The sun has just experienced a storm - not of explosive flares and hot plasma, but of icy comets. "The storm began on Dec 13th and ended on the 22nd. During that time, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) detected 25 comets diving into the sun. It was crazy!" - Karl Battams of the Nav...
Solar Walk - thePadcast - Episode 016 In this episode of thePadcast we take a look at the solar system using Solar Walk from Vito Technology Inc. A great looking app that makes learning fun. Make some custom wallpapers, learn all about the pla...
Maxima of the long period variable V Orionis on the 11th August, 2010. Magnitude: 9.4-14.1 Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 05 06 03.4574, Dec +04 06 08.756
The variable star RV Aquilae is predicted to be in outburst on the 17th June, 2011. Magnitude range: 9.0-14.2 V Period: 218.6 days Type: Mira Spectral type: M2e-M7:e Position (2000): RA 19:40:43.06 | Dec +09:55:51.4
Maxima of long period variable X Delphini on the 21st January, 2012. Magnitude: 9.0-14.1 Period: 281.04 days Type: Mira Position (2000): 20:54:54.13 +17:38:29.9
The 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash, Thule affair or Thule accident was an accident on January 21, 1968, involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber. The aircraft was carrying four hydrogen bombs on a Cold War "Chrome Dome" alert mission over Baffin Bay when a cabin fire forced th...
The 2003 Colima earthquake occurred on 21 January, and registered a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale. Read more Sismo del 21 de Enero de 2003 en Colima, Mexico
The Emley Moor Tower (formerly the NTL Tower) is a transmitting station in on Emley Moor, West Yorkshire, England. Latitude 53.612°N, Longitude 1.6644°W Google earth file (1.8kb, kmz) [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Orbital elements:
2012 BO11 Earth MOID = 0.0016 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 62.96345 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.63043196 Peri. 321.21541 +0.45423274 -0.89085289
a 1.3470299 Node 101.76790 +0.81922397 +0.41444805
e 0.3390709 Incl. 0.42911 +0.35006387 +0.18604825
P 1.56 H 25.5 G...
Orbital elements:
2012 BF11 Earth MOID = 0.1842 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 12.45907 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.69259179 Peri. 31.20606 -0.73165666 -0.64048007
a 1.2651766 Node 107.09453 +0.56423846 -0.76112128
e 0.0859282 Incl. 14.13229 +0.38250947 -0.10237028
P 1.42 H 21.8 G...
Orbital elements:
2012 BJ11 Earth MOID = 0.0971 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 9.07937 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.43498249 Peri. 90.05492 -0.89185013 -0.44531464
a 1.7251288 Node 63.50182 +0.37167876 -0.82145591
e 0.4043901 Incl. 5.08750 +0.25779498 -0.35623737
P 2.27 H 21.9 G 0.1...
Orbital elements:
2012 BG11 Earth MOID = 0.0287 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 9.95235 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.35955861 Peri. 221.17572 -0.86763908 -0.48031912
a 1.9586474 Node 289.68439 +0.48438705 -0.75834399
e 0.5144675 Incl. 7.84005 +0.11212325 -0.44069029
P 2.74 H 22.3 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2012 BM11 Earth MOID = 0.0778 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 28.67923 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.40623615 Peri. 347.74323 -0.26700448 -0.85667029
a 1.8055811 Node 116.28162 +0.92052928 -0.36226411
e 0.4159147 Incl. 29.49034 +0.28519195 +0.36726113
P 2.43 H 23.1...
Orbital elements:
2012 BL11 Earth MOID = 0.0765 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 MPC
M 51.71508 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.71579470 Peri. 164.81207 -0.25256901 -0.95346691
a 1.2376858 Node 299.57365 +0.86684046 -0.14737029
e 0.1467241 Incl. 10.91274 +0.42987964 -0.26302633
P 1.38 H 25.8...
Achromatic refractor vs Newtonian reflector - JupiterEd ~ The refactor views are more typical of a 3" or 4" telescope. Generally, a refractor is the telescope of choice for planetary viewing. An achromatic correcting filter w...
