The Wicker Tree is a 2011 film by British director Robin Hardy. The film contains several similar elements to the 1973 film The Wicker Man which was also directed by Hardy, but is neither a sequel nor a remake of that film. It is due for wide release in 2011, having premiered in July at the Fantasia Festiv...
The 1-1/4" OIII narrowband filter isolates just the two doubly-ionised oxygen lines (496 and 501nm lines) emitted by planetary and emission nebulae, while blocking the rest of the overall spectrum of light. The result is extreme contrast between the black sky background and the faint photo...
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but tw...
Title: Chandra Observations of Early-type Galaxies Authors: Alex E Athey We have performed uniform analysis of a sample of 54 nearby, early-type galaxies observed with Chandra. In this work we present the spectral results for both the diffuse Interstellar Medium, ISM, and low-mass X-ray binari...
Flying through ash clouds Imagine that the next time a volcano erupts in Iceland, the airlines are able to treat it as though it was no more than a simple weather hazard, like fog. Scientists working on an ash cloud detection system believe that airlines will soon be able to do just that. [url=http://w...
NASA's Kepler Confirms Its First Planet In Habitable Zone NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region around a star where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface. Kepler also has discovered more than 1,000 new planet candidates, near...
Title: A PIONIER and incisive look at the interacting binary SS Lep Authors: N. Blind, H.M.J. Boffin, J.-P. Berger, J.-B. Lebouquin, A. Mérand Symbiotic stars are excellent laboratories to study a broad range of poorly understood physical processes, such as mass loss of red giants, accretion ont...
Maxima of long period variable RV Virginis on the 8th December, 2011. Magnitude: 10.8-14.9 Period: 265.87 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 13 07 55.40 | Dec. -13° 09' 58.9'' Google earth file: RV Virginis.kmz (1kb, kmz)
Maxima of long period variable RV Carinae on the 8th December, 2011. Magnitude: 11.3-16.2 Period: 365.68 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 09 58 20.9 | Dec. -63° 53' 52'' Google earth file: RV Carinae.kmz (1kb, kmz)
Maxima of long period variable U Persei on the 8th December, 2011. Magnitude: 8.1-11.3 Period: 320.26 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 01 59 35.12299 | Dec. +54° 49' 19.9941'' Google earth file: U Persei.kmz (1kb, kmz)
The work was premiered in Vienna on December 8, 1813 at a charity concert for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Hanau, with Beethoven himself conducting and double featured with the patriotic Wellington's Victory symphony. Read more
Wratten #38A: Dark Blue Colour Filter (17% transmission): A popular filter for the study of Jupiter's disc; owing to the filter's strong rejection of orange and red wavelengths. Increases contrast between the reddish belt structures and enhances detail of the Red Spot. Also useful for the study...
Japan's oldest known human remains found in cave on Ishigaki Island Japan's oldest known human remains have been found in cave remains on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, a researcher has announced. Minoru Yoneda, associate professor at the University of Tokyo, confirmed the human remain...
Archaeologists have stepped in to save an ancient iron age monument on Cleeve Common. Archaeologists have stepped in to save an ancient iron age monument on Cleeve Common. The historic hill fort located on the edge of the scarp on the common had been eroded by the thousands of walkers who use the beaut...
Armadillo Aerospace STIG-A Rocket Test Flight Dec 4 2011 The launch of Armadillo Aerospace's reusable suborbital sounding rocket Stiga. Fuelled by liquid oxygen and denatured...
