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In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus was an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, as Janus Quirinus. His name is derived from the word quiris meaning "spear." Read more
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Stardate South Island
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Feb 8-11 '13 Staveley Stardate SI will be held at a "Christian" hostel and camp at Staveley, New Zealand, between Friday February 8th and Monday February 11th. There's nothing particularly religious about Stardate, although Phil Barker reports a religious experience when he views th...
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Death Valley Star Party
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Death Valley (Furnace Creek) Star Party - February 8-9, 2013 LVAS returns to Death Valley again the weekend of 8 and 9 February 2013 for our Winter Excursion to Furnace Creek. Join us as we return to the Furnace Creek Airport for two nights of dark skies and camaraderie. Our weekends at Furnace Creek ha...
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Year of the Snake
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For days and nights over the coming week, cities and villages across China will echo with the sound of fireworks to see in the new lunar year of the snake. Read more Ed ~ The Chinese New Year, the Year of the Snake is on the 10th F...
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2013 Dark Sky Festival
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2013 Dark Sky Festival at Harmony, Central Florida: 2nd February, 2013. Read more
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Sun 16.05.07
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Active Sunspot 10956 Expand (109kb, 560 x 560) -- Edited by Blobrana at 01:05, 2007-05-17
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Burns Night
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A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night (Burns Nicht), although they may in principle be held at any time o...
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Sementivae
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Sementivae, also known as Feriae Sementivae or Sementina dies (in the country called Paganalia), was a Roman festival of sowing. Read more
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Teleconference on Sun Observations
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NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 23, to discuss new observations of a large active region in the sun's 1- million-degree atmosphere called the corona. Read more
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Bounty Day
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Bounty Day is a holiday on both Pitcairn Island, destination of the HMS Bounty mutineers, and on Norfolk Island. It is celebrated on January 23 on Pitcairn, and on June 8 on Norfolk Island, the day that the descendants of the mutineers arrived on the island. It is named for the Bounty, although the ship...
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George Orwell Day
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UCL Special Collections celebrate inaugural George Orwell Day Materials from The George Orwell Archive at UCL have been used for the launch of the inaugural George Orwell Day. As the home of the George Orwell Archive, UCL Special Collections play an important role in the preservation of Orwell's w...
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Solar eclipse of January 22, 1879
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On 22 January 1879 a British battalion was massacred by Zulu warriors during the Zulu War in South Africa. At 2:29 PM there was a solar eclipse. The conflict was named the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulu name for the battle translates as "the day of the dead moon" Read more
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Kumbh Mela festival
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Kumbh Mela festival: Preparing for millions The 55-day Maha or Great Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad is expected to be the biggest religious gathering of humanity on Earth, with up to 100 million pilgrims bathing in the holy waters in January and February. The "mega mela" takes place ev...
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Old New Year
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The Old New Year or the Orthodox New Year is an informal traditional Slavic Orthodox holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. Read more
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