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Supernova SN2008fb
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Hot News from Taurus Hill Observatory A magnitude 16.9 supernova, 2008fb, was discovered on the 24th August 2008, by the Taurus Hill Observatory in the dwarf galaxy UGC 2813 in the constellation Camelopardalis. The supernova is located 13".5 east and 9".0 north from the centre of the g...
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Coreless terrestrial planets
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Some planets beyond our solar system might be rocky like Earth, but lack its gooey metallic middle, a new study suggests. Such 'coreless' terrestrial planets would not have magnetic fields, which would make them inhospitable to life as we know it. Rocky planets were once thought to consist of three...
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Create a new constellation
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To celebrate the forthcoming International Year of Astronomy, primary schools in Scotland have been invited to help create a new constellation in a project funded by the Royal Astronomical Society. The scheme will see the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor John Brown, and artist Gill Russ...
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Supernova 2008es
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Title: The Exceptionally Luminous Type II-L SN 2008es Authors: A. A. Miller, R. Chornock, D. A. Perley, M. Ganeshalingam, N. R. Butler, J. S. Bloom, N. Smith, M. Modjaz, D. Poznanski, A. V. Filippenko, J. H. Shiode, J. M. Silverman (UC Berkeley) We report on our early photometric and spectroscopic o...
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Ecocentre meteor camera
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Fireballs in the sky? If they're out there, Dr. James Whitehead wants to know. The St. Thomas University professor was in town Thursday to install a special "all-sky" movie camera onto the roof of the French Fort Cove Eco -centre that will track meteors as they burn up in the atmosphere. [u...
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Planetary Bow Shocks
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Title: Planetary Bow Shocks Authors: R. A. Treumann, C. H. Jaroschek Our present knowledge of the properties of the various planetary bow shocks is briefly reviewed. We do not follow the astronomical ordering of the planets. We rather distinguish between magnetised and unmagnetised planets whi...
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Supernova 2006gz
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Title: The Luminous and Carbon-Rich Supernova 2006gz: A Double Degenerate Merger? Authors: M. Hicken, P. M. Garnavich, J. L. Prieto, S. Blondin, D. L. DePoy, R. P. Kirshner, J. Parrent Spectra and light curves of SN 2006gz show the strongest signature of unburned carbon and one of the slowest fadin...
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VY Aquarii
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The SU UMa dwarf nova VY Aquari has started to brighten. VY Aquari last had a super outburst on July 30, 2008 when it reached magnitude 10.2. Position(2000): RA: 21 12 09.20 , Dec: -08 49 36.5[url=http://cid-ece34b23f9289e80.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/VY%20Aquari.kmz]Google
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Supernova 2008ee
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A magnitude 15.5 supernova, 2008ee was discovered on the 16th July 2008, by LOSS, in the E/S0 galaxy NGC 307 in the constellation Cetus. The supernova is located 6"east and 3" north from the centre of the galaxy. As yet the type is unknown Position(2000): RA 00 56 32.96, Dec -01 46 16.0 [...
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Supernova 2008ed
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A magnitude 15.4 type II supernova, 2008ed, was discovered on the 15th July 2008, by Pignata et al. (CHASE), in the Sb galaxy UGC 2740 in the constellation Taurus. Position(2000): RA 03 26 43.62, Dec +07 42 34.9 The supernova is 28W 17S from the centre of the galaxy [url=http://www.adr...
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Auroral Kilometric Radiation
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The first thing an alien race is likely to hear from Earth is chirps and whistles, a bit like R2-D2, the robot from Star Wars. In reality, they are the sounds that accompany the aurora. Now ESAs Cluster mission is showing scientists how to understand this emission and, in the future, search for alien wo...
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Terahertz astrophysics
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Title: Ultrasensitive hot-electron nanobolometers for terahertz astrophysics Authors: Jian Wei1, David Olaya, Boris S. Karasik, Sergey V. Pereverzev, Andrei V. Sergeev & Michael E. Gershenson The submillimetre or terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum contains approximat...
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Distant Star Cluster
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A University of B.C. astronomer has discovered the farthest cluster of stars ever seen by a human eye -- a find he hopes will reveal secrets about the formation of the universe.
Two months ago, Harvey Richer and Jason Kalirai, a former PhD student who now works for the University of California, Sant...
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Organic Matter in Space
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Title: Organic Matter in Space - an Overview Authors: E.F. van Dishoeck (Leiden Observatory, Leiden University and Max Planck Institut fur Extraterrestrische Physik) Organic compounds are ubiquitous in space: they are found in diffuse clouds, in the envelopes of evolved stars, in dense star-f...
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Visions for Outer Space
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Outer space - an infinite expanse with many opportunities for science. In which areas can research be carried out under zero gravity? What plans are there for medium and long-term projects? What funding is available? One hundred and twenty representatives from science, industry and politics dis...
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