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Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:27:26 -0500 (CDT)
From: stargate@GTEdot net
To: dedalus@latrade.com
Subject: S&T's News Bulletin for April 9, 1999


SKY & TELESCOPE'S NEWS BULLETIN

APRIL 9, 1999

NEW MEXICO LIGHT-POLLUTION LAW

On April 6th, New Mexico Governor Gary E. Johnson signed a state-wide
light-pollution bill into law. State Representative Pauline K. Gubbels
introduced the Night Sky Protection Act in January in order to "regulate
outdoor night lighting fixtures to preserve and enhance the state's dark
sky while promoting safety, conserving energy and preserving the
environment for astronomy." Both legislative houses passed the bill by a
wide margin. The law states that outdoor-lighting fixtures of more than 150
watts must be shielded, or they must be turned off between 11 p.m. and
sunrise. Furthermore, after January 1, 2000, mercury-vapor lamps cannot be
sold or installed.

BALLOON-BORNE METEOR OBSERVATORY

On Saturday, April 10th, NASA scientists are expected to send a research
balloon aloft in the hopes of collecting meteoritic dust. A similar
experiment was conducted during the peak of the Leonid meteor shower last
November, and now researchers want to make a "control" flight during a lull
in periodic meteor activity to better quantify the earlier data. The
balloon will remain in the stratosphere -- 30 kilometers high -- for 2 to 3
hours and collect dust using "flypaper" similar to what the comet-bound
Stardust spacecraft is carrying. The 2- to 3-hour-long mission is expected
to begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Video from an onboard camera will
carried live on the Internet (and replayed afterward) at
"http://www.startrails.com/".
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