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Based on astronomic calculations, Sept. 13 (Thursday) will be the first day of Ramadan while Dec. 19 (Wednesday) will be Arafat Day during Haj this year, according to Sheikh Abdullah ibn Munie, a member of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars and the Umm Al-Qura Calendar Committee. Sheikh Munie,...
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Manhattan-henge effect
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What will future civilizations think of Manhattan Island when they dig it up and find a carefully laid out network of streets and avenues? Surely the grid would be presumed to have astronomical significance, just as we have found for the pre-historic circle of large vertical rocks known as Stonehen...
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Steven Hawking has given a rare interview on the `Richard and Judy show on BBC television. He gives his views, and insights, into life , time travel, the universe and the Simpsons. Weblink (3.6Mb .mp3) -- Edited by Blobrana...
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June 2015
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Mercury: at magnitude 3.0, starts the month in the constellation of Taurus. Mercury is at Aphelion on the 2nd. Mercury is occulted by the Moon on the 15th. The planet is 1.8°N of Aldebaran on the 23rd. Mercury is at Greatest Elongation (22.5°W) on the 24th. Mercury is at Dichotomy (Half phase) on the...
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Dragon boat race
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Time-honoured drum starts dragon boat race Read more
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May 2015
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Mercury: at magnitude -0.4, starts the month in the constellation of Taurus. Mercury is at Half phase (Dichotomy) on the 2nd. Mercury is at its Greatest Elongation (21.2° East) on the 7th. Mercury is at inferior conjunction on the 30th. The New Moon is close (Separation 9.24°) to Mercury on the 1...
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Beltane
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Beltane or Beltaine is the anglicised spelling of Old Irish Beltain (modern Irish Bealtaine, Scottish Gaelic Bealltainn), the Gaelic name for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on first day of May. Bealtaine was historically a Gaelic festival celebrated in Ireland, Scotland...
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Edmund Halley's total solar eclipse
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A total solar eclipse occurred on May 3, 1715. This eclipse is known as Halley's Eclipse, after Edmund Halley (16561742) who predicted this eclipse to within 4 minutes accuracy. Halley observed the eclipse from London where the city of London enjoyed 3 minutes 33 seconds of totality. [url=http://...
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Lyme Regis Fossil Festival weekend
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Lyme Regis Fossil Festival weekend 4-6 May, 2012
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April 2015
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Mercury: at magnitude -1.1, starts the month in the constellation of Pisces. Mercury is in conjunction (separation 28') with Uranus on the 8th. Mercury is in superior conjunction on the 10th. Mercury is at perihelion on the 19th. The Moon is close (Separation 5°) to Mercury on the 19th. Mercury is i...
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International Dark Sky Week
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International Dark Sky Week April 1- 8, 2011 Founded in 2003 by then high school student Jennifer Barlow, National Dark Sky Week has been endorsed by the International Dark-Sky Association, the American Astronomical Association, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Astronomers Without Borders, and...
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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
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The event generally known as "The Boat Race" is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first S...
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Total Lunar Eclipse, April 4, 2015
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on 4 April 2015. Totality will last only 4 minutes and 43 seconds. Read more The eclipse is visible throughout most of North America, South America, eastern Asia, and Australia. Spoiler
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March 2015
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Mercury: at magnitude -0.0, starts the month in the constellation of Capricornus. Mercury is at Aphelion on the 6th. Mercury is in conjunction with Neptune (separation 1.6°) on the 17th March. (On March 1st, RA=21h06m04s Dec=-17°23.4' (J2000) Distance=1.032AU Phase k=65% Diameter=6.5...
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