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Molniya 1 Re-entry
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A Molniya 1 Satellite launched on the 26 December 1986 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome for the Molniya 1-70 mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on 1st February, 2006@ 18:17 UTC ± 38 hours.
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Delta II R/B Re-entry
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A Delta II Stage 2 Rocket Body launched on the 26 September, 2005 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-17 on the USA 183 Mission is predict...
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Sun 19.01.06
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The double Sunspot 848 has appeared on the surface of the Sun yesterday and is growing rapidly.
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Supernova 2006N
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A magnitude 15.0 Supernova, 2006N, was discovered on the 21st January, 2006, by Mark Armstrong in the galaxy MCG +11-8-12, in the constellation Camelopardalis (z = 0.014277)
It is located 0".4 east and 0".1 north of the centre.
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Supernova 2006E
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A magnitude 14.3, supernova 2006E was discovered in the galaxy NGC 5338, on January 8th, 2006, by Puckett, Reddy; (LOSS); Migliardi (CROSS).
Position(2000): RA = 13 53 28.65 Dec = +05 12 22.8
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Supernova 2006B
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A magnitude 16.7 supernova 2006B, was discovered on the 8th January, 2006, by Tim Puckett and G. Sostero, in the galaxy UGC 12538[img]http://static.flickr.com/37/84562186_13a7c098a3_o.gif[/...
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Supernova 2005na
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A magnitude 15.6 supernova 2005na, was discovered on the 31 December 2005, by Jack Newton, D. Ceravolo, and Tim Puckett, in the galaxy UGC 3634 in the constellation Aries.
The supernova is located 1".6 west and 7".4 south of the centre of UGC 3634.
As yet the type is unknown
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Asteroid 2005YU128
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Asteroids can be eclipsed by other bodies in the Solar System, but no direct observation of an asteroid eclipse has been reported to date. Researchers describe a statistical method to predict an eclipse for an asteroid based on the analysis of the orbital elements covariance matrix. By propagatin...
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Second New Moon
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The New Moon on December 31rd will be the second new moon this month.
There doesn't seem to be any special name for this second appearance.
When there are two full moons in a month, the second is sometimes referre...
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January Events
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Here are some events to watch out for in January 2006.
All times are UT.
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1 Venus is 7° north of the Moon. 1000 UT
1 The Moon is at perigee. 2300UT
2 Neptune is 4° north of the Moon. 1200UT
4 Uranus is 2° north of the Moon. 0000UT
4 Earth is at perihelion. 1500UT
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Supernova 2005mg
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A magnitude 15.2 supernova, 2005mg, was discovered on December 27th, 2005, by Jack Newton and Tim Puckett Found in the galaxy UGC 155 (IRAS 00141+0647), in the constellation Pisces.
It is located 0".3 east and 14".7 south of the centre.
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Supernova 2005lx
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A magnitude 16.9 supernova, 2005lx, was discovered in the galaxy IC 221 on the 19th December, 2005.
Position(2000): RA 02 22 39.01 Dec +28 15 07.1
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M-5 R/B Re-entry
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A M-5 Stage 3 Rocket Body, launched on the 10th July 2005 for the Astro-EII mission from Uchinoura space centre, will re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 2...
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December
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MERCURY is in the morning sky, rising before the Sun, during December, but will be a very difficult object to observe. At its greatest elongation west of the Sun, on December 13, Mercury will rise only 1 hour before the Sun as seen from New Zealand, and still be only a degree or two up by the time mo...
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Full Moon tonight
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If you've got a clear sky tonight then have a quick look at the Full Moon.
Tonight's moon (At 16:15.5 UT) is the closest and highest Full moon for 18 years.
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