%2F112507364.html&amp;18=0.36953848596786687" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1293931149_22" class="yshortcuts">Saturn&#8217;s New Bright Storm</span></a></h1>
<p>December 27, 2010 | A massive new storm in the ringed planet&#8217;s <span id="lw_1293931149_23" class="yshortcuts">northern hemisphere</span> is bright enough to see in small telescopes. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhome%2F112507364.html&amp;18=0.3904530824231712" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<p>December 30, 2010 | It will be a busy year for eclipse-watchers in the <span id="lw_1293931149_25" class="yshortcuts">Eastern Hemisphere</span>, but North Americans will have to wait until mid-December to see the Moon covered by Earth&#8217;s shadow. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhighlights%2F112572744.html&amp;18=0.5503735660677711" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<p><span id="lw_1293931149_27" class="yshortcuts">December 26</span>, 2010 | <em><span id="lw_1293931149_28" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;cursor:hand;">Sky &amp; Telescope</span></em> predicts that 2011&#8217;s best <span id="lw_1293931149_29" class="yshortcuts">meteor showers</span> should be the <span id="lw_1293931149_30" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;cursor:hand;">Quadrantids</span> in January and — maybe — an unusual outburst by the normally meek Draconids in October. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fobjects%2Fmeteors%2F112475399.html&amp;18=0.306736311674093" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<p>November 30, 2010 | The New Year opens with a partial <span id="lw_1293931149_32" class="yshortcuts">solar eclipse</span>, a great <span id="lw_1293931149_33" class="yshortcuts">meteor shower</span>, and a canopy of bright stars and planets overhead. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhighlights%2F112716814.html&amp;18=0.9569932423908141" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<p>December 31, 2010 | Orion is up in the evening with Lepus under his feet, while <span id="lw_1293931149_34" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;cursor:hand;">Jupiter</span> sinks in the southwest. Venus blazes before dawn, when Saturn in a telescope displays its rapidly evolving new white spot. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fataglance%2F112612639.html&amp;18=0.6422392909173797" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<h1><a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F36746649.html&amp;18=0.2783596648232154" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1293931149_35" class="yshortcuts">Help for New Scope Owners</span></a></h1>
<p>December 26, 2009 | Thousands of telescopes are given and received as gifts during the holidays. But once you&#8217;ve assembled your new treasure, then what? The editors of <em>Sky &amp; Telescope</em> have created a special section of easy-to-grasp introductory skywatching articles just for you! <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3423029&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F36746649.html&amp;18=0.2662335435592146" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a></p>
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