* Astronomy

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RE: February 13th

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Lupercalia was a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 13 through 15
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47800278/lupercalia/

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Faunalia was celebrated on the 13th of February
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46564403/faunalia/

In ancient Rome, the Parentalia was a nine-day festival beginning on February 13.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47800283/parentalia/

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The Thermionic emission effect was rediscovered by Thomas Edison on February 13, 1880
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_effect

Gerboise Bleue ("blue jerboa") was the name of the first French nuclear test on 13 February 1960
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47800297/gerboise-bleue-nuclear-test/

The Coso Artifact is a spark plug found encased in a lump of hard clay or rock on February 13, 1961
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47800288/coso-artifact/

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Mirny Antarctic Station was established on February 13, 1956
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirny_Station

HMS Challenger was a steam-assisted Royal Navy Pearl-class corvette launched on 13 February 1858
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46609470/hms-challenger/

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Maser-12 was launched from the Esrange Range, Kiruna, on the 13th February, 2012.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47772770/maser-12-rocket-110212/

The Vega Launch Vehicle, VV01, launched from Kourou, French Guiana on the 13th February, 2012.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7472542/vega-launch-vehicle/

The ROBUSTA satellite was launched on February 13, 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROBUSTA

The LARES satellite was launched on February 13, 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroreflector#LAGEOS_and_STARSHINE

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Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky (February 13, 1939 - August 31, 2011) was a USSR cosmonaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Rozhdestvensky

Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (born 13 February 1937) was the first German to fly in space
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_J%C3%A4hn

Captain Donald Edward Williams (February 13, 1942 - February 23, 2016) was a NASA astronaut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_E._Williams

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (February 13, 1923) is a retired United States Air Force general officer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager

Valentin Naboth (13 February 1523 - 3 March 1593) was a German mathematician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Naboth

Ladislaus Weinek (February 13, 1848 - November 12, 1913) was an Austro-Hungarian astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladislaus_Weinek

John Louis Emil Dreyer (February 13, 1852 - September 14, 1926) was a Danish-Irish astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Louis_Emil_Dreyer

Wilhelm Oswald Lohse (February 13, 1845 - May 14, 1915) was a German astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Lohse

On the 13th February, 1578, Tycho Brahe first sketches out his "Tychonic system" of the solar system.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t20970525/tycho-brahe/

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Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Measure of a Man was first broadcast on February 13, 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Measure_of_a_Man_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)

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NGC 1699 was discovered by Irish artist Samuel Hunter on the 13th February 1860.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704632/ngc-1699/

NGC 1797 was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on the 13th February 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704614/ngc-1797/

NGC 1799 was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on the 13th February 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704594/ngc-1799/

NGC 2558 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th February 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704572/ngc-2558/

NGC 2562 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th February 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704554/ngc-2562/

NGC 2563 was discovered by William Herschel using on the 13th February 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704542/ngc-2563/

NGC 2589 was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on the 13th February 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56704529/ngc-2589/

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Sagittarius A* was discovered on February 13 and 15, 1974
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A*#History

In 2004, researchers announced that approximately 90% of the mass of BPM 37093 had crystallised
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPM_37093

Image of Mimas taken by Cassini on its close flyby of February 13, 2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:N00151580_sharp.jpg

Asteroid 473 Nolli was discovered by Max Wolf on 13 February 1901
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/473_Nolli

Venera 12 used its ultraviolet spectrometer to study Comet Bradfield on 13 February 1980
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_12#Flight_platform

The Beta Herculids meteor shower peaks around the 13th February
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47784436/beta-herculids/

Pi Virginids meteor shower

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Meteorites

The Sasagase (H) meteorite fell in Chubu, Japan, on the 13th February, 1688.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47795662/sasagase-meteorite/

The Little Piney (l5) meteorite fell in Missouri, USA, on the 13th February, 1839.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47795673/little-piney-meteorite/

The Pricetown (L6) meteorite fell in Ohio, USA, on the 13th February, 1893.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47795680/pricetown-meteorite/

The Tugalin-Bulen (H6) meteorite fell in Dundgovi, Mongolia, on the 13th February, 1967.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47795687/tugalin-bulen-meteorite/