Members of the Ventura County Astronomical Society will host the annual Telescope Users Clinic at 7:15 p.m. Fri., June 17 at Mesa Unions School multipurpose room, 3901 Mesa Road, Somis. The public can attend at no charge. Members will show guests how to properly use a new telescope. Guests can learn...
Today, is the 10th Anniversary (2000), of the discovery of the Dhofar 378 Mars Meteorite. Dhofar 378 1809.5' N, 5406.8' E Oman Found 2000 June 17 Martian meteorite (basaltic shergottite) A single stone of 15 g, covered with fresh black fusion crust, was recovered by an anonymous finder within the pr...
Asteroid 2010 LQ68Orbital elements:
2010 LQ68
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 314.51307 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00327493 Peri. 12.65573 +0.75279284 +0.65671469
a 44.9091574 Node 306.20115 -0.60869970 +0.66843910
e 0.2249657 Incl. 3.19976 -0.25057458 +0.34916325
P 301 H 7.6 G 0.1...
Orbital elements:
2010 LP68
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 48.23833 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00451847 Peri. 298.11913 -0.92251523 +0.33865726
a 36.2361344 Node 262.17765 -0.25463687 -0.89451247
e 0.0290527 Incl. 10.77071 -0.29004432 -0.29181963
P 218 H 9.1 G 0.15 U 6 MPEC 2011 - M08...
Orbital elements: 2010 JJ124 Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5 MPC M 356.58729 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00123196 Peri. 2.18362 -0.01573697 +0.77435413 a 86.1797605 Node 267.40763 -0.92669828 -0.24886459 e 0.7382539 Incl. 39.28696 -0.37547655 +0.58175777 P 800 H 6.6 G 0.15 From 9 observations 2010 Ma...
Robert Burnham, Jr. (June 16, 1931 - March 20, 1993) was an American astronomer. He is best known for writing the classic three-volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook. Read more
Maxima of long period variable U Libra on the 15th March, 2010 Magnitude: 9.0 - 15.0 V Type: Mira Period: 226.59 days Position (2000): RA 15 42 03.1, Dec -21 10 51
The variable star S Delphini is predicted to be in outburst on the 17th June, 2011. Magnitude range: 8.8-12.0 V Period: 277.75 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 20:43:04.87 | Dec +17:05:17.3
The experts have weighed in, but there are still plenty of theories about the origin of the mysterious crop circles found in a Monroe County wheat field last month. Local theories range from ancient Cherokee Indian curses to natural electrical or atmospheric disturbances, extraterrestrials and...
Asteroid (8952) ODAS makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.415 AU) on the 16th June, 2011. Asteroid (8952) ODAS (1998 EG2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1998 by the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols. Read more
NASA's art collection on display at Smithsonian American artists Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Annie Leibovitz have all contributed to the vast art collection of... the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? Visitors to the National Air and Space Museum might be surprised to learn t...
The idea is more than a pipe-dream; it is part of a 20-year plan, called JAXA Vision 2025, that was drawn up by Keiji Tachikawa, a former president of Japan's largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo Inc., who is now president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
As part of...
Astronomers Discover Giant Black Holes at Edge of Universe Astronomers have been peering farther and farther into space, and back in time, using the worlds most powerful telescopes to detect galaxies billions of light years away that existed when the universe was just a fraction of its current age...
Iceland's Tallest Waterfall Might Lose Its Status Glymur in Hvalfjördur, west Iceland, which is the country's highest waterfall with a drop of 198 meters, might now lose its status. One of the new waterfalls which was created at the edge of Morsárjökull glacier in Vatnajökull national park might b...
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