Martha Betz Shapley, (3 August 1890, Kansas City, Missouri - 26 January 1981, Tucson, Ariz) was an astronomer. She graduate from the University of Missouri, and was an was an authority on eclipsing binary stars. Martha Betz married Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) in April 1914, and assisted her husban...
NGC 4941 (also IRAS 13016-0516, MCG -1-33-77, UGCA 321 and PGC 45165) is a magnitude +11.1 spiral galaxy located 51 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 45.72 cm (18 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at D...
The 1900 - 3900 metre wide asteroid 2001 AU43 in the constellation Aquila will make a close pass (0.2117 AU) travelling at 35.9 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 1st August 2017 @ 06:12 UT ±00:01. Magnitude: 13.6 V See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, e...
HighlightsThe Summer Triangle-- Vega, Deneb, and Altair -- holds the central position, high in the south. The scorpion sits low to the south and slightly west. Directly to the arachnid's east is Sagittarius, the Archer, and between the two lies the direction toward the Milky Way galaxy's centre....
Starting from today the Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower will appear, lasting until August 19; and peaking around July 28.
The meteors will radiate from a point in the constellation of Aquarius.
Expect to see 11 meteors an hour, though sometimes it can be as high as 50/hour.
The...
(1332) Marconia / HIP 104204 event on 2017 Jul 26, 05:42 UT On 2017 Jul 26 UT, the 51.7061166423113 km diameter asteroid (1332) Marconia will occult a 6.7 mag star in the constellation Capricornus for observers along a path across Brazil, Peru, Ecuador. Read more
Gordon J. Garradd (at Siding Spring Survey) has announced the discovery of a new comet on September 2, 2008. The new come increases Gordon Garradd tally of discoveries to 12 comets. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on November 8, 2008, at a distance of 1....
A movie of an asteroid, made from 23 frames, which were taken over a thirty minute period. This was done by members of Monmouth School and Monmouth Astronomical Research Society (MARS) in the UK. They used the robotic 2m Faulkes Telescope North on the mountain Haleakala, on the Hawaiian island of Mau...
Brand: Microsoft Sensor Type: CMOS VGA Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows® 8.1, Windows 8, Windows RT 8.1, Windows RT 8, and Windows 7 Microsoft OS X v10.7-10.9 Android 3.2 and 4.2 Video Capture Resolution: 0.31 megapixel 640x480 Megapixels: 0.31 megapixel (640 x 480 pixels) without interpol...
Deborah Watling, Doctor Who companion, dies aged 69 Actress Deborah Watling, who played one of Patrick Troughton's companions in the early years of Doctor Who, has died at the age of 69. Watling played Victoria Waterfield in 40 episodes between 1967 and 1968, most of which were wiped after transmis...
Martin Landau (June 20, 1928 - July 15, 2017) was an American film and television actor. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitch****'s North by Northwest (1959). He played regular roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (fo...
(2701) Cherson / HIP 98351 event on 2017 Jul 17, 00:18 UT On 2017 July 17 00:18 UT, asteroid (2701) Cherson will occult a 6.3 mag star in Sagittarius Read more
The 80 - 180 metre wide asteroid 2007 MB4 in the constellation Ursa Major will make a close pass (14.48 LD, 0.03721 AU) travelling at 9.62 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 16th July 2017 @ 03:52 UT ±00:01. Magnitude: 21.0 V See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the...
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