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NGC Discovered

NGC 199 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th September 1862.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621464/ngc-199/

NGC 632 is a spiral galaxy discovered by John Herschel on the 24th September 1830. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621452/ngc-632/

NGC 664 is a spiral galaxy discovered by John Herschel on the 24th September 1830. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621442/ngc-664/

NGC 1712 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621429/ngc-1712/

NGC 1722 is an open star cluster and emission nebula discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621411/ngc-1722/

NGC 1751 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621403/ngc-1751/

NGC 1795 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621391/ngc-1795/

NGC 1801 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621382/ngc-1801/

NGC 1805 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621368/ngc-1805/

NGC 1810 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621358/ngc-1810/

NGC 1826 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621345/ngc-1826/

NGC 1835 is an open star cluster discovered by James Dunlop on the 24th September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621340/ngc-1835/

NGC 6223 is an elliptical galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th September 1862.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621322/ngc-6223/

NGC 6226 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th September 1862.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621304/ngc-6226/

NGC 6247 is a peculiar galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th September 1862.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621294/ngc-6247/

NGC 6856 was discovered by John Herschel on the 24th September 1829.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63563597/ngc-6856/

NGC 6908 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Albert Marth on the 24th September 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621278/ngc-6908/

NGC 6934 is a globular star cluster discovered by William Herschel on the 24th September 1785. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621266/ngc-6934/

NGC 7313 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Albert Marth on the 24th September 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621253/ngc-7313/

NGC 7352 is an asterism discovered by John Herschel on the 24th September 1829. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621247/ngc-7352/

NGC 7710 is a spiral galaxy discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th September 1862.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58621235/ngc-7710/



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A Great White Spot on Saturn was observed by Stuart Wilber, on 24 September 1990. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Spot#Occurrence

South Africa Heritage Day: 24 September, is a public holiday in South Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Day_(South_Africa)

New Amsterdam was renamed New York in 1667 in honour of the Duke of York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam

Richard Bong (September 24, 1920 - August 6, 1945) was the USs' highest-scoring air ace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong

On 24 September 1852 the Giffard dirigible made the first powered and controlled flight 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giffard_dirigible

His Majesty's Airship No. 1 was wrecked by winds on 24 September 1911
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMA_No._1

Kosmos 440 was launched on 24 September 1971.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_440

The IKONOS 2 satellite was launched on September 24, 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikonos

The UARS satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on the 24th September 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44005289/uars-satellite-re-entry/

Luna 16 re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 24 September 1970 (First robotic sample return)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_16

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was launched on 24 September 1960
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_%28CVN-65%29

The Mars Orbiter Mission was inserted into Mars orbit on 24 September 2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission



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People

John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 - January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Watts_Young

Gerolamo Cardano (24 September 1501 - 21 September 1576) was an Italian mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Cardano

Georges Claude (September 24, 1870 - May 23, 1960) was a French engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Claude

John Ray Dunning (September 24, 1907 - August 25, 1975) was an American physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Dunning

Pavel Kroupa (24 September 1963) is a Czech-Australian astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Kroupa

Pol F. Swings (24 September 1906 -28 October 1983) was a Belgian astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Swings

James "Jack" Dee (born 24 September 1961) is an English stand-up comedian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dee

Geoffrey Burbidge (24 September 1925 - 26 January 2010) was an English astronomy professor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Burbidge

Charlotte Emma Moore Sitterly (September 24, 1898 - March 3, 1990) was an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Moore_Sitterly

Lawrence H. Aller (September 24, 1913 - March 16, 2003) was an American astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_H._Aller



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On September 24, 2002, Gamma Cephei Ab was finally confirmed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Cephei_Ab

Asteroid (318) Magdalena was discovered by Auguste Charlois on September 24, 1891 in Nice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/318_Magdalena

Asteroid (611) Valeria was discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf on September 24, 1906 from Taunton, Massachusetts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/611_Valeria

Title: Correspondence - Meteor of September 24, 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55054709/meteor-of-september-24-1865/

On September 25, 1931, the Henbury meteorites were stolen
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t6124928/henbury-crater/



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Meteorites

The Maziba (L6) meteorite fell in Southern, Uganda, on the 24th September 1942.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45163902/maziba-meteorite/

The Boumdeid (L6) meteorite fell in Tagant, Mauritania, on the 24th September 2003.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55053600/boumdeid-meteorite-2003/



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