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Earth and Mars are converging December is Mars month. Look in the constellation Gemini on the first of the month at 8 p.m. About 20 degrees above the horizon, you will see Mars right on Castor's leg. Mars will make its closest 2007 approach to Earth this month, on Dec. 19, and should be a great telescopic...
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Nepal Astronomical Society
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Astronomers around the world celebrated 2007 as International Helio-physical Year. Some remarkable events took place in the past year. Comet McNaught surprised us all by showing up in broad daylight in the beginning of the year. It was the most brilliant comet seen in 40 years. Comet Holmes made a b...
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V459 Vul
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Nova Vul 2007 #2 = V459 Vul CBET 1181 announces the discovery of a nova in the constellation of the Vulpecula (Fox) by Hiroshi Kaneda. Position(2000): R.A. = 19h48m08s.89, Dec. = +21o15'26".8 The nova is at approximately magnitude 8. The first spectra observations suggest that the nova is pro...
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Supernova 2007st
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A magnitude 15.0 supernova, 2007st, was discovered on the 22nd December, 2007, by Berto Monard, in the spiral galaxy NGC 692, in the constellation Phoenix. It is located 4" east and 4" South of the nucleus. Position(2000): RA 01h48m42s Dec +48°38'57".8 As yet the type is unknown NG...
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Antennae Galaxies Supernova?
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Catalina Sky Survey Optical Transient with the Mt. Bigelow 0.8m Catalina Schmidt Telescope. The Magnitude: (V ~ 13) object is on the edge of a spiral arm on the Antennae Galaxies Detection Date: 2007-12-18 12:49:10 UT Date: 2007-12-18 UT 12:49:10 Position: RA 12:01:52.80 Dec-18:...
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Nova in Cygnus
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A nova in Cygnus has been reported by a Japanese observer, Akihiko Tago. The IAU Central Bureau (CBET 890) reports the nova between Deneb and Gamma Cygni, at Position(2000): RA 20:28:12.52 Dec +41:48:36.5 Magnitude V=7.4 Read more...
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Sun 19.12.07
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COROT debri re-entry
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Sun 09.12.07
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Sunspot 10978 Expand (155kb, 560 x 560) Credit NASA
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Asteroid 2007 XH16
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Asteroid 2007 XH16 will pass only 8.1 lunar distances (0.0208 AU) from the Earth at 19:12 UT, on December 24th, 2007. The 350 - 780 metre sized rock will appear as a magnitude 13 object. 2007 XH16 was discovered on the 8th December, 2007, by the Siding Spring Survey. pre>Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delt...
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NEO 7X4AC36
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Close approach of 7X4AC36 Observed by R. McNaught at Uppsala Telescope/Siding Spring Survey Astrometry:/pre>7X4AC36 C2007 12 14.56193 05 21 16.16 -59 32 19.0 17.8 Rr 7X4AC36 C2007 12 14.56425 05 21 17.28 -59 33 13.4 17.5 Rr 7X4AC36 C2007 12 14.57116 05 21 20.56 -59 35 50.2 17.7 Rr 7X4AC36 C2007 12 14....
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Supernova 2007sa
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A type Ia, magnitude 15.4 supernova, 2007sa, was discovered on the 21st November 2007 by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search, in the irregular galaxy NGC 3499 in the constellation Ursa Major. The supernova is located 1".8 west and 7".7 north of the nucleus the galaxy. Positi...
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Lord Kelvin
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The University of Glasgow is to mark the centenary of the death of its most illustrious scientist at a wreath-laying ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Monday 17 December. University Principal, Sir Muir Russell and representatives from the University of Glasgow, including the current Kelvin Prof...
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The Physics of the Big Bang
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"The Physics of the Big Bang" will be the subject of a free public talk from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday on the mezzanine floor of the Cottage Bakery and Café, 14 S. Linn St. Vincent Rodgers, professor in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy...
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2007 VD184
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Asteroid 2007 VD184 is to make a close flyby (7.8 LD) of the Earth moon system on the 9th December, 2007. The 95 metre asteroid will appear as a magnitude 18 star, and have a relative velocity of 6.73km/seconds. pre>Orbital elements: 2007 VD184 Earth MOID = 0.0008 AU Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT...
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