Title: Ten Months of Observations of the Possible Super-Chandrasekhar Mass Type Ia Supernova 2009dc Authors: Jeffrey M. Silverman (1), Mohan Ganeshalingam (1), Weidong Li (1), Alexei V. Filippenko (1), Adam A. Miller (1), Dovi Poznanski (1) ((1) Department of Astronomy, University of Califor...
Title: SN 2008fv: the third type Ia supernova in NGC 3147 Authors: D. Yu. Tsvetkov, L. Elenin Multiple outbursts of type Ia SNe in one galaxy present a unique opportunity to study the homogeneity of these objects. NGC 3147 is only the second known galaxy with three SNe Ia, another one is NGC 1316. We pre...
Are you ready for the total Solar Eclipse of March 29 ?
On March 29, 2006, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from a few lucky parts of the Earth. The moon will completely obscure the sun and cause almost total da...
The Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland, are the location of ancient coastal forts. Dun Aengus (also Dun Angus and Dun Aonghusa) is located on Inish-more, the largest of the three Aran Islands. Sited on top of towering 90m high cliffs it is acknowledged to be one of the finest prehistoric monuments in...
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 20:33:10 (UTC) on Sunday, March 14, 2010, in the South Indian Ocean region, 1157 km SSE from Colombo, Sri Lanka, at a depth of 10 km. Location 2.763°S, 83.678°E-- Edited by Blobrana on Sunday 14th of March 2010 09:07:56 PM
An exhibition of space objects is to open to the 14th of April at the Moldavia Astronomical Observatory. Razvan Andrei of the International Association of Meteorite Collectors, gathered more than 1,000 cosmic stones. The exhibition is a premiere for Moldavia. The meteorite collection can be vie...
Orbital elements: 2008 BU2 Earth MOID = 0.2532 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 213.42700 (2000.0) P Q n 0.65959292 Peri. 212.81054 +0.74353075 +0.36262104 a 1.3070295 Node 115.36747 -0.39592996 +0.91582440 e 0.7243408 Incl. 38.44755 -0.53888913 -0.17254463 P 1.49 H 18.4 G 0.15 U 5 [...
Orbital elements: 1999 HW1 Earth MOID = 0.3616 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 342.65791 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26879304 Peri. 136.38222 -0.95925940 -0.13705083 a 2.3778842 Node 37.90719 -0.06120733 -0.75288719 e 0.4564809 Incl. 23.71113 +0.27581708 -0.64372195 P 3.67 H 19.9 G 0.15 U 2 [u...
Orbital elements: 2010 CR5 Earth MOID = 0.0040 AU Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC M 36.35830 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44984414 Peri. 64.07452 +0.86889997 -0.49456644 a 1.6869207 Node 325.55602 +0.44025029 +0.79101084 e 0.4936895 Incl. 2.06875 +0.22625765 +0.36014704 P 2.19 H 22.3 G 0.15 U 9 [url...
Orbital elements: 2010 EH20 Earth MOID = 0.1882 AU Epoch 2010 Mar. 5.0 TT = JDT 2455260.5 MPC M 311.65443 (2000.0) P Q n 0.26667698 Peri. 216.62989 +0.85942460 +0.36421848 a 2.3904465 Node 118.18923 -0.31615097 +0.93011717 e 0.5219402 Incl. 24.02142 -0.40179338 +0.04719063 P 3.70 H 17.2 G 0.15 Fr...
Bill Taub, 86, a self-taught NASA photographer who documented the country's major aeronautics and space-flight events from 1958 to 1975, including the missions that sent the first men into orbit and onto the moon, died Feb. 20 at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham. He had pneumonia and multiple...
The Centre for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announces the 9th Annual International Astrophysics Conference: Pickup Ions Throughout the Heliosphere and Beyond to be held at the Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa on the island of Maui, Hawa...
In astronomy, limiting magnitude is the faintest apparent magnitude of a celestial body that is detectable or detected by a given instrument. Read more Determination of the Limiting Magnitude of a Telescope [url=http://www....
A history of the natural world in six objects The Natural History Museum has one of the world's greatest collections, capturing the earth's huge biodiversity. Ahead of a major new BBC TV series - Museum of Life - six members of their world-class team of 300 scientists each pick a treasure [url=http:/...
Maxima of long period variable ST Sagitta on the 15th March, 2010 Magnitude: 9.9 - 14.9 V Type: Mira Period: 192.31 days Position (2000): RA 20 11 41.8, Dec +20 37 13
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