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Asteroid 3 Juno is at Opposition on the 13th June, 2008. Expand (9kb, 1008 x 712) Magnitude: 10.1 Phase: 6 ° Distance: 2.2827 AU Solar Distance: 3.2610 AU pre>Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2008...
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March 2018
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Highlights Start of Spring On the Vernal (Spring) Equinox, March 20th, the Sun moves north of the Earth's Equator. From the Vernal Equinox until the Autumnal Equinox, in September, the Sun will be in the Northern Hemisphere. On the Equinox, the Sun rises due East and sets due West. The festival of...
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Aurora Alert
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Aurora Alert, at 17:00 UT 21 Aug 2005:
Small increase in local activity.
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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
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The periodic comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 with an orbital period of 5.43 to 5.46 will pass 0.0786 AU from the earth on May 12th, 2006.
The comet was discovery in 1930. It is expected to be visible to the naked eye.
Currently it is at magnitude 11.9 with a condensed nucleus. During the l...
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World Maths Day
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World Maths Day Is held on the 1st Wednesday in March
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Holi
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Holi, also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Nepal, Srilanka, and countries with large Hindu diaspora populations, such as Suriname, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, UK, USA, Mauritius, and Fiji. In West Bengal of India and Bangladesh it is kn...
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February 2018
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Highlights Objects of the Heart for Valentine's Day. On February 14, many areas of the world will celebrate love with Valentine's Day. For those of you lucky enough to have a loved one of your own (or not), consider the following objects provided in the Heavens: The first and most obvious is the plan...
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Tibetan New Year
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Tibetan New Year on the 16th February 2018. Read more
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Year of the Dog
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Chinese New Year on the 16th February 2018. Read more
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Asteroid (19) Fortuna
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The magnitude 9.3 asteroid (19) Fortuna is at opposition in the constellation Taurus. Expand (22kb, 800 x 600) [url=http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Bright/2009/00019.html]Ephemeris...
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Shetlander gathered today to celebrate their Viking heritage with a spectacular festival of fire and fancy dress. During "Up-Helly-Aa", hundreds of residents of the Shetland Islands off the north coast of Scotland have a torchlight parade which ends an elaborately-crafted Viking l...
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January 2018
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January Highlights The Beehive Cluster Otherwise known as M44. This is an open cluster and is a wonderful object for binoculars or a small telescope. It contains nearly 200 stars. At a magnitude of 3.7, the cluster should be visible to the naked eye as a fuzzy patch of light, and as such was known to the...
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Quadrantids
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On January. 04, 2006, sky watchers somewhere will see a dazzling display of Quadrantid meteors.
In 2006 the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent so there will be no interference. The best place and time to watch is after 3:00 am local time on Wednesday, January 4th in Asian.
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December 2017
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Meteor Showers There are many meteor showers this month... The Geminid Meteors Shower Peaks on the night of the 13th-14th. The Coma Berenicids are a poorly-known minor shower, and badly need more observing. Very swift meteors, (65km/sec). Their Radiant is at RA 11h40m Dec +25°. Ursids Mete...
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The often-neglected Ursid meteor shower peaks on December 22/23, under excellent viewing conditions this year; look to the north after sunset, especially good after midnight, and until dawn. The faint, medium-speed (33 km/s) meteors seem to emanate from Ursa Minor (the "Little Bear"...
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