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Comet P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) is at Opposition (3.730 AU) in the constellation Sagittarius on the 3rd July 2015 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 07 01 18 43 58.8 -20 18 08 3.7639 4.7792 176.8 0.7 2015 07 02 18 43 19.5 -20 18 12 3.7587 4.7744 177.2 0.6 2015 07 03 18 42 40...

The 210 - 470 metre wide asteroid 2005 AV27 will make a close pass (55.4 LD, 0.1424 AU) travelling at 20.07 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 3rd July 2015 @ 02:36 UT ±04:04. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 110 - 250 metre wide asteroid 2015 LU38 will make a close pass (46.7 LD, 0.1200 AU) travelling at 16.08 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 3rd July 2015 @ 06:34 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

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Weather forecasters say the heatwave that has engulfed much of Britain is set to give way to severe storms. The Met Office is warning of flash floods and high winds across much of southern and central England and south Wales on Wednesday. Before the weather changes, many areas may register their...

Ethiopia opens first space observatory in East Africa Ethiopia has begun operating the first space observatory in East Africa in an effort to promote astronomy. Read more

White-light image captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

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Comet C/2008 S1 (McNaught) was discovered by Rob McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on September 17, 2008. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on September 21, 2008 at a distance of 1.3 AU from the Sun. This new discovery brings up Rob McNaughts tally of comet f...

Comet 86P/Wild is at Opposition (2.433 AU) on the 17th February 2014 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 02 16 10 39 11.6 +31 19 31 2.4369 3.3769 158.8 6.1 20.9 2014 02 17 10 38 23.8 +31 25 46 2.4329 3.3734 158.9 6.1 20.9 2014 02 18 10 37 35.3 +31 31 52 2.4292 3.3698 158.9 6.1 20....

White-light image captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam. Motorised EQ1 Mount and Baader solar filter.

Steven Hawking has given a rare interview on the `Richard and Judy show on BBC television. He gives his views, and insights, into life , time travel, the universe and the Simpsons. Weblink (3.6Mb .mp3) -- Edited by Blobrana...

MAPHEUS-5 successfully launched from Esrange Space Centre This morning, at 06:55 local time (04:55 UTC) MAPHEUS-5 rocket was successfully launched. The rocket reached an altitude of 252,2 km. Read more

The 250 - 550 metre wide asteroid 2015 MP1 will make a close pass (63.1 LD, 0.1620 AU) travelling at 13.26 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 1st July 2015 @ 04:32 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

Meteoriteshttp://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43681779/simmern-meteorite/