Dr John Maher, formerly Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at Bristol, has died. Professor Nick Norman remembers 'a remarkable individual'. John Maher studied for his BSc and PhD degrees at Imperial College London. He joined the Department of Inorganic Chemistry (as it then was) at the Unive...
Orbital elements:
2000 CP101 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0445 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 341.34932 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.41696247 Peri. 247.67931 +0.66257005 -0.74653054
a 1.7744812 Node 160.42994 +0.73648002 +0.63457400
e 0.6194115 Incl. 10.45291 +0.13637490 +0.20001996
P 2.3...
Illapa ("thunder and lightning"; aka Apu Illapu, Ilyap'a, Katoylla) was a very popular Incan weather god. His holiday was on July 25. He was said to keep the Milky Way in a jug and use it to create rain. He appeared as a man in shining clothes, carrying a club and stones. He was formerly the mai...
Maxima of the long period variable T Arietis on the 25th July, 2011. Magnitude range: 8.3-10.9 Period: 317 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 02 48 19.74 | Dec +17 30 33.8
In ancient Roman religion, the Furrinalia (or Furinalia) was an annual festival held on July 25 to celebrate the rites (sacra) of the goddess Furrina Read more
Orbital elements: 2011 AA37 Earth MOID = 0.0074 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 243.70338 (2000.0) P Q n 0.91437699 Peri. 345.10471 -0.20514556 +0.97711012 a 1.0512819 Node 273.03335 -0.89210403 -0.21034436 e 0.0408699 Incl. 3.23272 -0.40257383 -0.03179727 P 1.08 H 23.0 G 0.15 U 9 M...
Planetary Nebulae - An Eye to the Future Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain The scientific sessions will start on Monday, 25th July and run through Friday, 29th (afternoon) July, 2011. They will contain review talks, contributed talks, posters, and panel discussions. [url=http://www.iac.es/c...
The 920 - 2100 metre wide asteroid 1994 CK1 will make a close pass (68.8 lunar distances, 0.1767 AU), travelling at 13.10 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th November, 2011 @ 23:35 UT ±00:01. See moreThe Lunar Distan...
Orbital elements:
2011 OG
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 4.65110 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22815842 Peri. 191.95153 +0.71185921 +0.60835701
a 2.6524368 Node 124.78142 -0.60403730 +0.78526428
e 0.4887036 Incl. 25.29502 -0.35832305 -0.11515970
P 4.32 H 19.8 G 0.15 U 7 MPEC 2011 - O28
Orbital elements:
2011 OE Earth MOID = 0.1275 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 2.46293 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.28475691 Peri. 44.71814 +0.81358089 +0.58106781
a 2.2881608 Node 279.74485 -0.53929168 +0.74050775
e 0.5021425 Incl. 1.22830 -0.21737209 +0.33765142
P 3.46 H 23.4 G 0.15...
Bill Sterne Jr., astronomy expert and photographer, dies at 65 A Tulsa photographer and film technician who travelled the world to watch and photograph eclipses, William Putnam "Bill" Sterne Jr. died July 18. He was 65. A graveside service was held Friday at Floral Haven Cemetery. It wa...
Maxima of the long period variable RT Scorpii on the 24th July, 2011. Magnitude: 8.2>-14.6 Period: 449.04 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 17 03 32.56 | Dec -36 55 13.6
Maxima of the variable RU Librae on the 24th July, 2011. Magnitude: 8.1-14.0 Period: 316.56 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 15 33 16.5 | Dec -15 19 35
StarStrider is a software planetarium, a virtual space-ship, an advanced 3D star chart, a solar system simulator, and more... It is both fun and educative, it is pure beauty and it is scientifically accurate. It is our hope that it will not only give you a glimpse at the wonders of the universe, but tha...
Ultra Resolution Jupiter video from 5 inch refractor The video was taken on the 30th of August 2009. I used my 5 inch refractor with a 5x booster lens and Toucam webcam to shoot it. It spans about 3 hours.
