Maxima of long period variable ST Cygni on the 1st November, 2011 Magnitude range: 9.9-13.9 Period: 337.29 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 20 32 33.48 | Dec +54° 57' 00.4'' Google earth file: ST Cygni.kmz (1kb, kmz)
Hundreds turn out for Peak star party Hundreds of people stayed up through the night gazing at the stars over the Peak District National Park. The first annual Peak Star Party at Shallow Grange campsite in Chelmorton attracted more than 80 families for the weekend, and a further 40 families who visit...
Public Observing Session Saturday, April 2 @ 8:00 pm The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society (KAS) invites you to a pleasant evening under nature's grandest spectacle - the universe itself. Highlights of the night are the ringed-planet Saturn and the Great Nebula in Orion. Telescopes of all shapes a...
Orbital elements:
2011 UY255 Earth MOID = 0.0760 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 278.77193 (2000.0) P Q
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a 1.3500960 Node 192.48104 +0.91762492 -0.29348178
e 0.3188485 Incl. 8.07404 +0.24555378 -0.11161392
P 1.57 H 22....
Orbital elements:
2011 UX255 Earth MOID = 0.0007 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 353.60593 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.35014751 Peri. 70.83983 +0.27238990 +0.95969498
a 1.9935877 Node 215.20135 -0.92174542 +0.23963231
e 0.7929289 Incl. 6.89515 -0.27602377 +0.14683969
P 2.81 H 27.4...
Orbital elements:
2011 UC115 Earth MOID = 0.3302 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 338.02364 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.23820465 Peri. 27.77982 +0.55707776 -0.81752594
a 2.5773252 Node 29.08490 +0.69534810 +0.36305978
e 0.4958218 Incl. 17.47829 +0.45404338 +0.44703348
P 4.14 H 22.4...
Orbital elements:
2011 UW255 Earth MOID = 0.0044 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 359.06475 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.59986693 Peri. 83.27814 +0.50000735 +0.85983938
a 1.3924067 Node 217.30664 -0.84656146 +0.46014136
e 0.4942798 Incl. 9.81243 -0.18255504 +0.22123779
P 1.64 H 23.5...
Hooray for glovebox milestone - and faster computers It is the Microgravity Science Glovebox and it comes from Europe. And it has now logged 10 000 hours of research in space. But there is no time for a celebration: it is now busy pointing the way to a new generation of speed-of-light computers. The mul...
Early snowstorm to hit US East Coast this weekend An unseasonable snowstorm may bring up to 25 cm of early snowfall to the US East Coast this weekend. Read more
If you were born in either 2000, 2001 or 2002, then you can enter the competition. ...this is your chance to have a Galileo Programme Satellite named after you and launched into Space! To enter the competition you will create a picture that represents Space and Aeronautics This includes things like s...
The deep, dark roots of JPL Detractors belittled the Suicide Squad because of the trio's fondness for explosives. "Frank Malina was studying aerodynamics at Caltech's Guggenheim Aeronautical laboratory. Jack Parsons was a self-taught chemist, and Ed Forman was an excellent mechanic. Th...
StarDate announcer Sandy Wood of San Antonio will be honoured this Thursday, August 31, for 15 years as presenter of the long-running astronomy radio feature. Texas Public Radio is sponsoring the event, called “Hands on the Night Sky,” for members of its radio stations. (The event is not op...
Title: Optical SETI with Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes
Authors: J. Holder, P. Ashworth, S. LeBohec, H.J. Rose, T.C. Weekes
The idea of searching for optical signals from extraterrestrial civilizations has become increasingly popular over the last five years, with dedic...
