NGC 15 (also MCG 3-1-27, CGCG 456-35, UGC 82 and PGC 661) is a magnitude +13.9 spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta on the 3...
NGC 30 is a magnitude +14.8 and +15.0 double star located in the constellation Pegasus. The (K4 and F5(?)) double star was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta on the 30th October 1864. Posit...
The Devri-Khera (L6) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 30th October, 1994. A total mass of 1140 g was recovered. 24° 13' 30"N, 76° 31' 30"E
The Adzhi-Bogdo (LL3-6, stone) meteorite fell in Govi-Altay, Mongolia, on the 30th October, 1949. A total mass of 910 g was recovered. 44° 50'N, 95° 10'E
A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred at 18:24:19 (UTC) on Thursday, April 12, 2007, in the Balleny Islands region, 525 km North of Young Island, Balleny Islands, at a depth of 1.3 km. [img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/458039574_680d0b18a3_o...
Global organiser of high-profile summits, International Research Networks, is pleased to announce the launch of the International Space Commerce Summit 2013 which will take place on 29th-30th October 2013 in London, UK and is designed as a senior-level meeting. Read more
Galaxy Found in Hubble Survey Has Farthest Confirmed Distance A team of astronomers has discovered a galaxy that sets the current distance record for galaxies whose distance has been definitively measured by spectroscopic redshift. The galaxy is seen as it was at a time just 700 million years afte...
The 31 - 70 metre wide asteroid 2013 UR4 will make a close pass (47.0 lunar distances, 0.1209 AU), travelling at 5.76 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 28th October, 2013 @ 20:56 UT ħ01:23. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00...
The 12 - 27 metre wide asteroid 2013 UV3 will make a close pass (0.7 lunar distances, 0.0019 AU), travelling at 16.69 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 29th October, 2013 @ 21:42 UT ħ00:20. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.002...
Large meteor seen in the daytime. 1853, October 28 d 3 h 57 m p.m. This extraordinary meteor moved nearly perpendicularly down, inclining to east. It was first seen as a circular body of about half the apparent diameter of the sun, being accompanied by a stream of light ; afterwards it increased in size...
October 27, 1954 was a perfectly normal autumn day in Florence - until about 2.20 in the afternoon, that is. Looking skywards in the area around the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, people where astonished to see a squadron of 20 or more luminous objects of different shapes passing at high speed over t...
UK braced for severe storm and heavy rain Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday. Gusts of up to 130km/h are predicted as the storm hits the South West then moves north and eastwards. Read more
HD 40307 is an orange (K-type) main sequence star located approximately 42 light-years away in the constellation of Pictor (the Easel), taking its primary name from its Henry Draper Catalogue designation. It is calculated to be slightly less massive than the Sun. HD 40307 was observed during or be...