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Islamic New Year
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The Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic new year (Ras as-Sanah al-Hijriyah) is the day that marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calenda...
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Cardiff Astronomical Society
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Go stargazing at Cwmcarn Forest Drive Next Saturday (November 17) at Cwmcarn Forest Drive will be a starry wonderland for astronomical admirers, as it once again plays host to a special Stargazing event. Back by popular demand, Cardiff Astronomical Society will be on hand to offer expert help and...
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Feast of Feronia
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The Roman Feast of Feronia is celebrated on the Ides of November. In ancient Roman religion, Feronia was a goddess broadly associated with fertility and abundance. She was especially honored among plebeians and freedmen. Her festival, the Feroniae, was November 13, during the Ludi Plebeii (&quo...
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Occultation of Spica
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Occultation of Spica by the Moon on August 28, 2006.
For the Southern half of New Zealand, the bright star Spica will be occulted by the Moon on the evening of August 28. The Northern limit of the occultation is to the South of Nelson and Masterton and to the North of Wellington.
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Carl Sagan Day
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Broward College Presents "Carl Sagan Day: A Celebration of Science" Renowned astronomer the late Carl Sagan, who died in December 1996, was probably most familiar to the public through his COSMOS series on PBS. He was also a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a professor of astronomy an...
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October Revolution
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The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution, Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally d...
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Guy Fawkes Night
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Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Historians have often suggested that Guy Fawkes Day served as a Protestant replacement for the ancient Celtic and Nordic festivals of Samhain, pagan eve...
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Otley Science Festival
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Famous astronomer is Otley Science Festival star One of the UK's most distinguished astronomers will bring the mysteries of the stars to Otley in November. Professor Ian Robson will visit the town to talk about 'Astronomy on the beaches of Hawaii'. The professor is one of the UK's most distinguishe...
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Day of the Dead
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Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico,...
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World Vegan Day
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World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated on 1 November, by vegans around the world. The Day was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then President & Chair of The Vegan Society UK. 2011 marks the 67th anniversary of the term 'vegan' (and thus the verbally clarified concept of 'veganism' and...
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Professor Robert Cousins
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Professor Robert Cousins to speak Nov. 8 about search for elusive Higgs boson Robert Cousins, a UCLA distinguished professor of physics, will present "The Search for the Higgs Boson: Observation and Interpretation," a free UCLA Science Faculty Research Colloquium about one of the la...
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IU Astronomy Club
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Telescope Star-Gazing Offered At Fairfax SRA, Nov. 13 Monroe Lake will hold a telescope star-gazing event on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Fairfax State Recreation Area. Read more
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Discover Dinosaur Day
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Visit the home of the Bristol Dinosaur Visitors to the village of Tytherington where the West's very own dinosaur, the Thecodontosaurus, was discovered in the 1970s, will have the opportunity to learn more about this amazing local resident on Wednesday 31 October as part of South Gloucestershire...
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1 12 Mercury 1.6N of Spica 17 1 Moon at perigee
3 7 Venus 0.1S of Regulus 17 2 Mercury 1.2S of Moon Occn
4 13 Jupiter stationary 18 13 Mars 1.9S of Moon
4 23 Moon at apogee 18 16 Antares 5.7S of Moon
5 8 Aldebaran 4.3S of Moon 19 6 Moon furthest South (-21.1)
5 10 Mercury 3.2S of Saturn 20 13 Plu...
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Africa Fashion Week
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Africa Fashion Week dazzles Johannesburg This week in Johannesburg African fashion designers are showcasing their latest designs with the inaugural Africa Fashion Week. Read more
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