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Laba Festival
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Laba': counting-down to China's most important Spring Festival In several days, or on Jan. 5, 2017, people will be able to get free "Laba" porridge at many temples like Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing. Otherwise, people could also enjoy the porridge at those time-honored restaurants like Huguo...
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December Phi Cassiopeiids
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The December Phi Cassiopeiids are a recently-discovered early December meteor shower that radiates from Cassiopeia. Phi Cassiopeiids are very slow, with an entry velocity of approximately 16.7 kilometers per second. The shower's parent body is a Jupiter family comet, though its specific iden...
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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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Transit of Venus 1874
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The 1874 transit of Venus took place on 9 December. Read more Spoiler
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Historical Aurora in 994
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Title: Historical Auroras in the 990s: Evidence for Great Magnetic Storms Author: Hisashi Hayakawa, Harufumi Tamazawa, Yurina Uchiyama, Yusuke Ebihara, Hiroko Miyahara, Shunsuke Kosaka, Kiyomi Iwahashi, Hiroaki Isobe Recently, a significant carbon-14 enhancement in the year 994 in tree ri...
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Supernova 2008bk
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A magnitude 12.6 supernova, 2008bk, was discovered on the 25th March, 2008, by Berto Monard in the spiral galaxy NGC 7793 in the constellation Sculptor. The supernova is located 26" east and 138" north of the nucleus of the gal...
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Other notable Messier objectsM57 This smallest planetary nebula in the Messier Catalogue is the famous Ring nebula in the constellation Lyra. Low power telescope views show a very small blue/green disk, not much bigger than a star. Medium to high power will magnify the size of the nebula while lea...
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Ophiuchus
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Tonight, look towards the east-southeast about one hour after sunset, and you might catch a glimpse of the constellation Ophiuchus (the Serpent Bearer).
His head is marked by the star Rasalhague.
Ophiuchus is joined in legend and in the sky to the constellation Serpen...
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Alpha-Monocerotids
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People in many areas of Taiwan will have the opportunity of witnessing two waves of rare and spectacular meteor showers are set to appear next week. Astronomers at the Taipei Astronomical Museum said people will be able to see the upcoming meteor showers with naked eyes under fair weather condition...
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HighlightsHalloween, the word itself, is a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. It actually has its origins in the Celtic New Year. The holiday was called Samhain (Sah-ween). The date marked the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that at the time of Samhain, more so than any other tim...
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Possible Minor Outburst of 0324+43 GK Persei
The Cataclysmic Variable Star (Nova) GK Persei has shown dwarf-nova-like outbursts of about 3 magnitudes every 3 years.
Position(2000): RA 03:31:11.82 Dec +43:54:16.8
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The recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi is in outburst.
Previous outbursts have been recorded in 1898, 1933, 1958, and 1967, with a possible outburst in 1945.
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September 2016
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Meteor Showers There are no major meteor showers this month... September is a month with the best sporadic rates and a few mysterious minor showers. The Alpha Aurigids are active from Aug. 25 to Sept. 5, normally with a ZHR of 10. this year it may be quite active The Delta Aquarids are active Septemb...
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist revealed Images of spiralling galaxies, glowing nebulae and the drama of the northern lights are among the photographs to be shortlisted for the Royal Observatory's first Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. [url=http://www.telegrap...
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