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Supernova 2007on
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A magnitude 14.9 supernova, 2007on, was discovered on the 5th November, 2007, by the TAROT collaboration, in the bright elliptical galaxy NGC 1404, in the Fornax constellation. The supernova is located 12" west and 68" north of centre of the galaxy....
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Across the Universe
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NASA will send the Beatles song Across the Universe across the universe on Monday, the agency said. At precisely 7 p.m., E.S.T. the song will be beamed by the agencys Deep Space Network of antennas at the North Star, Polaris, which is 431 light years away. [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/...
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Year of the Rat
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According to ancient legend, Buddha invited all the animals to a New Year's banquet. Of the 12 that attended, the Rat (or mouse) was the first to arrive. The Buffalo, Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Serpent, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig followed. People in ancient Asia began celebrating The Lunar N...
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The January Night Sky January is a fair month for viewing the planets. Mars, Saturn and Venus are visible all month. Jupiter will be visible in the morning sky for all but the start of the month. Mercury may just be visible in the evening twilight around the middle of the month. The Earth is at perihelion...
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Supernova 2008R
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A bright magnitude 14.6, Type Ia supernova, 2008R, was discovered on the 27th January, 2008, by Koichi Itagaki, in the SA(s)0 galaxy NGC 1200 in the constellation Eridanus. The supernova is located 12" west and 9" south of the nucleus of the galaxy. Position(2000): R.A. = 03h03m53s.70,...
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Sunspot 10982 has emerging from the Sun's eastern limb. Expand (114 kb, 560 x 560) Credit NASA/SOHO
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February 2008 annular solar eclipse
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There will be an annular solar eclipse on Thursday, 7 February, 2008, in Antarctica and the southern Pacific Ocean. The annular phase runs from 03:19:43 UT to 04:30:55 UT. The eclipse is visible as a partial eclipse from New Zealand, most of Antarctica, south-west Australia between 01:38:29 UT an...
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Ariane 4 3RB Re-entry
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An Ariane 4 Stage 4 Rocket Body that was launched on the 10th June 1995, from the Centre Spatial Guyanais ELA-2, for the DBS 3 mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 9th January, 2008 @ 18:11 UTC ± 40 minutes Predicted Decay Location 2.8° N, 0.2° E Direction ascending Inc...
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Fullerton College events
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Apollo Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, The B612 Foundation "Asteroid Impact -- Protecting the Earth" Tuesday, 7pm, February 5th, 2008, the Apollo 9 Astronaut will present a public talk at Fullerton College. The Schweickart event - open to the public and free of charge - will occur in...
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Supernova 2008C
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A magnitude 14.9, type Ia, supernova, 2008C was discovered on 3rd January 2008, by Tim Puckett, R. Gagliano and Jack Newton in the galaxy UGC 3611 in the constellation Gemini. The supernova is located 2".95 west and 0" north of the centre of the galaxy. Supernova 2008C.kmz [url=http://w...
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Expand (206k, 560 x 560) Credit NASA An ultraviolet image of the Sun reveals a new active region emerging from the eastern limb.
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Feb 21 2008 lunar eclipse
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There will be a total lunar eclipse at 03:26:05 UT, Feb 21 2008 . The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colourful appearance from bright orang...
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Asteroid 2005 WJ56
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The 1.2 km wide asteroid 2005 WJ56 will flyby the Earth (10.9 Lunar Distances, magnitude 11) on January 10h, 2008.
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Sun 31.12.07
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CME December 31, 2007 Click to Play | View Details The STEREO-A spacecraft has imaged a bright CME emerging from behind the Suns eastern limb -- Edited by Blobrana at 20:05, 2007-12-31
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The Sun in Sagittarius, 28th December, 2007. Expand (130kb, 560 x 560) Expand (10kb, 792 x 554) Credit NASA
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