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Title: Lifting the Veil of Dust from NGC 0959: The Importance of a Pixel-Based 2D Extinction Correction Authors: K. Tamura, R. A. Jansen, P. B. Eskridge, S. H. Cohen, R. A. Windhorst We present the results of a study of the late-type spiral galaxy NGC 0959, before and after application of the pixel-ba...

Maxima of long period variable R Aries on the 22nd April, 2010 Magnitude: 8.2-13.2 Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 02 16 07.1133, Dec +25 03 23.659

Several pieces of gold, including a 42-ounce nugget valued at more than $50,000, was stolen last week from a Hillsboro museum, police from the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. Read more Gold nugg...

Orbital elements: 2010 EC135 Earth MOID = 0.1626 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 8.01370 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29558477 Peri. 111.77769 -0.09061148 +0.99507621 a 2.2319340 Node 152.92866 -0.94320626 -0.07280642 e 0.4833192 Incl. 5.06272 -0.31961150 -0.06724995 P 3.33 H 20.0 G 0.15 U 5 [...

Orbital elements: 2010 GZ5 Earth MOID = 0.0475 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 22.31667 (2000.0) P Q n 0.56921821 Peri. 123.13371 +0.63925724 +0.76889444 a 1.4419500 Node 186.64373 -0.73622564 +0.60731679 e 0.5914715 Incl. 6.10750 -0.22208554 +0.19991912 P 1.73 H 22.8 G 0.15 U 9 [u...

A full-sized replica of Stonehenge will be built on a beach in western Australia after a small town gave the green light for construction in a bid to draw tourists. The shire council in Esperance, 460 miles south-west of Perth, has approved plans for the A$1.2m (£722,749) project, which it hopes will...

Suny New Paltz's new astronomy program is a case in point. Beginning Wednesday evening, the college will officially open the Muriel and Jack Smolen Observatory, the place students as well as community residents will get an up-close look at the night sky. The observatory was funded from a bequest fr...

Asteroid (1288) Santa makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.036 AU) on the 21st April 2010.

Orbital elements: 2010 GW147 Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 6.33030 (2000.0) P Q n 0.01295339 Peri. 52.77405 +0.32926416 -0.63444120 a 17.9561762 Node 314.77861 -0.79420867 +0.21449820 e 0.6962290 Incl. 99.86655 +0.51070314 +0.74261355 P 76.09 H 13.8 G 0.15 U 8 [url=http://www.m...

The University of Hawaii 2.2-meter telescope is located near the summit of Mauna Kea, on the Island of Hawaii. The 2.2-meter telescope was the first large telescope constructed on Mauna Kea. It went into operation in 1970, and its early successes showed the excellent image quality and observing co...

Mount Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes. It was known to islanders as the "Gateway to Hell" - with good reason. When it erupted in 1159 BC the effects were felt hundreds of miles away. In Scotland the whole of the west coast was devastated. A sulphuric cloud of ash and acid rain fell...

Orbital elements: 2010 HF Earth MOID = 0.0066 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 46.79195 (2000.0) P Q n 0.47597530 Peri. 348.69980 -0.90928222 +0.41600312 a 1.6246000 Node 215.89047 -0.38020620 -0.84219076 e 0.3788446 Incl. 1.18609 -0.16926045 -0.34301040 P 2.07 H 25.9 G 0.15 U 6 [ur...

Asteroid 2009 CR2 = 9C08B18 (NEOCPO) Orbital elements: 2009 CR2 Earth MOID = 0.1021 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 323.92559 (2000.0) P Q n 0.19272970 Peri. 189.47235 -0.78041289 +0.57086912 a 2.9682715 Node 30.26303 -0.53542288 -0.39945318 e 0.6282880 Incl. 30.40669 -0.322921...

**STS-131 Discovery: March 18 2010** Click to Play | View Details

STS-131 Discovery: March 18 2010 Click to Play | View Details

Orbital elements: 2010 GH7 Earth MOID = 0.0016 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 81.87312 (2000.0) P Q n 0.61298298 Peri. 334.31236 -0.97451226 -0.22395416 a 1.3724729 Node 192.76670 +0.21466265 -0.91401757 e 0.2862363 Incl. 3.38645 +0.06515984 -0.33825495 P 1.61 H 27.6 G 0.15 U 9 [u...