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Chamberlin Observatory
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Sky watchers can view the asteroid Vesta and other celestial bodies through high-powered telescopes during a "Vesta Fiesta" celebration hosted by the University of Denver and the Denver Astronomical Society Aug. 6 at DU's Chamberlin Observatory. [url=http://www.denverpost.com...
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JETS Observatory
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JETS Observatory opens this year with a new partnership and a new plan for programming. The facility will now be operated by Planetary Studies Foundation (PSF), a nonprofit organization based in Galena and Elizabeth. At 7 p.m. on July 16, the observatory will host a rededication ceremony to celebr...
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Sea floor observatory
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A team from University Of Torontos marine geophysics group is participating in a joint project to create the worlds largest cable-linked sea floor observatory on the Pacific Ocean floor. Located in the northeast Pacific off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, the active Juan d...
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Herstmonceux observatory
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Goseck circle
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SPIRIT II program
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Spirited stargazing unlimited More Western Australian school students will be able to take part in an innovative astronomy program through The University of Western Australia, thanks to an agreement signed last week between Hawaiian Pty Ltd and UWA. Funded by Hawaiian and UWA, the $100,000 soph...
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Tokyo Atacama Observatory
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University of Tokyo observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert named world's highest The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory atop Cerro Chajnantor, a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert, has been named the world's highest-altitude observatory by Guinness World Records. [url=http://mdn.mai...
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Champagne-sur-Oise menhirs
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Knocking down menhirs In advance of the construction of a housing project by Nexity Foncier Conseil, in Champagne-sur-Oise (Val-d'Oise), a team of Inrap archaeologists is excavating a one hectare surface, under the curation of the State (Drac Ile-de-France). At the site of "Basses Coutur...
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Loch Doon planetarium
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In a bid to win an amazing new resource for East Ayrshire, Doon Academy star pupil Kyle McCormick will present the case for the people's planetarium on STV at 6pm on Monday, 27 June. The planetarium bid has reached the finals of the Jubilee People's Millions - and with enough votes, we can win. [url=htt...
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Stamford Observatory
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On Friday night, June 24, Charles Scovil, the astronomer at the Stamford Observatory, will talk about the huge telescopes, the W.M. Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, the McDonald Observatory in Austin, Texas, as part of the "Astronomy Nights" series at the Stamford Museum and Nat...
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Allgäu Public Observatory
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ESO's New Compact Laser Guide Star Unit Tested Last night, ESO's Wendelstein laser guide star unit had its first light at the Allgäu Public Observatory in Ottobeuren, Germany. Laser guide stars are artificial stars created high up in the Earth's atmosphere using a laser beam with a power of several...
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TARDIS Micro-Observatory
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Building the TARDIS Micro-Observatory The TARDIS micro-observatory is now in operation; hopefully we'll start to see a few more cloudless nights and I'll be able to capture some new data. In the meantime, a brief write-up of the construction. [url=http://www.duncankitchin.org/?blog=show&a...
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Alfred Russel Wallace Observatory
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Amateur astronomers in Usk have unveiled the first observatory in Britain that is attached to a community education centre. Members of Usk Astronomical Society named it The Alfred Russel Wallace Observatory after the Welsh scientist, who was born in nearby Llanbadoc. [url=http://www.freepre...
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Menwith Hill spy base
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A "star wars" inspired defence shield that will alert the US to the launch of ballistic missiles is expected to be operational from a North Yorkshire airbase before the end of the year. The Space Based Infrared System is seen as the successor to Ronald Reagan's unrealised "star wars...
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Harwich observatory
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Cape Cod stargazers get a new haven Through generous donations and determination, Brookhart and Tom Leach, both passionate amateur astronomers, have transformed a storage room of playground equipment into a community observatory and classroom over the past year. The observatory is now ready f...
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