Title: Abell 1201: a Minor merger at second core passage Authors: Cheng-Jiun Ma, Matt Owers, Paul E. J. Nulsen, Brian R. McNamara, Stephen S. Murray, Warrick J. Couch We present an analysis of the structures and dynamics of the merging cluster Abell~1201, which has two sloshing cold fronts around a...
Haroun Tazieff (Warsaw, 11 May 1914 - Paris, 2 February 1998) was a French volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books about volcanoes. Read more
Frank Schlesinger (May 11, 1871 New York City - July 10, 1943 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research. Read more
The Quest for Other Worlds Like Earth May 10 & 11 The centuries-old quest for other worlds like our Earth has been rejuvenated by the intense excitement surrounding the discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. The challenge now is to find terrestrial planets, especially those i...
A Bahtinov mask is a telescope focusing aid for astrophotography. The device consists of a disk made of opaque material with slots cut out in a specific pattern that is fitted into the light path of a telescope. The focusing mask uses the optics diffraction spike pattern to aid in focusing. The mask w...
S Doradus is one of the brightest stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite of the Milky Way. A hypergiant, it is one of the most luminous stars known (sometimes more luminous than -10 absolute magnitude), but so far away that it is invisible to the naked eye. S Doradus exhibits long, slow change...
Title: Discovery of the benchmark metal poor T8 dwarf BD+01 2920B Authors: D. J. Pinfield, B. Burningham, N. Lodieu, S. K. Leggett, C. G. Tinney, L. van Spaandonk, F. Marocco, R. Smart, J. Gomes, L. Smith, P. W. Lucas, A. C. Day-Jones, D. N. Murray, A. C. Katsiyannis, S. Catalan, C. Cardoso, J. R. A. Cla...
Credit NASA/JPL/University of Arizona This impressive crater, that stretches well across the width of the HiRISE camera's footprint, is notable for its sharp rim and steep walls. There are also some interesting features on the crater floor, not to mention the ejecta blanket, the material surrou...
Pokharan-II refers to test explosions of five nuclear devices, three on 11 May and two on 13 May 1998, conducted by India at the Pokhran test range. Read more
Antony Hewish FRS (born Fowey, Cornwall, 11 May 1924) is a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his work on the development of radio aperture synthesis and its role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarde...
Historic Washburn Observatory prepares to reopen The Washburn Observatory, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's gate to the heavens, will open later this month following a careful two-year renovation that preserved its hilltop charm and historic significance. An open house to mark the priv...
Orbital elements: 2010 MB113 Earth MOID = 0.2232 AU Epoch 2010 June 13.0 TT = JDT 2455360.5 MPC M 333.53359 (2000.0) P Q n 0.53403155 Peri. 271.06009 +0.79433589 +0.55450700 a 1.5046129 Node 55.31194 -0.36377016 +0.76127169 e 0.3222420 Incl. 17.56128 -0.48652006 +0.33613598 P 1.85 H 22.1 G 0.15 F...
Orbital elements:
2012 FB57 Earth MOID = 0.2327 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 0.95416 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.38255764 Peri. 31.12317 -0.90727890 -0.41291090
a 1.8793376 Node 124.28143 +0.36328039 -0.86501538
e 0.3530710 Incl. 5.53405 +0.21183097 -0.28504909
P 2.58 H 19.5 G 0....
Orbital elements:
1999 OQ3 Earth MOID = 0.0870 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 300.80156 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.37729814 Peri. 164.36351 +0.67598472 +0.73208734
a 1.8967624 Node 148.02607 -0.69201364 +0.66991975
e 0.4232694 Incl. 9.15136 -0.25330175 +0.12351377
P 2.61 H 20.1 G...
