Orbital elements:
2005 QX151 Earth MOID = 0.2295 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 355.17415 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.28332024 Peri. 36.39739 +0.80545372 -0.59265866
a 2.2958895 Node 359.94801 +0.50573683 +0.68743318
e 0.4732991 Incl. 7.97455 +0.30898958 +0.41975152
P 3.48 H 20....
Orbital elements:
2010 WE9 Earth MOID = 0.2567 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 346.50794 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.50846003 Peri. 132.47443 +0.20284758 -0.76974274
a 1.5546460 Node 295.51649 +0.57856175 +0.59290193
e 0.2498355 Incl. 42.11999 +0.79001213 -0.23656589
P 1.94 H 20....
Sunspots 11571 (bottom), 11569 and 11566 (very top) captured with a 100mm refractor + Vesta pro webcam + Solar and IR-cut filters. Music via an Amiga 1200
The 270 - 590 metre wide asteroid 2002 EM6 will make a close pass (71.3 lunar distances, 0.1833 AU), travelling at 18.56 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 15th September, 2012 @ 16:35 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or...
Phillip (Phil) John Lamason DFC & Bar (15 September 1918 - 19 May 2012) was a pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War, who rose to prominence as the senior officer in charge of 168 Allied airmen taken to Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany, in August 1944. Re...
Date: 15 September 2012 - 15 September 2012 Location: Roundwood, Co Wicklow Admission: 39/29 euro. Astronomy Ireland are holding the Star-B-Q telescope festival and annual fundraiser in Ireland's highest village, Roundwood. This year's keynote speaker is Pete Lawrence, co-presenter of th...
"Under African Skies" free planetarium show at National Museum of African Art Discover the wonders of the African skies in a special presentation compiled by staff of the National Air and Space Museum. Featuring astronomical objects that can be seen in different parts of Africa, the pr...
Day 51 - 29th August 1940 The morning was quiet but the afternoon produced massive fighter sweeps flown by the Luftwaffe. Over 500 Me109s, together with 100 Me110s, flew over Kent. Read moreSpoiler[spoiler][video=http...
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Edward Bouchet (1852 - 1918) was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from an American university and the first African-American to graduate from Yale University in 1874. He completed his dissertation in Yale's Ph.D. program in 1876 becoming the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. (i...
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