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News10 new results for astronomy
 
Triple celestial phenomena has astronomy buffs breathless
Mainichi Daily News
(Mainichi) Starting with an annular eclipse on May 21, Japan will be treated to three rare celestial phenomena this year, exciting astronomy fans across the nation. In the annular eclipse, the moon will pass between the Earth and the sun and leave ...
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Mainichi Daily News
Astronomy to be focus of Carver program
Neosho Daily News
By Todd G. Higdon There are wonders in the night sky, and to prove that, George Washington Carver National Monument will host a program at 6:30 pm Saturday called "Wonders of the Night Sky." The event is free and open to the public.
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Mars rules the night
Astronomy Magazine
At such times — which occur 780 days apart (minus 1 hour, 26 minutes, and 24 seconds, to be exact) — the Red Planet is number one on the minds of astronomers. Opposition is when Mars, as seen in our sky, lies opposite the Sun. It rises at sunset, ...
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Key Discovery: Black Hole Generates Rare Cosmic Object
Voice of America
February 25, 2012 Key Discovery: Black Hole Generates Rare Cosmic Object VOA News Astronomers based in Britain say an enigmatic cosmic object known as an Ultraluminous X-ray Source - or ULX - observed in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, is the product ...
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Marin Voice: Where 'sidewalk astronomy' may leaded us
Marin Independent-Journal
She had not, so we spent the next 20 minutes discussing basic beginners astronomy and cosmology. It's always hard to wrap one's brain around the ever-expanding views we have of the universe. I know that I can't understand even the edges of this ...
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Nature Center offers guided astronomy tour through Logan Canyon
Cache Valley Daily
The Stokes Nature Center invites locals on an astronomer-guided tour of the stars through Logan Canyon February 25. The tour will take participants on cross country skis or snowshoes through parts of Logan Canyon. Local astronomer Jim Akers will guide ...
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RoboScopes – Real Armchair Astronomy
Universe Today
by Nick Howes on February 24, 2012 Whilst nothing in the field of amateur astronomy beats the feeling of being outside looking up at the stars, the inclement weather many of us have to face at various times of year, combined with the task of setting up ...
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Universe Today
Researchers say galaxy may swarm with nomad planets
Astronomy Magazine
To arrive at what Strigari called "an astronomical number," the KIPAC team took into account the known gravitational pull of the Milky Way Galaxy, the amount of matter available to make such objects, and how that matter might divvy itself up into ...
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Are the 'February Fireballs' real?
Examiner.com
Well, for decades, astronomers have referred to the legendary 'February Fireballs' as, during this month more so than any other, there is an abundance of meteors classified as fireballs, or brighter than the planet Venus. So, where are these bright ...
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New Hampshire astronomers launch rocket 200 miles into ionosphere
Examiner.com
One of the experiments on-board was the Electron Retarded Potential Analyzer (ERPA), developed in New Hampshire by Lessard's team, including Ian Cohen, the manager of the astronomical observatory at UNH. ERPA measured the temperature (energy) of the ...
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Blogs3 new results for astronomy
 
Vesta's Cornelia Crater | Tom's Astronomy Blog
By Tom
Cool picture and busy too. Got me daydreaming about how slow something would slide down a crater wall on Vesta. I guess I'll have to see if I can figure it out to some approximation of accurate. Maybe later, busy-busy a good project though.
Tom's Astronomy Blog
RoboScopes – Real Armchair Astronomy
By Fraser
Using and getting the most out of robotic astronomy Whilst nothing in the field of amateur astronomy beats the feeling of being outside looking up at the stars, the inclement weather many of us have to face at various times of year, combined ...
Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
SALT Astronomy: Night Log 2012-02-24
By SALT Astronomy
2011-3-UW-002 2011-3-RSA_OTH-023. standards: 2011-3-HET_GU-001 & 2011-3-RSA_OTH-002, 2011-3-RSA_OTH-026, 2011-3-RSA_OTH-001, 2011-3-UW_OTH-001, 2011-3-UW-001, 2011-3-UW-001. Posted by SALT Astronomy at 09: ...
SALT Astronomy


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