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VSU Planetarium
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VSU Planetarium Goes Digital Valdosta State Universitys Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, and Engineering Studies is ready to introduce South Georgia to its new digital planetarium system. The public is invited to check out the updated facility on Friday, Oct. 7, when the VSU Plan...
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Matsushiro Seismological Observatory
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Local observatory faster than agency in quake size assessment A local seismological observatory in central Japan assessed the massive March 11 earthquake at magnitude 9.0 within about 10 minutes after it occurred, much quicker than the assessment by the Japan Meteorological Agency, observato...
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Taylor Observatory
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Taylor Observatory plans Sept. 24 open house The Taylor Observatory-Norton Planetarium is having its inaugural Science Centre Open House on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Read more
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Stardisc
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Moved by the magic and mystery of the stars... A 21st Century Stone Circle and Celestial Amphitheatre that represents and evokes Heaven on Earth. Conceived to inspire, entertain, engage and educate, a 12.2m diameter star chart that mirrors the northern hemisphere night sky, carved into black gra...
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Aulton Stone Circle
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A recumbent stone and two flankers. All the stones of the circle have been removed. Google earth file: Aulton Stone Circle.kmz (1kb, kmz) The recumbent stone covers azimuths in the range 207.8° to 224.8°, and horizon values of 3.5° to 1.3°. The resulting declination values of -25.4° to -21.7° which...
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Dunnideer Stone Circle
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A recumbent stone and two flankers at the edge of a wooded area Google earth file: Dunnideer Stone Circle.kmz (1kb, kmz) See more Latitude: 57°20'41.85"N, Longitude: 2°39'6.8...
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Wantonwells Stone Circle
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Remains of a recumbent stone circle in the NE of Scotland. Only the massive recumbent stone and fallen flanker remain. Google earth file: Wantonwells Stone Circle.kmz (1kb, kmz) See more
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Joseph H. Rogers Observatory
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There's a lot in the stars for the Joseph Rogers Observatory these days: Its uber-high powered, computerised, made-for-NASA telescope is getting the final few calibrations before being unveiled to student star-searchers. Dozens of smaller telescopes are about to be doled out to area high schoo...
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Welsh dark sky reserve
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Could Wales' dark skies bring in a million more visitors? Astronomy experts believe visitor numbers at Wales' national parks could be boosted by a million people each year if the country's "wonderful, natural" dark skies are properly protected and utilised. They are urging Wales to fo...
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Merritt Island Amateur Radio
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As the clock approached 2:04 p.m. Tuesday, 17-foot-high antennas placed on a baseball field at Merritt Island High rotated to the south, tracking the International Space Station as it flew at 17,500 mph overhead. Sitting on the bleachers, students watched as amateur ham radio operator John Eccle...
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Nanshan VLBI Station
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An atlas of the Milky Way Sino-German research group draws a new map at the Urumqi radio telescope and discovers two supernova remnants It may not be much use to hitchhikers through the galaxy, but it is extremely valuable to astronomers: the new radio atlas of the Milky Way. After almost ten years of w...
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Birla Planetarium
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Planetarium to get new observatory Space enthusiasts in the city will soon get a chance to view exo-planets and galaxies situated outside our solar system as Birla Planetarium will set up a new public observatory with a high-powered, imported telescope. [url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/...
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Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Quabbin telescope scrapped Off limits to the general public, the 12,300 acres of Prescott Peninsula divide virtually the entire length of Quabbin Reservoir and because of its special status has always generated its share of speculation and tall tales. The vast majority of research on Prescott Pe...
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University of Maine observatory
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The billions and billions of stars in the cosmos will be clearer and brighter in the new $5.2 million combined planetarium and observatory that the University of Maine System board of trustees approved Monday for the University of Maine campus. The new structure will be built near Rangeley Road bet...
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Emmet County park
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Park near Mackinaw City offers stargazing delights Stargazers delight in dark skies at night. That's why some work to protect the night sky from light pollution, the same way others strive to protect resources such as clean air, water and land. A 600-acre Emmet County park on Lake Michigan is now one...
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