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Title: SN 2006tf: Precursor Eruptions and the Optically Thick Regime of Extremely Luminous Type IIn Supernovae Authors: Nathan Smith, Ryan Chornock, Weidong Li, Mohan Ganeshalingam, Jeffrey M. Silverman, Ryan J. Foley, Alexei V. Filippenko, Aaron J. Barth SN2006tf is the third most luminous s...

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Rock scientists from across the world will meet in southern Britain's coastal resort of Brighton from March 12-16, to put together the first geological map of Earth in a bid to better understand the planet. The OneGeology project, bringing together scientists from more than 55 countries, wil...

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Mercury in constellation Cancer has a solar conjunction today at around 21:00 UT. The planet is only 1.7° from the centre of Sun, so observation of the event is best viewed by remote satellites, such as SOHO. Ma...

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July days may be blistering, but its nights are full of cool astronomical sights. The southern horizon belongs to Scorpius, the celestial scorpion, which climbs into the southeastern sky as night falls in early July. Scorpius is one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, that band of constellations through...

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A magnitude 14.4 supernova, 2008db, was discovered on the 15th May, 2008, by CHASE in the elliptical galaxy NGC 50 in the constellation Cetus. The supernova is located 78" west and 79" north of the centre o...

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One of the world's largest astronomy meetings will come to the UK for the first time next week when delegates from 26 countries gather at the University of St Andrews. "Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun", held from Monday 21 July until Friday 25 July, will be attended by around 350 in...

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Title: SN2007ax : An Extremely Faint Type Ia Supernova Authors: M. M. Kasliwal (1), E. O. Ofek (1), A. Gal-Yam (1), A. Rau (1), P. J. Brown (2), S. B. Cenko (1), P. B. Cameron (1), R. Quimby (1), S. R. Kulkarni (1), L. Bildsten (3), P. Milne (4) ((1) Caltech, (2) PSU, (3) UCSB, (4)Steward Obs.) We present mu...

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Expand (132kb, 560 x 560) Expand (14kb, 1008 x 712) Credit SOHO

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On July 3rd members of the Texas Astronomical Society will be at the Anatole Hotel, Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, Texas for the National Convention of the Federation of the Blind. We will setup our telescopes in the back of the hotel and create JPEG images, which Noreen Grice of the Boston Museum of Science w...

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A type Ia-p magnitude 15.5 Supernova 2008ds was discovered on the 28th June, 2008, in the galaxy UGC 299 by LOSS. Position(2000): RA 00 29 50.83, Dec +31 23 33.9 CBET 1419 -- Edited by Blobrana at 08:51, 2008-07-01

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Title: An Extreme Solar Event of 20 January 2005: Properties of the Flare and the Origin of Energetic Particles Authors: V. V. Grechnev (1), V. G. Kurt (2), I. M. Chertok (3), A. M. Uralov (1), H. Nakajima (4), A. T. Altyntsev (1), A. V. Belov (3), B. Yu. Yushkov (2), S. N. Kuznetsov (2), L. K. Kashapova (1...

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When amateur astronomer Ron Arbour spotted an enormous explosion from 17 million light-years away in the Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), many professional scientists believed that it was the final death throes of a massive dying star. However, observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope une...

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On June 3rd, there is a New Moon -- a good time to observe the planets and stars all night without a bright light ruining your view. On June 7th, Mars is real close to the crescent Moon in the West at Sunset. Saturn is just above the crescent Moon on the 8th. [url=http://www.steubencourier.com/news/200...

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On Wednesday night, at sunset look for a giant Moon rising in the east. The Moon's size at the horizon looks larger than when it climbs higher up into the sky. If you wonder why this famous moon illusion occurs, you should read the following article, for, as illusion researchers know, a new explanatio...

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	Supernova 2006tf (Preview) Title: SN 2006tf: Precursor Eruptions and the Optically Thick Regime of Extremely Luminous Type IIn Supernovae Authors: Nathan Smith, Ryan Chornock, Weidong Li, Mohan Ganeshalingam, Jeffrey M. Silverman, Ryan J. Foley, Alexei V. Filippenko, Aaron J. Barth SN2006tf is the third most luminous s...	Blobrana	1	Aug 5 17:01 2008 by Blobrana
	OneGeology project (Preview) Rock scientists from across the world will meet in southern Britain's coastal resort of Brighton from March 12-16, to put together the first geological map of Earth in a bid to better understand the planet. The OneGeology project, bringing together scientists from more than 55 countries, wil...	Blobrana	1	Aug 1 10:09 2008 by Blobrana
	Mercury 29.07.08 (Preview) Mercury in constellation Cancer has a solar conjunction today at around 21:00 UT. The planet is only 1.7° from the centre of Sun, so observation of the event is best viewed by remote satellites, such as SOHO. Ma...	Blobrana	0	Jul 29 07:32 2008 by Blobrana
	July 2008 ( 1 2 ) Calendar (Preview) July days may be blistering, but its nights are full of cool astronomical sights. The southern horizon belongs to Scorpius, the celestial scorpion, which climbs into the southeastern sky as night falls in early July. Scorpius is one of the 12 signs of the zodiac, that band of constellations through...	Blobrana	19	Jul 27 16:22 2008 by Blobrana
	Supernova 2008db (Preview) A magnitude 14.4 supernova, 2008db, was discovered on the 15th May, 2008, by CHASE in the elliptical galaxy NGC 50 in the constellation Cetus. The supernova is located 78" west and 79" north of the centre o...	Blobrana	1	Jul 26 11:27 2008 by Blobrana
	Cool Stars 15 (Preview) One of the world's largest astronomy meetings will come to the UK for the first time next week when delegates from 26 countries gather at the University of St Andrews. "Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun", held from Monday 21 July until Friday 25 July, will be attended by around 350 in...	Blobrana	0	Jul 21 18:07 2008 by Blobrana
	Supernova 2007ax (Preview) Title: SN2007ax : An Extremely Faint Type Ia Supernova Authors: M. M. Kasliwal (1), E. O. Ofek (1), A. Gal-Yam (1), A. Rau (1), P. J. Brown (2), S. B. Cenko (1), P. B. Cameron (1), R. Quimby (1), S. R. Kulkarni (1), L. Bildsten (3), P. Milne (4) ((1) Caltech, (2) PSU, (3) UCSB, (4)Steward Obs.) We present mu...	Blobrana	0	Jul 8 05:27 2008 by Blobrana
	Sun 03.07.08 (Preview) Expand (132kb, 560 x 560) Expand (14kb, 1008 x 712) Credit SOHO	Blobrana	0	Jul 4 00:23 2008 by Blobrana
	Texas Astronomical Society (Preview) On July 3rd members of the Texas Astronomical Society will be at the Anatole Hotel, Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, Texas for the National Convention of the Federation of the Blind. We will setup our telescopes in the back of the hotel and create JPEG images, which Noreen Grice of the Boston Museum of Science w...	Blobrana	0	Jul 2 20:51 2008 by Blobrana
	Supernova 2008ds (Preview) A type Ia-p magnitude 15.5 Supernova 2008ds was discovered on the 28th June, 2008, in the galaxy UGC 299 by LOSS. Position(2000): RA 00 29 50.83, Dec +31 23 33.9 CBET 1419 -- Edited by Blobrana at 08:51, 2008-07-01	Blobrana	0	Jul 1 07:46 2008 by Blobrana
	Sun 20.01.05 (Preview) Title: An Extreme Solar Event of 20 January 2005: Properties of the Flare and the Origin of Energetic Particles Authors: V. V. Grechnev (1), V. G. Kurt (2), I. M. Chertok (3), A. M. Uralov (1), H. Nakajima (4), A. T. Altyntsev (1), A. V. Belov (3), B. Yu. Yushkov (2), S. N. Kuznetsov (2), L. K. Kashapova (1...	Blobrana	0	Jul 1 07:38 2008 by Blobrana
	Supernova 2008S (Preview) When amateur astronomer Ron Arbour spotted an enormous explosion from 17 million light-years away in the Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), many professional scientists believed that it was the final death throes of a massive dying star. However, observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope une...	Blobrana	0	Jun 24 14:50 2008 by Blobrana
	June 2008 ( 1 2 ) Calendar (Preview) On June 3rd, there is a New Moon -- a good time to observe the planets and stars all night without a bright light ruining your view. On June 7th, Mars is real close to the crescent Moon in the West at Sunset. Saturn is just above the crescent Moon on the 8th. [url=http://www.steubencourier.com/news/200...	Blobrana	11	Jun 21 16:04 2008 by Blobrana
	Rocks, Ramparts and Rambles (Preview) [url=http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/Historians-to-explore-Celts39-lif...	Blobrana	0	Jun 17 21:00 2008 by Blobrana
	The Moon Illusion (Preview) On Wednesday night, at sunset look for a giant Moon rising in the east. The Moon's size at the horizon looks larger than when it climbs higher up into the sky. If you wonder why this famous moon illusion occurs, you should read the following article, for, as illusion researchers know, a new explanatio...	Blobrana	0	Jun 17 20:03 2008 by Blobrana
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