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Aylesbury Astronomical Society
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Observing to begin again from 3rd September, 2012. Viewing evening at Winchendon Observatory. Read more 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the AAS.
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Galway Astronomy Club
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NEW SEASON OF LECTURES. Professor Dick Butler "The Nature, Boundaries & Origin of the Universe" Westwood Hotel Sept 3rd 7.30pm Read more
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Occultation of Jupiter, 1889 September 3
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Occultation of Jupiter, 1889 September 3 Read more
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Nejapa Fireball festival
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Fireballs blazon the sky in Nejapa, El Salvador. Local residents gather every August 31 to hurl fireballs in honour of a huge volcanic eruption in 1922. The eruption forced all of the residents to abandon the town. Read more
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Starlight Hike
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Start Date: 01/09/2012 End Date: 02/09/2012 A 10km walk with a difference. Our walks take place after dark at atmospheric locations across the UK. Read more Events like Starlight Hike enable Sue Ryder to continue providing care services across Scotland and provide support for people living...
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Third Annual Exeter UFO Festival
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The third annual Exeter UFO Festival will take place Saturday, September 3, 2011. The day's excitement fires up at 8:30am and continues until 10pm. All lectures and festival events are free of charge - no tickets needed. Read more
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Solar storm of 1859
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The solar storm of 1859, also known as the Solar Superstorm, or the Carrington Event, was the most powerful solar storm in recorded history. From August 28 until September 2, numerous sunspots and solar flares were observed on the sun. Just before noon on September 1, the British astronomer, Richar...
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Kilimanjaro challenge 2013
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Noel Ballantyne Sponsorship to climb Kilimanjaro in January 2013 in aid of Focus Ireland. Read more
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2 3 FULL MOON 16 13 Mercury greatest elong W(19)
3 18 Neptune 5.6S of Moon 17 15 NEW MOON
3 19 Saturn 4.5N of Spica 18 Regulus 5.5N of Moon
6 12 Uranus 4.8S of Moon 21 21 Spica 1.0N of Moon Occn
7 15 Mercury stationary 21 23 Saturn 5.3N of Moon
9 18 LAST QUARTER 22 6 Mars 2.2N of Moon
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Burgess Shale
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More than half a billion years old, the fossils of the Burgess Shale preserves an intriguing glimpse of early life on Earth. They were first discovered in 1909 by Charles D. Walcott, then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. This group of fossils takes its name from the Burgess Shale rock forma...
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Stellafane Convention
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Astronomers' Stellafane Convention in Vermont Illuminates the Night On the other side of Precision Valley - once the home to a hub of American commerce and industry - there resides a steep hill known as Stellafane. Every August, stargazers and telescope builders converge upon that hill to camp, co...
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The Great Dorset Steam Fair
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The dates for the 2012 show are Wed 29th August to Sun 2nd September Traditionally this English fair is held at the village of Tarrant Hinton, near Blandford Forum in the heart of the beautiful Dorset countryside. Read more[spoiler][/spo...
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Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show
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Charity Fashion Show 29 August 2012 Hollywood glitz is coming to Edinburgh as adults with learning disabilities take to the stage to raise funds at a charity fashion show tomorrow night 29 August 2012. Movies are the theme of the catwalk event which has been organised by the North East Edinburgh Comm...
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Institute of Astronomy Talks
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Anna-Lisa Varri (Milan) Self-consistent models of quasi-relaxed rotating stellar systems Series: Institute of Astronomy Seminars Time: 13:15-13:45 Venue: Sackler Lecture Theatre, IoA, University of Cambridge Read more
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Partial lunar eclipse, August 28, 2026
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A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 28, 2026. The moon will nearly completely, but not quite be contained within the umbral shadow at greatest eclipse. Read more
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