A Chang Zheng-3A rocket body that was launched on the 26th July, 2011, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, for the Beidou-2 M2 satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 3rd March, 2012 @ 15:07 GMT ± 48 hours.CZ-3A RB
1 37764U 11038B 12061.38294616 .90839542 -79...
A Breeze-M tank that was launched on the 17th November, 2007, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, for the SIRIUS 4 satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 4th March, 2012 @ -- GMT ± -- hours.BREEZE-M TANK
1 32300U 07057B 12061.46841437 .06779164 10221-4 39...
Title: CGCG 292-057 - a radio galaxy with merger-modulated radio activity Authors: D. Koziel-Wierzbowska, M. Jamrozy, S. Zola, G. Stachowski, A. Kumicz We announce the discovery of a unique combination of features in a radio source identified with the merger galaxy CGCG 292-057. The radio galax...
Orbital elements:
2012 EQ3 Earth MOID = 0.0286 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 38.47231 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.65050119 Peri. 214.67261 +0.89339532 -0.44879209
a 1.3191798 Node 171.91252 +0.43831999 +0.86055370
e 0.8239044 Incl. 8.48070 +0.09859205 +0.24090037
P 1.52 H 22.4 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2012 ES3 Earth MOID = 0.0513 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 16.33966 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.42966268 Peri. 324.01531 -0.68516349 -0.72769230
a 1.7393392 Node 169.10826 +0.70147990 -0.67099793
e 0.4243809 Incl. 9.70638 +0.19615539 -0.14221707
P 2.29 H 25.2 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2012 ER3 Earth MOID = 0.0525 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 335.77723 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.53023555 Peri. 67.82876 -0.60036741 +0.79764927
a 1.5117854 Node 164.84792 -0.79060214 -0.58113677
e 0.4110545 Incl. 12.72446 -0.12044593 -0.16135582
P 1.86 H 24.5 G...
A fiery meteor has lit up the sky over Victoria and Tasmania. The object, described as a glowing red fireball moving horizontally across the sky about 10.45pm (AEDT) on Sunday, was an unusual sight for this time of year, according to astronomer David Reneke. Observers say the meteor was visible for a...
International School for Young Astronomers in Cape Town During last week I participated as a tutor at the 34th International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA) which was jointly organized by the International Union of Astronomy (IAU), University of Cape Town (UCT) and the South African Astrono...
Galaxies' El Dorado The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the galaxy NGC 1483. NGC 1483 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Dorado - the dolphinfish in Spanish. The nebulous galaxy features a bright central bulge and diffuse arms wi...
'Fireball in sky' caught on film An Aberdeenshire resident spotted a "fireball type object" on Saturday evening above the skies of Inverurie. Meteorologist Graeme Whipps was carrying out some routine tests shots with his camera near his Chapel of Garioch home when he noticed the brigh...
A massive telescope designed to study the moon for NASA's Apollo missions in the 1960s is now in place at the Little Thompson Observatory in Berthoud. A work-in-progress for the past few years, the 24-inch telescope is almost ready for use. When computer software is connected to the control box of th...
Title: High resolution spectroscopy of the BCD galaxy Haro 15: II. Chemodynamics Authors: Guillermo F. Hagele (1,2,3), Veronica Firpo (1,2), Guillermo Bosch (1,2), Angeles I. Diaz (3), Nidia Morrell (4) ((1) Facultad de Ciencias Astronomicas y Geofisicas, Universidad Nacional de la La Plata,...
St Piran's Day (Cornish: Gool Peran) is the national day of Cornwall, held on 5 March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tinminers. Read more
Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 5, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite imagery (satellite data are called images and not photos because they are not just ref...
Gerardus Mercator (Born 5 March 1512 in Rupelmonde in the Hapsburg County of Flanders, Holy Roman Empire, died 2 December 1594 in Duisburg, United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Holy Roman Empire) was a cartographer. He is remembered for the Mercator projection world map, which is named after hi...
