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Moon 12.05.14; B&W image captured with a 100mm refractor Moon 12.05.14; Image captured with a 100mm refractor Moon 12.05.14; Phat colour

The 14 - 31 metre wide asteroid 2014 JW55 will make a close pass (4.3 Lunar Distances, 0.0112 AU), travelling at 15.56 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th May 2014 @ 17:04 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

The 480 - 1100 metre wide asteroid 2008 TA1 will make a close pass (58.2 Lunar Distances, 0.1496 AU), travelling at 14.57 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 13th May 2014 @ 21:43 UT ±00:01. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).

NGC 6204 (also ESO 277-SC10, Collinder 312 and OCL 982) is a magnitude +8.2 open star cluster that contains at least 70 stars located 3,540 light-years away in the constellation Ara. The best time for observation is in the evening sky between June and October. The cluster was discovered by Scottish a...

NGC 6216 (also NGC 6222, ESO 277-SC14 and OCL 989) is a magnitude +10.1 open star cluster located 14,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 reflecting telescope at Paramatta, New South Wales...

NGC 6441 (also ESO 393-SC34 and GCL 78) is a magnitude +7.2 globular star cluster located 37800 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. NGC 6441 is near G Scorpii (HD 161892). The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 reflecting telescope a...

Title: Planetary companions in K giants beta Cancri, mu Leonis, and beta Ursae Minoris Author: B.-C. Lee, I. Han, M.-G. Park, D. E. Mkrtichian, A. P. Hatzes, K.-M. Kim Aims. The aim of our paper is to investigate the low-amplitude and long-period variations in evolved stars with a precise radial vel...

Sigma Persei (Sigma Per) is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 353 light years from Earth. Read more

In 2002, when astronomers first detected cosmic gamma rays — the most energetic form of light known — coming from the constellation Cygnus they were surprised and perplexed. The region lacked the extreme electromagnetic fields that they thought were required to produce such energetic rays. But n...

Title: Supernova 1972e in NGC 5253 Authors: Kirshner, R. P. & Oke, J. B. Read more

The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton. The film is about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin that causes rapid...

Katherine Stinson (14 February 1891, in Fort Payne, Alabama July 8, 1977, in Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an early female flier. Read more Spoiler

NGC 5028 (also MCG -2-34-11 and PGC 45976) is a magnitude +12.3 elliptical galaxy located 303 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/19 refractor at the Arcetri Observatory on t...

NGC 5173 (also MCG 8-25-5, UGC 8468 and PGC 47257) is a magnitude +12.2 elliptical galaxy located 111 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting teles...

NGC 5198 (also MCG 8-25-15, UGC 8499 and PGC 47441) is a magnitude +11.8 elliptical galaxy located 116 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting tele...