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Supernova 2007as
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A type 1a, magnitude15.8 supernova, 2007as, was discovered on the 13th March 2007, by Luckas, Trondal, Schwartz from the Tenagra Observatory in the galaxy ESO 18-G18, in the constellation Chamaeleon. The supernova is located 12".1 w...
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City of Light
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From Tuesday 3 April to Sunday 26 August, visitors to the 'City of Light' will have one more attraction to pack into their busy schedules. A stop at the Palais de la Découverte will allow them to take a closer look at our planet, as ESA and this renowned Parisian museum have teamed up to exhibit a...
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Virtual Meeting
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The "2nd Virtual Meeting on Modern Astronomy" is to be presented by the Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory, Ceccano (FR) Italy. The event will open on 14th of May and will last for two weeks. Professional and amateurs Astronomers are welcome to join the Meeting. The Meeting will be in E...
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Chaharshanbeh-Suri
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Chaharshanbeh-Suri is an ancient Iranian festival dating back at least to 1700 BC or the early Zoroastian era. The "festival of fire" is a prelude to the ancient "Nowruz" festivities, which mark the arrival of spring and revival of nature. Nowruz, or New Year's Day in the...
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BSES Expeditions
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British Schools Exploring Society (BSES Expeditions) is looking for 12 lucky people aged 18-23 to take part in their first Antarctic region expedition aboard HMS Endurance, taking place from November 2007 to January 2008. The South Antarctic region is one of the last truly pristine regions on Ear...
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Nova Scorpii 2007 #2
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On Wednesday, February 21st, came remarkable news: another nova has apparently gone off in Scorpius, and it's a mere 3° due south of the first! Yuji Nakamura, codiscoverer of the first one, found the likely nova at magnitude 9.3 on two CCD images taken at February 19.86 Universal Time. A day late...
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Kotturpuram Exhibition
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If you are a student interested in astronomy and willing to learn more, perhaps the place to visit is the Periyar Science and Technology Centre, Kotturpuram, where an exhibition on `the world of astronomical observatories' is on. The month-long expo has been organised by the Tamil Nadu Scienc...
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Chronology of Meteorites
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Workshop on the Chronology of Meteorites and the Early Solar System The Workshop on the Chronology of Meteorites and the Early Solar System will be held November 5–7, 2007, at the Sheraton Kauai Resort, 2440 Hoonani Road, Poipu Beach, Koloa, Hawaii. [url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/me...
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FR Cnc
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DETECTION OF A LARGE FLARE IN FR Cnc FR Cnc (= BD+16◦1753 = MCC 527 = 1ES 0829+15.9 = 1RXS J083230.9+154940 = HIP 41889 = GSC 01392-02634 = TYC 1392-2634-1) (alpha2000 = 08h32m30.s5287 and delta2000 = +15◦49′26.′′193) was first mentioned as a probable active star w...
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LOWTEX
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University opens labs to detect life on Mars The search for life on other planets, and research into climate change, will be the focus for top space scientists and glaciologists when they gather at the University of Bristol on 9 February 2007. The event will be the opening of LOWTEX, the only facility...
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Supernova 2007R
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A Type Ia magnitude 15.8 supernova, 2007R, was discovered on the 26 January, 2007, by Tim Puckett and P. Gray in the galaxy UGC 4008 The supernova is located 1".9 west and 3".9 south of the centre of the galaxy. Position(2000): R.A. = 07h46m37s.53, Dec. = +44°47'22".1 [url=ht...
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Volcano-Ice Conference
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2nd Volcano-Ice Interaction on Earth and Mars Conference Conveners: Ben Edwards, Dickinson College, USA; Ian Skilling, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Lionel Wilson, University of Lancaster, UK, Hugh Tuffen, University of Lancaster, UK. This conference is a follow-up to the first Volcano-Ic...
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38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
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The 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference will be held March 12–16, 2007. The five-day conference will be held at the South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Centre. Parallel sessions for oral presentations will be held in Crystal Ballroom A, Crystal Ballroom B, the Marina Plaza Ballro...
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POLinSAR 2007
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More than 140 scientists and researchers from 22 countries have attended the weeklong POLinSAR 2007 workshop, “Science and Applications of SAR Polarimetry and Polarimetric Interferometry,” hosted at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation centre in Frascati, Italy, to hear the first space borne resu...
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