* Astronomy

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RE: January 27th

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The Antarctic Kunlun Station, China's third Station, was set up at Dome A on January 27, 2009

First light was achieved with the SPTpol camera on January 27, 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole_Telescope

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The 1951 Operation Ranger "Able" test was the first continental US nuclear detonation after the 1945 Trinity test

On January 27, 1996, France detonated its sixth underground nuclear test bomb in the Pacific Ocean.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47556947/france-nuclear-testing/

The Outer Space Treaty was opened for signature on January 27, 1967

The Apollo 1 cabin fire during a launch pad test on January 27 1967, killed all three crew members

IGS 8A satellite was launched on the 27th January, 2013.

Progress M1-5 became the last spacecraft to dock with the Mir station on 27 January 2001

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Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 - July 28, 2011) was a former NASA astronaut

Jeremy Roger Hansen, CD (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian astronaut

Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 - 23 March 1981) was a New Zealand astronomer

Isaac Roberts (27 January 1829 - 17 July 1904) was a Welsh amateur astronomer

Antonín Mrkos (27 January 1918 - 29 May 1996) was a Czech astronomer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Mrkos

Alfred Watkins (27 January 1855 - 15 April 1935) was an English self-taught amateur archaeologist

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Now, is a good time to look for NGC 2169

NGC 2252 was discovered by William Herschel on the 27th January 1786.

NGC 2227 was discovered by John Herschel on the 27th January 1835.

NGC 3611 was discovered by William Herschel on the 27th January 1786

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UDFj-39546284 is the designation given to a stellar structure reported on January 27, 2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UDFj-39546284

Philibert Melotte discovered Jupiters moon Pasiphae in 1908.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasipha%C3%AB_(moon)

On January 27, 2012, the 10-metre wide asteroid 2012 BX34 passed a 60,000 km from Earth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_BX34

Title: Fireball of January 27, 1906
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56492665/fireball-of-january-27-1906/

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Meteorites

The Nammianthal (H5) meteorite fell in Tamil Nadu, India, on the 27th January, 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47526432/nammianthal-meteorite/