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The magnitude +4.44.red giant Alpha Vulpeculae is approximately 297 light years from Earth. It forms a wide optical binary with 8 Vulpeculae. Date: 18.04.15 7 x 4 second frames captured with a 8" f5 reflector and Canon EOS 350D. Motorised EQ5 Mount. Prime focus.

Title: Chandra X-Ray Observatory Observations of the Globular Cluster M71 Authors: R. F. Elsner, C. O. Heinke, H. N. Cohn, P. M. Lugger, J. E. Maxwell, I. H. Stairs, S. M. Ransom, J. W. T. Hessels, W. Becker, R. H. H. Huang, P. D. Edmonds, J. E. Grindlay, S. Bogdanov, K. Ghosh, M. C. Weisskopf We observed...

The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as M27, (the 27th object on Messier's list) is a planetary nebula, the type of nebula our Sun will produce when nuclear fusion stops in its core. [url=ht...

In a remote location west of Brooks, Alberta, scientist Gordon Freeman in 1980 discovered a Sun Temple that pre-dates Stonehenge. According to Freeman, it was constructed some 5000 years ago by the Oxbow People, and contains a solar calendar like ours, but slightly more accurate. He states that th...

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Comet P/2005 YQ127 (LINEAR) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.948 AU) on the 15th September, 2012.

Comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck is at Opposition (2.812 AU) in the constellation Virgo on the 2nd April 2015. Ephemeris Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2015 04 01 12 53 32.6 +00 52 16 2.8176 3.8123 173.8 1.6 16.9 2015 04 02 12 52 56.3 +00 57 20 2.8123 3.8074 173.9 1.6 16.9 2015 04 03 12 52 19.8...

C/1702 H1 (also known as "the comet of 1702") is a comet discovered by Francesco Bianchini and Giacomo Filippo Maraldi (Rome, Italy) on April 20, 1702. Read more

The 10 - 22 metre wide asteroid 2015 HJ made a close pass (9.3 LD, 0.0240 AU) travelling at 7.43 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 14th April 2015 @ 14:22 UT ±00:07. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

NGC 6802 (also OCL 114 and Cr 400) is a magnitude +8.8V open cluster located 5800 light-years away in the constellation in Vulpecula. The open cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 1...

Leica has the fastest lens Leica Camera AG, a prestigious but small German maker of high-end cameras and lenses, is going for the speed crown again, making the world's "fastest" lens for still cameras. This week, Leica said it has created a new version of its Noctilux lens with an aperture...

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Orbital elements: 2013 GO3 Earth MOID = 0.1436 AU Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5 MPC M 260.73448 (2000.0) P Q n 1.03241174 Peri. 147.10351 +0.93268570 +0.35090922 a 0.9695438 Node 193.16472 -0.35517059 +0.93381752 e 0.4216839 Incl. 21.48814 +0.06285891 +0.06962435 P 0.95 H 22.7...

The 19 - 43 metre wide asteroid 2015 GY12 will make a close pass (13.7 LD, 0.0351 AU) travelling at 12.39 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 19th April 2015 @ 16:00 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).