Maslenitsa, also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week, is a Russian religious and folk holiday. Maslenitsa has a dual ancestry: pagan and Christian. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/...
A Long March CZ-3C rocket body that was launched on the maiden flight of the Long March 3C carrier rocket, at 15:35 GMT on 25 April 2008, from LC-2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre for the Tianlian I-01 satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th March, 2011 @ 17:36...
A NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145) (PAM-D) rocket body that was launched on the 7th October, 1999, from the Air Force Station at Cape Canaveral, for the NAVSTAR 46 satellite mission is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 28th February, 2011 @ --:-- GMT ±-- hours. TLE Data pre>NAVSTAR 46 RB(PAM-D...
Impact: collisions and catastrophes Dates: 12 March29 August Venue: Astronomy Centre, Exhibition Space, Royal Observatory Greenwich Admission: Free From meteor showers to giant asteroid impacts, the Earth is constantly bombarded by debris from space. This brand-new exhibition takes a look...
The Peak District National Park is lived in and visited by many and is an area of the countryside that currently has some dark skies. We are working with others to ensure that our special landscapes and skies are there for future generations to enjoy. We are looking to pursue international recogniti...
TwinStar AstroMark 80mm 16-40x Power Portable Refractor Telescope For the backyard astronomer, this telescope is ideal and is a great introductory telescope if you are serious about learning all about astronomy. With its tremendous light-gathering power, in dark skies you can observe nebulae...
Knightware Deep-Sky Planner 4, Observation Planning & Logging Software for Astronomers List Price: $14.95 Deep-Sky Planner 4 astronomy software for Windows provides the powerful, accurate tools you need to make your time at the telescope more efficient and enjoyable. Whether you observe...
India successfully test-fires missile interceptor India on Sunday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor from a defence base in Orissa as part of its endeavour to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles, an official said. [url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind...
The oldest solar observatory in the Americas has been found, suggesting the existence of early, sophisticated Sun cults, scientists report. It comprises of a group of 2,300-year-old structures, known as the Thirteen Towers, which are found in the Chankillo archaeological site, Peru. The tower...
Whuppity Scoorie is a traditional festival dating from the early 19th century observed by people in Lanark, Scotland on March 1 to celebrate the approach of spring. Local children gather around the local St. Nicholas kirk where at 6 pm the wee bell is rung. This is the starting sign for the children to...
The 90 - 200 metre wide asteroid 1998 HK49 will make a close pass (53.1 lunar distances, 0.1364 AU), travelling at 5.37 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th March, 2011 @ 07:49 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0025...
A few kilometres from Altnbaak are the archaeological remains of ancient Harran, a major commercial, cultural, and religious centre first inhabited in the Early Bronze Age III (3rd millennium BCE) period. The earliest records of Harran come from the Ebla tablets (c. 2300 BCE). From these, it is kn...
Orbital elements: 2011 EB12 Earth MOID = 0.2294 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 143.30590 (2000.0) P Q n 1.01370183 Peri. 0.50624 +0.97201583 +0.19544677 a 0.9814373 Node 345.98942 -0.21737843 +0.53800096 e 0.2446587 Incl. 32.56982 -0.08906094 +0.81997288 P 0.97 H 21.1 G 0.15 U 9 MP...
Object falls in Zacatecas On February 22 militaries of the region found that an object crashed near the city of Zacatecas. Everything indicates that it is meteorite
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