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The Geminid meteor shower officially begins on December 6th, but it doesn't peak until the morning of the 14th at 02:24 UT.
The best viewing time this year is on Tuesday morning, December 13; the last couple of hours before morning twilight, when the Moon will be near or below the horizon. The Gemini...
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Asteroid (721) Tabora
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Asteroid (721) Tabora (14.7 mag) will occult the 6.7 mag star HD 163274 in the constellation Scorpius at around 19:23 UT, 4th July, 2010. The 5.5 second event is visible from Indonesia, Madagascar and Africa. Position (2000): RA 17 56 50.0299, Dec -32 41 19.977
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November 2017
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Deep-sky objects for November: Andromeda: M 31 M 32 Cepheus: NGC7354 NGC7380 NGC7419 NGC7510 Cygnus: NGC6819 Lyra: M56 M57 NGC6791 Pegasus: NGC7814 Perseus: M76 Triangulum: M33 Highlights Halloween, the word itself, is a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. It actu...
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Leonids
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On Nov. 18-19th, 2005, sky watchers somewhere will see a dazzling storm of Leonid meteors.
Though not as spectacular an event as the "1998 Leonid fireball storm", which wasn't really a storm at all, with meteor rates that night never exceeded a few hundred shooting stars per hour, the 2005 shower i...
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Southern Taurids meteor shower
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Southern Taurids Meteor Maximum in constellation Aries. The stream is active from 25th September to the 19th December. ZHR=3.3 Velocity=30.1km/s Radiant: RA=3.2h/49° Dec=13.0°
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Asteroid (532) Herculina
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The magnitude 8.9 asteroid (532) Herculina will occult the magnitude 6.0 star HD 108123 in the constellation Coma Berenices at 19:14 UT, 27th February, 2010. The 23.6 second event is visible from Western Australia, Indonesia, SE Asia, China, Russia and Northern Europe. Position (2000): RA 12 25 1...
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October 2017
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HighlightsHalloween, the word itself, is a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. It actually has its origins in the Celtic New Year. The holiday was called Samhain (Sah-ween). The date marked the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that at the time of Samhain, more so than any other tim...
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Comet 96P/Machholz 1
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Comet 96P/Machholz 1 is observable as a morning sky object in the Northern Hemisphere. By the end of the month it will become observable in the Southern Hemisphere. ate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2007 03 31 01 02.06 -04 16.3 1.138 ...
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Happy Diwali!
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Diwali (or Deepavali) is a major Hindu holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism Read more
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Draconid meteor shower
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Just a reminder, the annual Draconid meteor shower peaks at 04:30 UT,Oct. 9th. The Draconids have produced two major storms in 1933 and 1946, and several other significant outbursts. Draconids are very slow meteors. The parent body of the meteors is Comet Giacobini-Zinner. Look to the north, towa...
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September 2017
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Highlights Autumnal Equinox On this day, the Sun rises directly in the East, and sets directly in the West. At the South Pole, the Sun will begin to rise after six months of darkness. Watch out for the zodiacal lights, also known as the false dawn, which maybe visible about two hours before sunrise from...
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September Perseids
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25 bright fireballs were recorded over the eastern United States. "Our SENTINEL all-sky camera picked up 25 bright meteors in a shower that began at 06:20 UT and lasted approximately 4 hours. Most appear to have a radiant near Perseus, leading us to hypothesise an outburst of the September Per...
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Alpha-Aurigids
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The alpha-Aurigids meteor shower reaches maximum on September 1. Active : August 25-September 8; Maximum : September 1, 0h UT (sol= 158.158°); ZHR : 7; Radiant : alpha = 84°, delta = +42 V : 66 km/s r : 2.6; TFC : alpha = 052°, delta = +60°; alpha = 043°, delta = +39° The [url=https://i9.photo...
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August 2017
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Highlights August 1 is the date of an ancient Pagan festival of Lammas or Lughnasadh (LOO-nah-sah). It marks the beginning of the last quarter of the Celtic year. The festival is associated with the god Lugh, or Samildanach, which means "he of many gifts". The Perseids meteor shower peaks on the 12...
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Perseid meteor shower
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Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th, 2005.
The Perseids come every year, beginning in late July and stretching
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Sky watchers outdoors at the right time can see colourful fireballs, occasional outbursts and, almost always, long ho...
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