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Pirangut star party
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With lectures on astronomy, astrophotography, star gazing and much more, star parties are a real treat for sky lovers The phenomenal success of India's Moon mission has resulted in astronomy becoming another coveted career option that till date remained limited to Engineering and medical. And w...
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Astronomy expedition to Africa
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Three Astronomers: Brian Sheen, Geoff Ryder, Mike Dilworth from the Royal Astronomical Society in the United Kingdom are presently on expedition to Africa for six months. Brian Sheen, a renowned Cornish Scout Leader and Head of the Roseland Astronomical Observatory, is leading the expedition....
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Supernova 2008gz
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A magnitude 16.2, Type II supernova, 2008gz, was discovered on the 5th November, 2008, by Koichi Itagaki (Perth Observatory) in the spiral galaxy NGC 3672 in the constellation Crater. The supernova is located 13" east, 7" south, from the nucleus of the galaxy. Another magnitude 14.5...
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Sunspot 11007 Expand (144kb, 560 x 560) Credit NASA
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Supernova 2006X
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A magnitude 15.3 Supernova, 2006X, was discovered on the 7th February by Shoji Suzuki; M. Migliardi (CROSS) in the Spiral Galaxy Messier 100 (NGC 4321) in the constellation Coma Bernices.
It is located 12" west and 48" south of the nucleus.
M100 lies approximately 65-70 million light years a...
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Occultation of Neptune
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The planet Neptune will be occulted by the first quarter moon at 18:30 UT, 6th November, 2008, in the constellation Capricornus. Observers in the northern Britain will be well placed to see the occultation of Neptune. The next UK lunar occultation of Neptune will be at 23:55 UT, 25th June, 2016. Pl...
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M81 possible nova
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P60-FasTING (Palomar 60-inch Fast Transients In Nearby Galaxies) has discovered a magnitude 20.6 possible nova in the galaxy M81, on the 27th October, 2008. Position(2000): RA = 09:55:36.105, Dec = +69°03'10".0 The nova is located 15.8"E, 33.1"S from the nucleus of the galaxy...
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October is just about the perfect time for Valley stargazers - monsoon clouds have finally departed and evening temperatures are becoming pleasant. With the constellations of autumn wheeling into the evening sky, what better time to blow the dust off your telescopes and reacquaint yourself with...
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Meteoritical Society
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72nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society July 13-18, 2009 The Meteoritical Society is a non-profit scholarly organisation founded in 1933 to promote the study of extraterrestrial materials, including meteorites and space mission returned samples, and their history. [url=http://www...
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Nova in Ophiuchus
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V2670 Ophiuchi = Nova Ophiuchi 2008 Read more IAUC 8998 (Subscription)
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Nova in Cygnus
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V2468 Cygni = Nova Cygni 2008 Read more IAUC 8998 (Subscription)
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Cook Planetarium
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Cook Planetarium star party Nov. 8 The public is invited to join planetarium director Bruce Brazell and staff for the annual fall star party from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 8 at The Cook Center on the Navarro College campus. Dr. Don Winget, professor of astronomy from The University of Texas at Austin and expert...
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The Star Cities of the Milky Way
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Astronomer to focus on Milky Ways star clusters The Star Cities of the Milky Way Oct. 29, 7 p.m. Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium Admission is free and open to the public. Read more
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StarQuest 2008 Star Party
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Jenny Jump astronomy program 'tours' modern solar system Centenary College Assistant Professor of Mathematics Robert Search will be speaking at two upcoming astronomy organization events about "Searching for Life on the Solar System." Both organisations approached the professo...
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