Public Open Night at the Observatory The Public Open Night at the Observatory is a chance for people to come observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things they otherwise might not get to see, and learn some astronomy as well. The Open Nights are held most Wednesday evenings th...
A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 22:41:40 (UTC) on Monday, September 07, 2009, in the Georgia (Sak'Art'Velo) region, 72 km NE from Kutaisi, at a depth of 33 km. Location 42.630°N, 43.440°E
Huge 'sky explosion' investigated An Irish astronomy group is calling for help in tracing the origin of a huge explosion in the skies over the country on Thursday evening. Astronomy Ireland said it was currently investigating the explosion, which occurred at 2100 BST. A spokesman said the most lik...
Masha'allah ibn Athar (c.740-d.815 AD) was an eighth century Persian Jewish astrologer and astronomer from the city of Basra (now located in modern day Iraq) who became the leading astrologer of the late 8th century. The Arabic phrase ma sha`a allah indicates acceptance of what God has ordained in...
Several more unidentified flying objects have been reported to the Evening News after being spotted in the sky above the Scarborough area. The news follows recent reports of a fireball above Scarborough Castle last month which was sighted by two separate groups of exchange students. [url=http:/...
Title: Discovery of a redshift 6.13 quasar in the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey Authors: D. J. Mortlock (1), M. Patel (1), S. J. Warren (1), B. P. Venemans (2), R. G. McMahon (2), P. C. Hewett (2), C. Simpson (3), R. G. Sharp (4), B. Burningham (5), S. Ellis (6), E. A. Gonzales-Solares (2), N. Huelamo ((1...
The Bristol Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information (NSQI) was delivered in May 2009. The building, located on Tyndall Avenue, is a unique inter-disciplinary centre and one of the finest facilities for Nanoscience and Quantum Information in the world, designed to keep Bristol at the fore...
A moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred at 21:49:49 (UTC) on Sunday, September 06, 2009, in the Albania region, 62 km WSW from Tetovo, at a depth of 33 km. Location 41.820°N, 20.280°E
Polarstern installs Arctic Ocean observatory EU-funded researchers have succeeded in installing a new deep-sea observatory to monitor a mud volcano in the Arctic region. The observation ward was established during the research vessel Polarstern's 24th Arctic expedition from mid-July to ear...
On 25 September 2009, Astronomy Ireland will set up very powerful telescopes for a Nationwide Jupiter Watch. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System and is a stunning sight through any telescope. As you can see below, not only will its larger moons be visible, but the famous Great Red Spot, a...
ISRO plans to build two satellites for environment monitoring ISRO is planning to build two new satellites especially for environmental monitoring even as it is stepping up efforts to use its assessment on agriculture conditions and weather to effectively help people on the ground in co-ordinat...
Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454800.5 (2008-Nov-30.0) TDBReference: JPL 16(heliocentric ecliptic J2000) ElementValueUncertainty (1-sigma) Units e.013086747187146952.2171e-07a.99335505401476533.2295e-08AUq.98035526755579942.0832e-07AUi10.745594239749425.3662e-05...
Orbital elements: 1993 WD Epoch 1993 Nov. 29.0 TT = JDT 2449320.5 Williams M 260.72639 (2000.0) P Q n 0.98261757 Peri. 133.14993 -0.65132203 -0.14394538 a 1.0020276 Node 56.60120 -0.61655953 -0.47192052 e 0.2685038 Incl. 63.17556 +0.44230528 -0.86981076 P 1.00 H 16.0 G 0.15 From 46 observation...
An international research team led by Academy Research Fellow Mikko Kaasalainen has found an asteroid whose rotation receives an extra kick from solar radiation. The asteroid 1862 Apollo's diameter is about 1.5 km, it has a small m...
Orbital elements: 1998 RO1 Epoch 1998 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2451060.5 Williams M 254.38706 (2000.0) P Q n 0.99784956 Peri. 151.12512 -0.80418120 -0.59185120 a 0.9918043 Node 351.89302 +0.44276566 -0.53496639 e 0.7223360 Incl. 22.87389 +0.39654908 -0.60292879 P 0.99 H 18.0 G 0.15 From 23 observati...
