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<h1><a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F115728399.html&amp;18=0.14306189423184212" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1297466333_18" class="yshortcuts">Get Ready for a Solar-System Bonanza</span></a></h1>
<p>February 10, 2011 | We already have spacecraft orbiting the Moon, Venus, Mars, and Saturn — and another more than halfway to <span id="lw_1297466333_19" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;cursor:hand;">Pluto</span>. But the year 2011 stands to be one of the busiest ever for new <span id="lw_1297466333_20" class="yshortcuts">interplanetary missions</span>. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F115728399.html&amp;18=0.6270615089521202" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1297466333_21" class="yshortcuts">&gt; read more</span></a> </p>
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<p>February 6, 2011 | For the first time, scientists can examine the front and back sides of our star at the same time, thanks to a pair of distant Sun-watching spacecraft. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F115433064.html&amp;18=0.6739867687745937" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<p>February 11, 2011 | With the help of Jupiter&#8217;s moon Europa, astronomers from UC, Berkeley have imaged the re-emerging South Equatorial Belt in unprecedented detail. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F115941284.html&amp;18=0.41484046563578736" 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=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhighlights%2F114792444.html&amp;18=0.24361780902983565" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1297466333_24" class="yshortcuts">Tour February&#8217;s Sky by Eye <em>and</em> Ear!</span></a></h1>
<p>January 28, 2011 | February brings into view Orion and his faithful hunting dogs, a set of constellations that sparkle with bright, colorful stars. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhighlights%2F114792444.html&amp;18=0.07798646700100975" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
<h3><a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhome%2F112507364.html&amp;18=0.13920550729947456" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1297466333_25" class="yshortcuts">Saturn&#8217;s New Bright Storm</span></a></h3>
<p>December 27, 2010 | A massive new storm in the ringed planet&#8217;s <span id="lw_1297466333_26" class="yshortcuts" style="border-bottom:#366388 2px dotted;cursor:hand;">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=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fhome%2F112507364.html&amp;18=0.8223951064503744" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a> </p>
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<p>February 11, 2011 | Jupiter&#8217;s South Equatorial Belt is back, just as Jupiter is declining in the west after dusk. Orion stands at his highest in early evening, and the Moon waxes to full. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fobserving%2Fataglance%2F115934179.html&amp;18=0.4508179659996686" 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=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F115493609.html&amp;18=0.9607609837639417" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1297466333_28" class="yshortcuts">New Images from Old Data (Slideshow)</span></a></h1>
<p>February 8, 2011 | read how Joe DePasquale converted grayscale ESO data into beautiful full-color images as part of the Hidden Treasures competition. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://s.clickability.com/s?19=30300&amp;32=3186&amp;36=120211&amp;22=3500289&amp;37=1385851&amp;40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skyandtelescope.com%2Fcommunity%2Fskyblog%2Fnewsblog%2F115493609.html&amp;18=0.13248576823442304" target="_blank">&gt; read more</a></p>
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