Title: Searching for Variables in One of the WHAT Fields
Authors: Avi Shporer (1), Tsevi Mazeh (1), Amit Moran (1), Gaspar Bakos (2), Geza Kovacs (3) ((1) Wise Observatory, TAU (2) CfA (3) Konkoly Observatory)
We present preliminary results on a single field observed by WHAT...
A new sunspot has appeared on the Suns eastern limb, Captured with a achromatic short-focal-length f6 80mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam. Solar filter + IR-cut filter. Sunspots...
Orbital elements:
2012 NO Earth MOID = 0.1142 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 357.68656 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.70518169 Peri. 116.73617 +0.45460677 -0.60566040
a 1.2500730 Node 289.65696 +0.34092773 +0.79570796
e 0.4270208 Incl. 43.90702 +0.82286145 +0.00493207
P 1.40 H 20.0...
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Orbital elements:
2012 NQ Earth MOID = 0.1415 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 5.26413 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.38260255 Peri. 151.12060 +0.68422136 -0.70376369
a 1.8791905 Node 254.97531 +0.62528829 +0.70106331
e 0.7581757 Incl. 11.41820 +0.37530744 +0.11500829
P 2.58 H 20.2 G 0...
New 'Iron Age' discoveries made in Inverness New discoveries made in Inverness have fuelled speculation among experts that it was an important area of prehistoric iron production. Rare finds of well-preserved metalworking hearths, or furnaces, have been uncovered at Beechwood during work by E...
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