On 9 October 1963, engineers observed trees falling and rocks rolling down into the lake where the predicted landslide would take place. Prior to this, the alarming rate of movement of the landslide had not slowed as a result of lowering the water, although the water had been lowered to what SADE beli...
A total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014. The Eclipse will be visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific and the Americas with a duration of 3h 20m. Spoiler
NGC 209 (also ESO 540-8, MCG -3-2-31 and PGC 2338) is a magnitude +12.9 elliptical galaxy located 181 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14.9 re...
NGC 335 (also ESO 541-6, IRAS 00568-1830, MCG -3-3-15 and PGC 3544) is a magnitude +14.0 spiral galaxy located 262 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & S...
NGC 800 (also IRAS 01596-0021, MCG 0-6-24, UGC 1526 and PGC 7740) is a magnitude +13.1 spiral galaxy located 274 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy is close to the spiral galaxy NGC 799. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 in...
NGC 1344 (also NGC 1340, ESO 418-5, MCG -5-9-5 and PGC 12923) is a magnitude +10.4 elliptical galaxy located 54 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Win...
NGC 1449 (also MCG -1-10-32 and PGC 13798) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 186 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observator...
NGC 1451 (also MCG -1-10-33 and PGC 13801) is a magnitude +13.4 elliptical galaxy located 180 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observ...
NGC 7347 (also IRAS 22374+1045, MCG 2-57-9, UGC 12136 and PGC 69443) is a magnitude +13.7 edge-on spiral galaxy located 103 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting te...
NGC 7381 (also ESO 603-17, MCG -3-58-7A and PGC 69828) is a magnitude +14.2 spiral galaxy located 207 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/14....
NGC 7440 (also MCG 6-50-14, UGC 12276 and PGC 70152) is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy located 260 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marseille Observatory...
NGC 7656 (also ESO 605-5, MCG -3-59-8 and PGC 71357) is a magnitude +13.5 lenticular galaxy located 348 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 66.04 cm (26 inch) Alvan Clark & Sons f/1...
China will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs, marine disasters and land-based resources. According to Lin Mingsen, deputy director with the National Satellite Ocean Application Service, the HY-3 "constellatio...
