* Astronomy

Tomorrow will be the earliest sunrise of the year. Comet 9/P Tempel 1 is in the constellation Virgo . At magnitude 9 it is within reach of most telescopes. In small scope, it is dim, small, and has a slight concentration toward the core. Now is a good time to start tracking the target of [...

The high-resolution telescope on Deep Impact, NASA's spacecraft that will smash into Comet Tempel 1 on July 4, has been found to have blurry vision. The high resolution telescope wasn't fully focused after a `bake-out`, a proc...

There will be an occultation of comet 9P/Tempel 1 by the Moon on Friday July 15th, 2005. The comet is expected to be about magnitude 9.5 at the date of occultation. The crescent Moon will be at phase 0.59), so disappearance will occur behind the dark limb. The occultation can be seen over New Guinea...

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Comet Tempel 1 Comet 9/P Tempel 1 ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 ) (Preview)	Meteorite News	64	28653	Apr 2 15:41 2014 by Blobrana
Tomorrow will be the earliest sunrise of the year. Comet 9/P Tempel 1 is in the constellation Virgo . At magnitude 9 it is within reach of most telescopes. In small scope, it is dim, small, and has a slight concentration toward the core. Now is a good time to start tracking the target of [...
Comet Tempel 1 Deep Impact ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 8 ) (Preview)	Mission News	79	28631	Sep 11 16:13 2013 by Blobrana
The high-resolution telescope on Deep Impact, NASA's spacecraft that will smash into Comet Tempel 1 on July 4, has been found to have blurry vision. The high resolution telescope wasn't fully focused after a `bake-out`, a proc...
Comet Tempel 1 Tempel occultation (Preview)	Events	0	1656	Jul 10 02:16 2005 by Blobrana
There will be an occultation of comet 9P/Tempel 1 by the Moon on Friday July 15th, 2005. The comet is expected to be about magnitude 9.5 at the date of occultation. The crescent Moon will be at phase 0.59), so disappearance will occur behind the dark limb. The occultation can be seen over New Guinea...