Orbital elements: 2007 RN7 Earth MOID = 0.1764 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 308.08266 (2000.0) P Q n 0.66678842 Peri. 232.40524 +0.90048280 -0.42775162 a 1.2976095 Node 152.65878 +0.43303216 +0.86524169 e 0.1122513 Incl. 9.83871 +0.04017306 +0.26150598 P 1.48 H 21.6 G 0.15 U 1 [...
Orbital elements: 2008 VQ4 Earth MOID = 0.2358 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 208.91290 (2000.0) P Q n 0.42569198 Peri. 232.53843 -0.61325211 -0.76539981 a 1.7501385 Node 256.43507 +0.77319301 -0.53115471 e 0.3320045 Incl. 11.58104 +0.16153764 -0.36337007 P 2.32 H 19.3 G 0.15 U 3...
Orbital elements: 2008 UW5 Earth MOID = 0.1458 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 180.39273 (2000.0) P Q n 0.39742642 Peri. 204.25119 -0.78613767 -0.60090958 a 1.8321663 Node 298.03089 +0.59043874 -0.66105836 e 0.3892835 Incl. 9.42533 +0.18267363 -0.44934344 P 2.48 H 18.1 G 0.15 U 3 [...
Orbital elements: 2010 AK2 Earth MOID = 0.2541 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 321.23668 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25056330 Peri. 308.07271 -0.23650740 +0.63841598 a 2.4918644 Node 290.89979 -0.44296636 -0.74178809 e 0.7545344 Incl. 51.63194 -0.86478035 +0.20536667 P 3.93 H 18.5 G 0.15 Fro...
The magnitude 16.4 asteroid (2312) Duboshin will occult the magnitude 3.3 star HD 177716 (40 Sgr) in the constellation Sagittarius, at 09:14 UT, 8th August 2010 The 5.7 second event is visible from the Pacific Ocean and New Guinea. Position(2000): RA 19 06 56.4089, Dec -27 40 13.523
Maxima of the long period variable RV Sagittarius (HD 169831) on the 8th August, 2010. Magnitude: 7.8-14.1 Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 18 27 56.0781, Dec -33 19 29.256
Maxima of the long period variable R Microscopium (HD 196717) on the 8th August, 2010. Magnitude: 9.2-13.4 Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 20 40 02.9862, Dec -28 47 31.185
STS-28 was the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to United States Department of Defence purposes, and the first flight of Columbia since STS-61-C. The details of the mission are classified, but the payload is widely believed to have been the first SDS-2 communications satellite. The mission lau...
Iron Age Hillfort in Aberdeenshire.Expand (154kb, 800 x 600)Latitude: 57°19'16.97"N, Longitude: 2°19'46.38"W The Barra Hill fort bears certain resemblances to the Barmekin of Echt (NJ70NW 1). The innermost line of defence is a ruined wall which encloses an area measuring 400ft...
SFU is planning to build a $4 million observatory atop Burnaby Mountain that will rival Vancouver's H.R. MacMillan Planetarium when it comes to scientific community outreach. The 458-square-metre observatory will located be next to the Diamond Alumni Centre on the campus's north side. It will f...
Orbital elements: 2010 PM9 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0453 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 341.17851 (2000.0) P Q n 0.22268797 Peri. 149.14610 +0.53578205 -0.84055882 a 2.6956999 Node 268.34531 +0.75744127 +0.52033262 e 0.7275857 Incl. 4.58993 +0.37312238 +0.15071443 P 4.43 H 19.6 G 0.1...
Thirteen woman pilots who were part of a NASA research program in the early 1960s to determine if women could qualify as astronauts are finally getting recognised in a place where some of the testing took place.
An new exhibit extending recognition to the "Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees," the "...
Orbital elements: 2010 PH9 Earth MOID = 0.0162 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 349.64316 (2000.0) P Q n 0.69441207 Peri. 182.18706 +0.69805518 +0.69896388 a 1.2629647 Node 132.13446 -0.65373417 +0.71069132 e 0.1840348 Incl. 12.10116 -0.29214823 +0.07979564 P 1.42 H 26.5 G 0.15 U 7...
Orbital elements: 2010 PJ9 Earth MOID = 0.0035 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 338.76117 (2000.0) P Q n 0.35919845 Peri. 227.19112 +0.96528768 -0.26099066 a 1.9599564 Node 147.93380 +0.24488241 +0.89078422 e 0.5696612 Incl. 1.09835 +0.09084212 +0.37200449 P 2.74 H 24.6 G 0.15 U 7 [...
When it comes to corporate sponsorships picking up the tab for a Freebie, theres no reason to look too closely at the marketing logic behind it. Take, for example, this weeks gratis outing, all-day admission to the John Han**** Centre Observatory for the first 6,000 visitors on August 13. [url=http...
