The MOLNIYA 3-52 satellite that was launched on the 25th October, 2001, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th December, 2011 @ 00:14 GMT ± 72 hours.MOLNIYA 3-52
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2 26970 063.9326 014...
Title: Discovery of a new cataclysmic variable through optical variability and X-ray emission
Authors: Magaretha L. Pretorius, Christian Knigge
Aims: We present discovery observations of the new cataclysmic variable star (CV) 1RXS J092737.4-191529, as well a...
Title: High resolution spectroscopy of the high velocity hot post-AGB star LS III +52 24 (IRAS 22023+5249) Authors: G. Sarkar, D. A. Garcia-Hernandez, M. Parthasarathy, A. Manchado, P. Garcia-Lario, Y. Takeda The first high-resolution (R~50,000) optical spectrum of the B-type star, LS III +52...
Title: The Extreme Physics Explorer Authors: Michael Garcia, Martin Elvis, Jay Bookbinder, Laura Brenneman, Esra Bulbul, Paul Nulsen, Dan Patnaude, Randall Smith, Simon Bandler, Takashi Okajima, Andy Ptak, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Deepto Chakrabarty, Rolf Danner, Dean Daily, George...
Title: Observations of NGC 3077 Galaxy in Narrow Band [SII] and H_alpha Filters Authors: M. Andjelic, K. Stavrev, B. Arbutina, D. Ilic, D. Urosevic We present observations of the HI tidal arm near dwarf galaxy NGC 3077 (member of the M81 galaxy group) in narrow band [SII] and H_alpha filters. Observ...
The dwarf novae AH Herculis is in outburst. Date: 30th October, 2008. Magnitude: 10.9 - 14.7 Period: 19.8 days Satellite period: 0.258116 days Type: UGZ Position(2000): RA=16 44 10.01, Dec=+25°15'02.0" -- Edited by Blobrana at 12:01, 2008-10-30
Orbital elements:
2011 XM1 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0455 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 344.19432 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.21492074 Peri. 163.20800 +0.39827459 -0.89729502
a 2.7602632 Node 262.98869 +0.81799734 +0.44134383
e 0.6697042 Incl. 11.05783 +0.41503941 -0.00879019
P 4.59 H...
TimeScapes 4K This is production footage from my forthcoming debut film, "TimeScapes," a portrait of the American Southwest. This video was filmed and edited at 4K (4069x2304) resolution, four times greater than regular 108...
Father-son team linked to Vandenberg launches More than the same last name links two Hilliers on the Delta team at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Both are employed by United Launch Alliance, where Ed Hillier works at Space Launch Complex-2 on the Delta 2 program. His son works primarily at Space Launch C...
The Spitak Earthquake (also called Leninakan Earthquake and Gyumri Earthquake) was a tremor with a magnitude of 6.9, that took place on December 7, 1988 at 11:41 local time (07:41 UTC) in the Spitak region of Armenia, then part of the Soviet Union. Read more [video=http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Maxima of long period variable S Pavonis on the 7th December, 2011. Magnitude: 7.2-9.3 Period: 380.86 days Type: Mira Position (J2000): R.A. 19 55 13.96727 | Dec. -59° 11' 44.3384'' Google earth file: S Pavonis.kmz (1kb, kmz)
Maxima of the long period variable star U Centauri on the 9th August, 2011. Magnitude range: 8.2-13.4 Period: 220.28 days Type: Mira Position(2000): RA=12 33 30.75 | Dec= -54 39 33.8
Luigi Cremona (7 December 1830 - 10 June 1903) was an Italian mathematician. His life was devoted to the study of geometry and reforming advanced mathematical teaching in Italy. Read more
Gerard Peter Kuiper (born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, December 7, 1905, Tuitjenhorn (Harenkarspel), Netherlands - December 24, 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named. Read more
The 27 - 60 metre wide asteroid 2008 EJ85 will make a close pass (9.1 lunar distances, 0.0235 AU), travelling at 6.52 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th March, 2012 @ 22:27 UT ±2 days 08:47. See moreThe Lunar Dis...
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