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Happy Halloween
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The Cassini team sends "bats wishes" for a happy, healthy and fun Halloween. See more
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Mercury: at magnitude -0.2, starts the month in the constellation of Virgo. Mercury makes its closest approach to the Earth (0.663 AU) on the 15th. Mercury is at inferior conjunction on the 16th. Mercury is in conjunction with Venus (separation 2.4°) on the 17th. Mercury is at Perihelion on the 25th...
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Tree of the Year competition
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'Tree of the Year' competition finalists announced An oak said to have sheltered Robin Hood and his merry men, and a yew which spans an area the size of the Royal Albert Hall, are two of the finalists in the "Tree of the Year" competition. Read more
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October 8, 2014 lunar eclipse
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A total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014. The Eclipse will be visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific and the Americas with a duration of 3h 20m. Spoiler
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Mercury: at magnitude -0.2, starts the month in the constellation of Virgo. Mercury is at Aphelion on the 11th. The planet is near (separated ~33') to Spica on the 20th. Mercury is at its Greatest Elongation (26.4° E) on the 21st and at Dichotomy (Half phase) on the 26th. (On August 31st, RA=11h51m24...
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Mukden Incident
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Northeast China's Liaoning province will hold a ceremony on September 18 to commemorate the "Mukden Incident" which marks the beginning of the 14-year war against Japan. Source
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Asteroid (56) Melete
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The magnitude 11.8 main belt asteroid (56) Melete will occult the magnitude 10.9 star on TYC 0633-01047-1 at around 22:36 UT, 24th September, 2008. The event will be viewable from western Europe and the UK. The High proper-motion star TYC 633-1047-1 lies in the constellation Aries, near to th...
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Lunar eclipse of 30 August 1765
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One of Guillaume Le Gentil interesting findings was that the duration of the lunar eclipse of 30 August 1765 was predicted by a Tamil astronomer, based on the computation of the size and extent of the earth-shadow (going back to Aryabhata, 5th century), and was found short by 41 seconds, whereas the c...
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Mercury: at magnitude -1.5, starts the month in the constellation of Cancer. Mercury is at superior conjunction on the 8th August. (On August 1st, RA= 8h10m33s Dec=+21°14.5' (J2000) Distance=1.274AU Phase k=93% Diameter=5.3") Venus: is at magnitude -3.9. The planet is in the mornin...
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Asteroid (233) Asterope
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The magnitude 13.2 asteroid (233) Asterope will occult the magnitude 6.8 double star HD 220512 in the constellation Pisces, at 18:28 UT, 25th May 2010. The 3.6 second event is visible from New Guinea and Northern Australia. Position (2000): RA 23 24 16.4666, Dec +03 42 55.846
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Mercury: at magnitude -0.0, starts the month in the constellation of Gemini. The planet is Mercury (1.4 mag) is close (1.3° separated) to Regulus on the 23rd. Mercury is at Perihelion (distance to sun: 0.3075 AU) on the 12th. Mercury is at Superior Conjunction on the 24th. The Moon is 5° from Mercur...
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North Delta-Aquariids meteor shower
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North Delta-Aquariids meteor shower in the constellation Pisces, 17:00 UT, 26th July, 2010. ZHR=3.5 Velocity=42.0km/s (rather rapid) Radiant: RA=23.0h/345° Dec=0.4° (J2000)
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July 2014
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Mercury: at magnitude 2.3, starts the month in the constellation of Taurus. Mercury is at its Greatest Western Elongation (20.9°) on the 12th. The planet is 6.2° from Venus on the 16th. Mercury is at Dichotomy (Half phase) on the 17th. The Moon is 6° from the planet on the 25th. Mercury is at perihel...
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Marine Day
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Marine Day, known as 'Ocean Day' or 'Sea Day' is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on the third Monday in July. Many people take advantage of the holiday and summer weather to take a beach trip. Read more Aquanuts - Deep Sea
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Tynwald Day
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NASA astronauts to visit Isle of Man NASA astronauts who crewed the historic final mission of the space shuttle Discovery will be visiting the Isle of Man in July. The six-day trip is a major coup for the Island and reflects its growing importance as a centre of excellence in the space commerce and aero...
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