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Co Wicklow stargazing events
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Budding astronomers will be in for a treat tonight as Astronomy Ireland is organising one of the countrys largest ever stargazing events in Co Wicklow. Clear skies are expected for the celestial spectacle and those attending are hoping for views of the planets Mars and Jupiter, countless galaxies...
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Pegasus Rocket Body Re-entry
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A Pegasus Rocket Body that was launched on the 5th march, 1999, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) mission, is scheduled to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 6th September 2007 @ 15:35 GMT ± 16 hours Predicted Decay Location 65.2° N, 158.3° E Incl...
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ARIANE 44LP Re-entry
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An ARIANE 44LP rocket (debri) that was launched from French Guiana in the 2nd March, 1991, for the METEOSAT 5 /ASTRA 1B mission, is scheduled to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 5th September @ 23:34 GMT ± 8 Hours Predicted Decay Location 6.5° S, 197.4° E Inclination 7.2° Revolution Number 25...
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IAC 2007
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The 58th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2007) takes place in Hyderabad, India from 24 -29 September 2007. This annual congress, one of the major space events of the year, brings together some 2000 international specialists, industry representatives and world leaders in the field. ...
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Supernova 2007hj
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A Type Ia magnitude 15.7, supernova, 2007hj, was discovered on the 1st September, 2007, by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search in the galaxy NGC 7461 in the constellation Pegasus. The supernova is located 6".7 west and 14".0 north of the nucleus of the galaxy. Position(2000): R.A. = 2...
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Supernova 2006dr
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A magnitude 16.1 Supernova, 2006dr, was discovered on the 17th July, 2006, by Berto Monard in the spiral galaxy NGC 1288 in the constellation Fornax.
It is located 12" east and 2" north of the nucleus.
Position(2000): R.A. = 03h17m14s.19, Dec. = -32°34'31".8
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Sun 01.09.07
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The August 28th 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse will be visible from Eastern Australia and New Zealand. The eclipses mid-totality (10:37 UT) will be observable from French Polynesia. At that time, the umbral eclipse magnitude will be 1.4760 An eclipsed Moonrise will be visible from western Australia...
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Half Life - Journey into the Neolitic
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Half Life - Journey into the Neolithic Kilmartin Glen, Argyll 4-16 September 2007 Preview: 3 September 2007 HALF LIFE is a major new landscape work and the first co-production between the renowned innovators NVA and the National Theatre of Scotland. Staged throughout the day and night in one of the...
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Sun 21.08.07
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Molniya-M SL-6 RB Re-entry
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Sun 15.08.07
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10th ACM meeting
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The 10th Asteroids, Comets, Meteors meeting will be held 14-18 July 2008 (with a reception on the 13th) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and will be hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) meeting is the premier international gathering...
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Sun 14.08.07
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This week, Mercury, Saturn and Venus will be in `conjunction` with the Sun. This image is from the SOHO satellite shows Mercury and Saturn; Venus will appear in the view on August 16th. Expand (119kb, 560 x 560) C...
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