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This is a series of periodic postings by Terry Moseley of the Irish Astronomical Association . ... Issued 2004 December 28th . Mercury correction; Comet Macholz, lecture . ... Lidl Binocs, IAA lecture, Dunsink, Geminids . ... 2004's best meteors, TV, Lecture, IAA Party . ... IAA lecture, TV Prog, 2 New Lectures, IAA sub . ... Two Lectures, ISS, next IAA lecture . ... Major TV Series, IAA Lecture . ... 2 Lectures, Lecture series, S.A.N. -Issued 2004 September 21st . ... Issued 2004 June 27th . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. December 22, 1998 . Dawn of the Leonids . ... Explanation: Many of the 1998 Leonid shower meteors were so bright they could be seen even during sunrise. ... On any given night from a dark location it would not be unusual to see up to 10 meteors per hour, while the predictable Meteor showers might feature 100 meteors per hour . ... About APOD > . ...

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... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on December 3, 2015 | ... Continue Reading.. ... No Comments A spectacular multi-coloured fireball was witnessed in Ireland and Scotland by dozens of people on the evening of 29 November 2015. ... 1 Comment Is this a new dawn for suborbital travel? ... Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

Sydney, December 3 4, 2009 . ... to the website of the workshop on т??Diffuse gas in and around the Milky Wayт?? ... It is designed to bring together researchers working on atomic and ionised gas associated with the Milky Way and the Magellanic system. ... Venue: ATNF, Marsfield . ... John Dickey (University of Tasmania) . ... Naomi McClure-Griffiths (ATNF) . ... Naomi McClure-Griffiths (ATNF, chair) . ... Scientific matters: Naomi McClure-Griffiths ( Naomi.McClure-Griffiths csiro.au) . ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Mad Science . ... Site Info . ... Public Talks . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... Who is this guy who calls himself "The Bad Astronomer?" ... First, yes, I am a real live astronomer (when people ask me what astronomers do, I tell them "They astronom !" ... These are emitted by powerful objects like black holes, exploding stars, and super-dense neutrons stars. ... Finally, am I really a bad astronomer? ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

home publications > mercury . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... ASP Conference Series . Monograph Publications . IAU Publications . ... Publications of the ASP (PASP) . ... Mercury Magazine . ... Astronomy Beat . ... Mercury Magazine Contents . ... November/December 1997 . ... What about Africa? ... The Problems of Science in Africa, Rodney T. Medupe and Loveness Kaunda . ... In today's South Africa, the problems of education are the problems of science. ...

... What's your observation cycle timeline? Chandra proposals are due sometime in March and then reviewed by a Peer Review in June. We then accept them around July and start planning out the long-term schedule in September/October (and contact you with any coordinating observation details at this time). Our new cycle generally starts in November/December. ... Chandra mission planners start planning 3 weeks ahead of time, and then have a preliminary schedule about 12 days ahead of time. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . Canis Major Dwarf: A New Closest Galaxy . ... For many years astronomers thought the Large Magellan Cloud (LMC) was closest, but its title was supplanted in 1994 by the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. ... Every day is a cloudy day on Jupiter, the Solar System's reigning gas giant. ... In fact they were mostly clear early on, allowing photographer David Cortner to record the evening's scheduled celestial entertainment, a total lunar eclipse. ... Eclipsed Moon in Infrared . ...

Astronomy Articles . Articles | ... Moon | ... Astronomy Binoculars - The Skies The Limit - by Scott Gray, September 2006 . ... Astronomy Terms - To Help You Study The Universe - by Scott Gray, October 2006 . ... Himalia is the only moon other than Europa, Ganymeade, Callisto and IO visible with small telescopes. ... The Harvest Moon refers to the Full Moon that comes closest to the autumnal equinox, or the first day of autumn. ... Think the study of stars is best left to professional astronomers? ...