Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: July 17-19, 2009

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's a picturesque weekend to get up early as the Moon heads for the Pleiades and on towards a close encounter with Venus. With plenty of dark skies to go around and the random meteor rate a little higher than usual, why not spend some time with the constellation of Lupus? No telescope or binoculars? No problem. There's also plenty of things to do over the next few days that only requires just your eyes and a little knowledge of the skies. I'll see you in the backyard… (...)
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