NGC 5605 (also known as IRAS 14223-1256, MCG -2-37-3 and PGC 51492) is a magnitude +12.3 face-on barred spiral galaxy located about 156 million light-years away in the constellation Libra. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 s...
Asteroid (42) Isis at Opposition on the 8th September, 2009. Distance to Sun=1.9285 AU Distance to Earth=0.9437 AU Magnitude= 9.4 Elongation=162.6° Phase: 9 ° Position(2000): RA = 23h38m57.16s, Dec = -21°20'17.8" Rise : 22h07m Azimuth:+131°17' Set : ...
On Nov. 18-19th, 2005, sky watchers somewhere will see a dazzling storm of Leonid meteors.
Though not as spectacular an event as the "1998 Leonid fireball storm", which wasn't really a storm at all, with meteor rates that night never exceeded a few hundred shooting stars per hour, the 2005 shower i...
Asteroid (1798) Watts transits Jupiter at ~23:00 UT, 15th November 2017. 1798 Watts, provisional designation 1949 GC, is a stony asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. Read more
Paul Joseph Weitz (born July 25, 1932) is a retired United States Navy pilot and former NASA astronaut, who flew into space twice on missions Skylab 2 and STS-6. He was a member of a five group crew who flew on the Skylab 2, the first manned skylab mission. He was the commander on the STS-6 launch, the firs...
NGC 6891 (also PK 54-12.1) is a magnitude +10.5 planetary nebula located 7200 light years away in the constellation Delphinus. The planetary nebula is a very young nebula and has a diameter of only 0.35 arcmin. The central star HD 192563 is of magnitude +12.5 with a surface temperature is around 85,0...
Richard Francis "Dick" Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 - November 6, 2017), (Capt, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 12 mission. Read more
Southern Taurids Meteor Maximum in constellation Aries. The stream is active from 25th September to the 19th December. ZHR=3.3 Velocity=30.1km/s Radiant: RA=3.2h/49° Dec=13.0°
Due to the gravitational effect of planets, especially Jupiter, the Taurids have spread out over time, allowing separate segments labelled the Northern Taurids and Southern Taurids to become observable. Essentially these are two cross sections of a single, broad, continuous stream in space. T...
Asteroid 44 Nysa is at Opposition (8.9 Magnitude) on the 10th February, 2011. Ephemeris Date UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. V h m s 2011 02 10 000000 09 36 45.2 +15 27 45 1.106 2.093 178.6 0.6 8.9 2011 02 11 000000 09 35 49.9 +15 34 55 1.107 2.094 178.7 0.6 8.9 2011 02 12 000000 09 34 54.6 +15 42 02 1.108 2.09...
Asteroid (111) Ate is at Opposition in the constellation Taurus at 20:30 UT, 25th November, 2013. Magnitude: 11.0 Distance to Earth: 1.421 AU Distance to Sun center: 2.403 AU
The magnitude 8.9 asteroid (532) Herculina will occult the magnitude 6.0 star HD 108123 in the constellation Coma Berenices at 19:14 UT, 27th February, 2010. The 23.6 second event is visible from Western Australia, Indonesia, SE Asia, China, Russia and Northern Europe. Position (2000): RA 12 25 1...
HighlightsHalloween, the word itself, is a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. It actually has its origins in the Celtic New Year. The holiday was called Samhain (Sah-ween). The date marked the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that at the time of Samhain, more so than any other tim...
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