* Astronomy

Astronomers from Canberra will be setting up their scopes along the Bibbenluke - Cathcart Road this Saturday evening for the 9.57pm visit of Asteroid Julia. Read more Asteroid...

Maxima of the long period variable T Camelopardalis (HD 29147) on the 10th August, 2010. Magnitude: 8.0-13.8 Type: Mira Position(2000): RA 04 40 08.8768, Dec +66 08 48.654

The 5 - 11 metre wide asteroid 2017 FU102 will make a close pass (0.6 LD, 0.0015 AU), travelling at 7.53 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 2nd April 2017 @ 20:19 UT ±00:08. The asteroid reaches magnitude +16.2 in the constellation Libra at ~15:00 UT See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distan...

Maxima of long period variable R Cancri on the 13th August, 2011 Magnitude range: 6.8-11.2 V Period: 361.6 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 08 16 33.82 | Dec +11 43 34.5

Asteroid (241) Germania is at Opposition on the 26th June, 2011. Magnitude=11.4 Distance to Sun=2.950 AU Distance to Earth=1.933 AU

Maxima of long period variable T Eridani (HD 24754) on the 28th November, 2014 Magnitude range: 7.2-13.2 Period: 252.3 days Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 03h 55m 13.9s, Dec -24° 01' 56.58"

Asteroid (3122) Florence makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.546 AU) on the 25th March 2014 EphemerisDate TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase Mag 2014 03 24 11 45 37.7 -17 31 48 1.5463 2.5150 162.5 6.8 17.6 2014 03 25 11 44 06.2 -17 28 48 1.5462 2.5149 162.4 6.9 17.6 2014 03 26 11 42 35.1 -17...

The alpha-Aurigids meteor shower reaches maximum on September 1. Active : August 25-September 8; Maximum : September 1, 0h UT (sol= 158.158°); ZHR : 7; Radiant : alpha = 84°, delta = +42 V : 66 km/s r : 2.6; TFC : alpha = 052°, delta = +60°; alpha = 043°, delta = +39° The [url=https://i9.photo...

Asteroid (6053) 1993 BW3 is at magnitude +13.8V in the constellation Andromeda at 12:25 UT, 23rd August 2017

Highlights August 1 is the date of an ancient Pagan festival of Lammas or Lughnasadh (LOO-nah-sah). It marks the beginning of the last quarter of the Celtic year. The festival is associated with the god Lugh, or Samildanach, which means "he of many gifts". The Perseids meteor shower peaks on the 12...

Asteroid (124) Alkeste is at Opposition on the 17th May, 2012 Magnitude: 11.0 Distance to Earth: 1.422 AU Distance to Sun center: 2.432 AU EphemerisDate UT R.A. (J2000) Decl. Delta r El. Ph. V 2012 05 16 000000 15 40 49.7 -15 44 29 1.422 2.432 176.0 1.6 11.0 2012 05 17 000000 15 39 56.2 -15 40 25 1.422 2....

A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, August 21, 2017. It will have a magnitude of 1.0306 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through the United States. The longest duration of totality will be 2 minutes 40 seconds at 36°58.5'N 87°39.3'W in Christian County, Kentucky just northwes...

Orbital elements: P/2017 P1 (PANSTARRS) T 2018 June 17.09649 TT MPCW q 5.4385305 (2000.0) P Q n 0.04469215 Peri. 122.14342 +0.95394907 +0.28658264 a 7.8640918 Node 221.39278 -0.29990139 +0.90492209 e 0.3084350 Incl. 7.70131 -0.00635002 +0.31462106 P 22.05 From 32 observations 2017...

August 18, 1868 In his book Les Eclipses de Soleil, M.G. Bigourdan published a sketch of an eclipse of , made by Bullock in Manila and on which a comet like object, starting from the edge of the sun and moon. This sketch is also published in the book of Angelo Secchi (1818-1878), but no other numerous ecli...

'Frankenstein dinosaur' mystery solved Scientists have solved the puzzle of the so-called "Frankenstein dinosaur", which seems to consist of body parts from unrelated species. A new study suggests that it is in fact the missing link between plant-eating dinosaurs, such as Stegosaurus, and car...