Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (April 6 or March 28, 1483 - April 6, 1520), better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Read more
"Nothing can be surprising any more or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians has made night out of noonday, hiding the bright sunlight, and . . . fear has come upon mankind. After this, men can believe anything, expect anything" - Archilochus Read more
The Declaration of Arbroath is a declaration of Scottish independence, made in 1320. It is in the form of a letter submitted to Pope John XXII, dated 6 April 1320, intended to confirm Scotland's status as an independent, sovereign state and defending Scotland's right to use military action when unj...
The moon captured with a 60mm medium focal length refractor and Vesta pro webcam. Baader contrast filter + IR-cut filter + UV Filter. Music created on vintage Amiga 1200
Space Astronomy Archive and Distant Supernova Are 'Named' in Honour Of U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information about myriad stars, planets, and galaxies, has been named in honour of the United States Senator from...
The U Geminorum type dwarf novae SS Aurigae is in outburst. Date: 21st October, 2008 Magnitude: 10.3 - 15.8 V Period: 55.5 days Satellite period: 0.1828 days Type: UGSSPosition(2000): RA=06h13m22.44s, Dec=+47°44'25.3"
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger during the launch of mission STS-51-L. Read more
'Flare' may have a meteor A call that brought out search and rescue crews off the Lake Michigan shore Tuesday night may have been sparked by a falling meteor. The U.S. Coast Guard Canal Station in Sturgeon Bay responded to a sighting of an off-shore white flare near Jacksonport Tuesday night.[url=ht...
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea launched an experimental communications satellite aboard a Taepodong-2 rocket from a launchpad at Musudan-ri, North Korea, formally know as the Taepo-dong missile launch facility on Sunday. Analysts have suggested that the satellite failed to reach...
Orbital elements: 2010 GE30 Earth MOID = 0.1353 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 53.44620 (2000.0) P Q n 0.49509736 Peri. 175.36760 -0.98143153 +0.18814444 a 1.5824949 Node 15.62811 -0.18013711 -0.83719395 e 0.2831754 Incl. 7.96604 -0.06589978 -0.51352504 P 1.99 H 23.6 G 0.15 U 8 [u...
The High Possil meteorite fell on the morning of Thursday, 5 April 1804, in a quarry near High Possil, on the northern outskirts of Glasgow. The High Possil meteorite is one of only four ever to have been found in Scotland - the others being the Perth meteorite of 1830, and the Strathmore meteorite, whi...
Orbital elements:
2012 FA57 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 351.31475 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.24234771 Peri. 22.17645 -0.83833847 +0.54514906
a 2.5478671 Node 190.85859 -0.50100334 -0.77121130
e 0.6154721 Incl. 0.32119 -0.21490524 -0.32870297
P 4.07 H 25.9 G...
Orbital elements:
2012 GK Earth MOID = 0.0021 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 325.74667 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.41094593 Peri. 146.37877 -0.16544244 +0.98478696
a 1.7917590 Node 114.04852 -0.91717125 -0.13383050
e 0.4669343 Incl. 3.33573 -0.36252681 -0.11083337
P 2.40 H 22.7 G 0...
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