Title: The Photometric Period of the Cataclysmic Variable HV Andromedae Authors: Gerald D. Rude II, F. A. Ringwald We present four nights of time-resolved photometry of the cataclysmic variable star HV And. Our time series analysis has revealed a prominent period at 3.368 ±0.060 hours, as well as...
Title: The Photometric Periods of the Nova-Like Cataclysmic Variable LQ Pegasi (PG 2133+115) Authors: Gerald D. Rude II, F. A. Ringwald We present a time-resolved differential photometric study and time series analysis of the nova-like cataclysmic variable star LQ Peg. We discover three peri...
Title: The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey III: A very massive star in apparent isolation from the massive cluster R136 Authors: Joachim M. Bestenlehner, Jorick S. Vink, G. Gräfener, F. Najarro, C. J. Evans, N. Bastian, A. Z. Bonanos, E. Bressert, P. A. Crowther, E. Doran, K. Friedrich, V. Hénault-Br...
Orbital elements:
P/2011 V1 (Boattini)
T 2011 May 11.98093 TT MPC
q 1.7110035 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.13148174 Peri. 259.62364 +0.75583197 +0.64520019
a 3.8302380 Node 60.09832 -0.53908084 +0.70986239
e 0.5532905 Incl. 7.39071 -0.37163136 +0.28251038
P 7.50
From 21 observations 2011 Oct. 2...
Seven Wonders Of The Solar System Professor Brian Cox takes another giant leap for humankind as images of distant alien worlds are brought into breathtaking focus. It's an epic journey of discovery, where bizarre worlds become real places we can see, feel and visit. Using the very latest images sen...
Wanted: People who like to keep an eye on the sky This summer a bright star will begin a puzzling transformation that only happens every 27 years. To help study this event, astronomers have launched a new citizen science project called "Citizen Sky." Epsilon Aurigae is a bright star that c...
Orbital elements:
2011 UC292 Earth MOID = 0.0173 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 86.41937 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.87898984 Peri. 52.23795 -0.50224170 +0.86471793
a 1.0793115 Node 187.61683 -0.80261057 -0.46789008
e 0.2685212 Incl. 1.73923 -0.32182223 -0.18259731
P 1.12 H 22.5 G...
Orbital elements:
2011 VA Earth MOID = 0.0597 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 344.67041 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.54102060 Peri. 134.49031 +0.98003930 +0.15107135
a 1.4916268 Node 217.38534 -0.17814028 +0.95589886
e 0.3336773 Incl. 12.28878 +0.08825533 +0.25186271
P 1.82 H 23.9 G...
Orbital elements:
2011 VB Earth MOID = 0.0536 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 343.01911 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.21287048 Peri. 108.54339 +0.59870457 -0.80075472
a 2.7779585 Node 304.66522 +0.72610020 +0.55238087
e 0.6259978 Incl. 1.29347 +0.33812917 +0.23166193
P 4.63 H 25.0 G 0...
Orbital elements:
2011 UV158 Earth MOID = 0.0299 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 315.59327 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.32341613 Peri. 132.65114 -0.70318533 -0.71099933
a 2.1019785 Node 2.04061 +0.62305289 -0.61837238
e 0.6357981 Incl. 5.18287 +0.34254269 -0.33480674
P 3.05 H 22.1 G...
The Arctic Ocean's Shrinking Ice Cover Frontiers of Science Lecture Lecturer: Hajo Eicken, professor of geophysics, Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Centre, University of Alaska Fairbanks Date: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Aline Wilmot Skaggs Biology...
75 years on from BBC television's technology battle 75 years ago on 2 November 1936 the world's first high definition TV service was created. A momentous occasion, but the road towards it had been rocky, with corporate uncertainty, government intervention, multiple egos and a race against time. [...