Today's Stellar Object
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 This hat was made for walking But beware, amateur astronomers, this galaxy's Mexican-like brim is not for the faint hearted. Expect only to see fuzzy mark instead of the breathtaking color image here unless you live in a big forest or farmland.
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Today's Brave Explorer
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More like the name of a cliched car in a movie than a space probe, this ambitious little guy aims to explore the one planet/planetoid/solar system body that all other probes have given the cold shoulder to - Pluto. Although the nomenclature debate about Pluto was over before it even passed the Asteroid Belt, New Horizons hopes to investigate both tiny Pluto and its even smaller moon, Charon.
After this, the probe will swing into the Kuiper Belt and then the heliopause as it joins the Pioneer and Voyager probes in leaving the solar system. But don't hold your breath (really) for too long as Pluto will not be in range of probe cameras until 2015 and the vast Kuiper Belt until well well after that.
Read on about New Horizons
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Slacker Astronomy News
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 Podcasting on the Internets! November 22, 2006
Rebekah and Travis give a brief summary with great eye candy on this curious star, with great information and recap. You can download the podcast here or check out the Youtube version.
It's already been given "Most Viewed" Honors on Youtube, so be sure to rate it, Youtube users!
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In Astronomy news
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- Venus revolves a few yards to the right
- People keep ignoring astronomy
- Amateur astronomers finish developing Leonid pictures.
- Turkey is devoured with gusto in the US
- Meteor strikes continue to damage Mars' self-esteem
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Pretty Lookin' Images
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