* Astronomy

The Chail (H6) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 5th November, 1814. A total mass of 0.5 g was recovered. 25° 22'N, 81° 40'E

On 2013 Nov 4, asteroid (616) Elly will occult a 5.8 mag star in the constellation Leo for observers in Japan. Read more

The 92 - 210 metre wide asteroid 2004 XK14 will make a close pass (60.2 lunar distances, 0.1547 AU), travelling at 15.20 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 4th November, 2013 @ 05:26 UT ±10:08. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0....

A total solar eclipse will occur on November 3, 2013. It is a hybrid eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.0159. Read more The eclipse path will start in the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern coast of the United States and move eastward across the Atlantic

NGC 711 (also PGC 6940, UGC 1342, MCG 3-5-24, ZWG 460.38 or NPM1G +17.0073) is a magnitude +13.3 lenticular galaxy located 226 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80.01 cm (31.5 inch) reflector at the Marsei...

The Kalumbi (L6) meteorite fell in Maharashtra, India, on the 4th November, 1879. A total mass of 4.5 kg was recovered. 17° 50'N, 73° 59'E

The 20 - 45 metre wide asteroid 2012 VZ19 will make a close pass (55.4 lunar distances, 0.1422 AU), travelling at 5.22 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 3rd November, 2013 @ 20:20 UT ±3 days 01:05. See more The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (o...

A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 09:56:12 (UTC) on Saturday, August 6, 2005, in Tonga at a Depth of 195.8 km. Location 19.612°S, 175.905°W

The Doolgunna (L) meteorite was discovered in Western Australia, Australia, on the 3rd November 1967. A total mass of 20 g was recovered. 25° 56'S, 119° 18'E

Fireball lights up Walla Walla Valley A fireball that lit up the sky early Wednesday was likely a remnant of Halleys comet. The meteor streaked across Northwest skies about 6 a.m. moving east to west. Among the many who saw it were two local men out for morning walks. Read more

Friday meteor sighted by some in Kan., Colo. As reported in Fridays edition, Leader & Times Managing Editor Larry Phillips related his sighting of a large meteor crossing the western sky over Liberal. Within hours, two others confirmed on the L&Twebsite, they, too, had witnessed the same...

Large meteor spotted over Oregon A fast-moving fireball the size of a car streaked across Northwest skies this morning, ending up over the Pacific Ocean. By midday, the American Meteor Society had taken 42 reports about the fireball, from skywatchers in Oregon, Montana, Idaho and British Columbi...

Title: Activity in the lunar surface: Transient Lunar Phenomena Authors: Cruz Roa AF (University of Tolima) Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLP) observed on the surface of the moon, are of high rarity, low repetition rate and very short observation times, resulting in that there is little informatio...

NGC 1916 (also ESO 56-SC98) is a magnitude +10.4 globular star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud located in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, Ne...

NGC 1651 (also ESO 55-SC30) is a magnitude +12.3 globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud located in the constellation Mensa. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Tow...