* Astronomy

The 1000 - 2000 metrewide Inner Main-belt asteroid 2009 RX2 was discovered on the 15th September, 2009. See more

Orbital elements: 2009 RD4 Earth MOID = 0.0976 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 331.92069 (2000.0) P Q n 0.23436973 Peri. 9.95605 +0.95022216 -0.30650662 a 2.6053638 Node 8.54279 +0.25363961 +0.65664922 e 0.5800503 Incl. 22.13031 +0.18095523 +0.68910485 P 4.21 H 20.6 G 0.15 U 9 [url...

A Binocular Harness provides steady binocular support, and provides holding comfort by spreading the weight of heavy binoculars across the shoulders and back. The binocular harness also frees your hands. The type of binocular harness that you get makes all the difference in the world. No, contra...

People in the capital region and the lower mainland reported seeing a strange bright light moving across the sky on Saturday night. Read more

Orbital elements: 2009 RA4 Earth MOID = 0.2563 AU Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 MPC M 337.42551 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27761860 Peri. 348.66456 +0.97424900 +0.22545002 a 2.3272177 Node 358.29524 -0.19709241 +0.84432005 e 0.4573610 Incl. 6.44968 -0.10951465 +0.48610281 P 3.55 H 21.4 G 0.15 U 8 [...

Astronomy magazine celebrates its new observatory On September 17, 2009, editors will dedicate the magazine's observatory at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico. Source

Astronomer Jirí Grygar on a life of promoting stargazing and scepticism It's pretty fair to say that anybody in the Czech Republic who knows anything about astronomy has learned at least some of it from Dr. Jirí Grygar. Read more

Darwin art competition winner announced Fifteen-year-old Poppy Simonson from St. Helen and St. Katharine School took the top prize and will see her design carved into a one metre high plinth outside the Museum. Source...

SBIRS Problems Persist: New Sats Needed Persistent hardware and software problems that have dogged the Space Based Infrared System for almost two years have not yet been solved, Air Force Space Command Gen. Robert Kehler told reporters at the Air Force Associations annual conference. [url=http...

Black Hole Pumps Iron Credit X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Waterloo/C.Kirkpatrick et al.; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA; Optical: Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope/DSS This composite image of the Hydra A galaxy cluster shows 10-million-degree gas observed by Chandra in blue and jets of radio emission obse...

Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival Friday 5th September 6.30pm 11pm The annual Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival is an extremely successful weekend and we are again proud to present another exciting weekend for 2008. Come and soak up the incredible atmosphere that surrounds this event. [url=http...

The 1000 - 2000 metrewide main-belt asteroid 2009 RS1 was discovered on the 13th September, 2009. See more

The 600 - 1300 metrewide Mars-crossing asteroid 2009 RR1 was discovered on the 13th September, 2009. See more

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Title: A polarity reversal in the large-scale magnetic field of the fast-rotating Sun HD 190771 Authors: P. Petit, B. Dintrans, A. Morgenthaler, V. Van Grootel, J. Morin, J. Lanoux, M. Auriere, R. Konstantinova-Antova Aims. We investigate the long-term evolution of the large-scale photospher...