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Title: Hesiod's calendar and the star Spica Authors: Elio Antonello In Hesiod's calendar, circa 8th century BCE, the harvest times of cereals were indicated by the heliacal rising of Pleiades (harvest) and by that of Orion (thresh). We tried to verify which risings and settings of the brightest st...

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IAA LECTURE: Lecture by Prof Alan Fitzsimmons of the Astrophysics Department in QUB, on Wednesday 3 April. Title "Data Mining The Asteroid Belt." Admission is free, including light refreshments, and all are welcome. This lecture will as usual be in the Bell Lecture theatre, Physics bu...

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Mercury: at magnitude -1.1, starts the month in the constellation of Pisces. Mercury is at inferior Conjunction on the 4th March. Mercury is at greatest elongation on the 31st March. (On March 21st, RA=22h30m39s Dec= -9°00.5' (J2000) Distance=0.738AU Phase k=31% Diameter=9.1") V...

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Start date: Saturday, 23 March 2013Start time: 08:00 pmEnd time: 10:00 pmLocation: Auditorium (SAAO, Cape Town) Source

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Lights out for Earth Hour 2013 The University is encouraging staff and students to switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30pm on Saturday 23 March to support WWFs Earth Hour in Wales. Earth Hour is an annual event dedicated to focusing the worlds attention on the need to protect our planet. [url=htt...

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International Astrology Day (most often observed on either March 20 or March 21) is an annual observance/holiday celebrated by astrologers and astrology enthusiasts. It is seen by astrologers as the beginning (first day) of the astrological year. It is the first full day of the astrological sign...

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Caithness International Science Festival 2013 19th-23rd March

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The University of St Andrews is running a number of events for National Science Week, including a Science Discovery Day on Saturday March 16th. The Discovery Day Event will be held in the Physics and Astronomy building, and participatns will be able to explore hands-on exhibits provided by various...

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Dunbar Science Festival, 16-17 March 2013

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Shrove Tuesday is a term used in English-speaking countries, especially the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of the United States for the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of fasting and prayer called Lent. Source

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A total solar eclipse occurred on March 9, 1997. Read more

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Mapping the early history of the moon In 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon's interior to chart its early history. For much of human history, the moon has been a familiar, yet remote, presence in the night sky. Only recently have humans been able to explore t...

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Mercury: at magnitude -1.1, starts the month in the constellation of Capricornus. Mercury is in conjunction with Mars (15.7' separated) at 17:57 UT, 8th February. Mercury is 4.39° from the Moon at 17:40 UT, 11th February. Mercury is in conjunction with Mars (4.2° separated) at 22:32 UT, 24th Feb...

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The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway and the English king's brother Tostig Godwi...

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Feralia was an ancient Roman public festival celebrating the Manes (Roman spirits of the dead, particularly the souls of deceased individuals) which fell on the 21st of February as recorded by Ovid in Book II of his Fasti. Read more

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	Hesiod's calendar (Preview) Title: Hesiod's calendar and the star Spica Authors: Elio Antonello In Hesiod's calendar, circa 8th century BCE, the harvest times of cereals were indicated by the heliacal rising of Pleiades (harvest) and by that of Orion (thresh). We tried to verify which risings and settings of the brightest st...	Blobrana	0	Apr 9 11:02 2013 by Blobrana
	IAA LECTURE Data Mining The Asteroid Belt (Preview) IAA LECTURE: Lecture by Prof Alan Fitzsimmons of the Astrophysics Department in QUB, on Wednesday 3 April. Title "Data Mining The Asteroid Belt." Admission is free, including light refreshments, and all are welcome. This lecture will as usual be in the Bell Lecture theatre, Physics bu...	Blobrana	0	Apr 3 06:42 2013 by Blobrana
	March 2013 ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Mercury: at magnitude -1.1, starts the month in the constellation of Pisces. Mercury is at inferior Conjunction on the 4th March. Mercury is at greatest elongation on the 31st March. (On March 21st, RA=22h30m39s Dec= -9°00.5' (J2000) Distance=0.738AU Phase k=31% Diameter=9.1") V...	Blobrana	42	Mar 31 06:51 2013 by Blobrana
	Open Night & Talk @ SAAO, Cape Town (Preview) Start date: Saturday, 23 March 2013Start time: 08:00 pmEnd time: 10:00 pmLocation: Auditorium (SAAO, Cape Town) Source	Blobrana	0	Mar 23 07:08 2013 by Blobrana
	Earth Hour 2013 (Preview) Lights out for Earth Hour 2013 The University is encouraging staff and students to switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30pm on Saturday 23 March to support WWFs Earth Hour in Wales. Earth Hour is an annual event dedicated to focusing the worlds attention on the need to protect our planet. [url=htt...	Blobrana	0	Mar 20 22:47 2013 by Blobrana
	International Astrology Day (Preview) International Astrology Day (most often observed on either March 20 or March 21) is an annual observance/holiday celebrated by astrologers and astrology enthusiasts. It is seen by astrologers as the beginning (first day) of the astrological year. It is the first full day of the astrological sign...	Blobrana	0	Mar 20 06:35 2013 by Blobrana
	Caithness International Science Festival 2013 (Preview) Caithness International Science Festival 2013 19th-23rd March	Blobrana	0	Mar 19 03:02 2013 by Blobrana
	National Science Week 2013 (Preview) The University of St Andrews is running a number of events for National Science Week, including a Science Discovery Day on Saturday March 16th. The Discovery Day Event will be held in the Physics and Astronomy building, and participatns will be able to explore hands-on exhibits provided by various...	Blobrana	0	Mar 16 05:04 2013 by Blobrana
	Dunbar Science Festival (Preview) Dunbar Science Festival, 16-17 March 2013	Blobrana	0	Mar 16 05:03 2013 by Blobrana
	Shrove Tuesday (Preview) Shrove Tuesday is a term used in English-speaking countries, especially the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of the United States for the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of fasting and prayer called Lent. Source	Blobrana	3	Mar 11 06:47 2013 by Blobrana
	Solar eclipse, 9 March, 1997 (Preview) A total solar eclipse occurred on March 9, 1997. Read more	Blobrana	1	Mar 9 08:06 2013 by Blobrana
	41st Killian Lecture (Preview) Mapping the early history of the moon In 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon's interior to chart its early history. For much of human history, the moon has been a familiar, yet remote, presence in the night sky. Only recently have humans been able to explore t...	Blobrana	0	Mar 7 23:00 2013 by Blobrana
	February 2013 ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Mercury: at magnitude -1.1, starts the month in the constellation of Capricornus. Mercury is in conjunction with Mars (15.7' separated) at 17:57 UT, 8th February. Mercury is 4.39° from the Moon at 17:40 UT, 11th February. Mercury is in conjunction with Mars (4.2° separated) at 22:32 UT, 24th Feb...	Blobrana	26	Feb 26 06:57 2013 by Blobrana
	The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Preview) The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway and the English king's brother Tostig Godwi...	Blobrana	2	Feb 24 00:47 2013 by Blobrana
	Feralia (Preview) Feralia was an ancient Roman public festival celebrating the Manes (Roman spirits of the dead, particularly the souls of deceased individuals) which fell on the 21st of February as recorded by Ovid in Book II of his Fasti. Read more	Blobrana	0	Feb 21 08:21 2013 by Blobrana
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