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		<title>DA January 1, 2010  First Quiz of 2010: PSYCHE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the USM Southworth Planetarium
&#8220;We can&#8217;t wait!&#8221;
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
January 1, 2010
First Quiz of 2010: PSYCHE!
We begin a brand new year here at the planetarium. Not only are we anxiously anticipating new shows, Laserfest; classes; Celtic cosmology, Stonehenge on mid-summer&#8217;s eve; telescope workshops, along with more concerts, poetry readings, outreach events, and, at close to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=613&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DA December 31, 2009  So, It Ends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the USM Southworth Planetarium
&#8220;&#8230;&#8230;.let&#8217;s fly&#8221;
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER December 31, 2009 So, It Ends&#8230;
But with a flicker.
At first it&#8217;s stationary: a quiet, solitary intrusion of light in a Universe of solid black. Then, it waivers: a slight reaction to unseen perturbation. A moment elapses and again, it quivers, as though fighting the enclosing darkness. At [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=612&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>But, at the Jordan Planetarium!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Southworth Planetarium sometimes will post information about the Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine in Orono.
The following is an announcement from their director, Alan Davenport.  
I am happy to say the show will go on in Orono at UMaine&#8217;s Jordan Planetarium for those of you who are in the area. Tickets are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=611&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;New Year&#8217;s Planetarium&#8221; canceled</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We apologize
for the inconvenience,
but the storm predicted
to start later this afternoon
promises to be quite troublesome.
The most disquieting aspect to us is
how varied the forecasts are.
Predictions about these two
systems are literally all over the map.
Storm systems with multiple personality
disorders tend to be nightmares.
(Lots of energy -which we love;
lots of moisture &#8211; which we sort of like;
lots [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=610&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clarification: the 12/31 DA will post at 11:45 p.m. TOMORROW night</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The e-mail has been irksome today.
I meant to post the previous e-mail at midnight.
My apologies for the multiple e-mails.
The DA for 12/31 will post at 11:45 p.m.
on 12/31
not tonight.
I&#8217;ll leave you alone, now
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		<title>December 31st DA to post at 11:45 p.m. tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just this once.
Thank you for your indulgence.
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		<title>DA December 30, 2009  January 2010 Sky Calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the USM Southworth Planetarium
&#8220;Perpetual&#8221;
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
December 30, 2009
January 2010 Sky Calendar
We&#8217;ll admit it. This week has been quite strange, thus far. Two consecutive astronomical articles pertaining only to the night sky. It is most peculiar, as the night sky is merely one facet of astronomy, and one of the most superficial facets at that. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=607&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DA December 29, 2009  A Winter&#8217;s Cross</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the USM Southworth Planetarium
&#8220;Absorbing the lull&#8221;
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER December 29, 2009 A Winter&#8217;s Cross
Yesterday, we introduced the concept of the celestial incongruity when explaining how we could see the Summer Triangle in the winter evening sky. Today, we&#8217;ll compound this celestial incongruity by informing you that one of the Summer Triangle&#8217;s stars is attached [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=605&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DA December 28, 2009 A Summer Sight for Sore Eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the USM Southworth Planetarium
&#8220;Underfoot, but not overshadowed&#8221;
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
December 28, 2009
A Summer Sight for Sore Eyes
As it is Monday and we are refreshed, refurbished, rewound, and raring to roar, we&#8217;ll start by coining an unfortunate and unnecessary phrase &#8220;celestial incongruity.&#8221; We apply this freshly crafted compound to the Summer Triangle, a three star arrangement [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=603&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays from the Southworth Planetarium!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardastro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, after reading &#8220;A Pleasant Evening Spoiled,&#8221; a subscriber wrote and asked,
&#8220;Have you ever thought about taking some time off?&#8221;
Well.
It was my plan to take the rest of the week off  even before this subtle hint.  Generally, we only take the last half of August off.  However, it is the holidays and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dailyastronomer.wordpress.com&blog=6495085&post=597&subd=dailyastronomer&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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