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World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Read more
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St. Andrew's Day
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St. Andrew's Day is the feast day of Saint Andrew. It is celebrated on November 30 in Scotland. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day (Scots: Saunt Andra's Day, Scottish Gaelic: Latha Naomh Anndra) is Scotland's official national day. Read more
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1 14 Aldebaran 4.3S of Moon 16 9 Mars 3.9S of Moon
1 15 Moon at apogee 16 23 Pluto 0.0N of Moon Occn
2 1 Jupiter 0.8N of Moon Occn 17 4 Venus 3.8N of Spica
2 8 Moon furthest North (21.0) 17 16 Mercury inferior conjunction
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Christiaan Huygens
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Christiaan Huygens, one of the more significant physicists during the last three centuries along Isaac Newton, was born on the 14th April 1629 at The Hague. Read more
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A total solar eclipse will take place on November 13-14, 2012, with a magnitude of 1.0500. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. For this eclipse totality will be visible from northern Australia and the s...
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Brumalia festival
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Brumalia was an ancient Roman solstice festival honouring Bacchus, generally held on 25 December and possibly related to the ancient Greek Lenaia (held in honour of Dionysus). The festival included drinking and merriment. The name is derived from the Latin word bruma, meaning "shortest da...
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Transit of Venus, 24 November 1639
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From his location in Much Hoole, Jeremiah Horrocks calculated that the transit of Venus was to begin at approximately 3:00 pm on 24 November 1639 (Julian calendar, or 4 December in the Gregorian calendar). The weather was cloudy, but he first observed the tiny black shadow of Venus crossing the Sun o...
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Heartlands astronomy event
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Heartlands' first astronomy event Constellation Soup, Milky Way Bavarois, a sweet chilli asteroid belt and, of course, Stargazy Pie are just a few of the gastronomy delights at Heartlands' first astronomy event, Dinner with the Stars on Friday, November 23. Guests will delve into a delicious, th...
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American Indian Heritage Day
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MSU celebrates American Indian Heritage Day on Sept. 23[url=http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=1017...
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Heart of the Wolds Sportive
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Meteorites and monoliths at new Yorkshire sportive Entries for a new Sportive in East Yorkshire are now open with organisers of the Heart of the Wolds Sportive promising to give cyclists of all abilities a testing physical challenge as well as a feel for the Yorkshire Wolds on April 28 2013. [url=htt...
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Pearl Sandick lecture
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Frontiers of Science Lecture Series: Particle Smashers, Higgs Hunters, and the Fundamental Theory of Nature University of Utah physicist Pearl Sandick will discuss "Particle Smashers, Higgs Hunters and the Fundamental Theory of Nature" during the next talk in the Frontiers of Scie...
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Chemin-a-Haut State Park
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Amateur astronomer leads park's star gazing On the night of Oct. 20, around 40 patrons turned out at the park to witness the Orionid Meteor Shower. Russ Brantley, with the help of local "amateur astronomer" Kay Singer, selected a different night during the months of October, November an...
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Atacama Solar Challenge
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From November 15th to 19th will take place the second edition of the race of solar-powered vehicles known as "Atacama Solar Challenge". It will cross the Atacama Desert, the driest in the world, receiving the highest solar radiation on the Earth's surface that reaches more than 1.100 W/...
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Zappas Olympics
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On November 15, 1859 the first modern revival of the athletic Olympic Games took place in Athens. The Zappas Olympics, simply called Olympics at the time, were a series of athletic events held in Athens, Greece, in 1859, 1870, and 1875 sponsored by the businessman Evangelis Zappas, born and bred in L...
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Beaujolais Nouveau Day
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November 15, 2012 is Beaujolais Nouveau Day Beaujolais Nouveau is a young red wine made from handpicked Gamay grapes grown in the Beaujolais region of France, where the beverage accounts for half of the region's production. Under French law, the wine may be released at 12:01 a.m. on the third Thur...
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