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January 2008 Celestial Events & Space Research News
January 2008 SkyMaps and SkyGuides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL January 1st
January 2008 -
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
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January 2008: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere
January 2008: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere
Astronomy Today Sky Guide - January 2008
The Sky At Night - watch the latest programme online
Comet 8P/Tuttle and spiral galaxy M33 December 30 2007
Copyright © 2007 Gerald DeShirlia in Wimberley, Texas, USA
January 01 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 8P/Tuttle Near-Earth Flyby SkyMap for January 1st 2008
Comet 8P/Tuttle Near-Earth Flyby (0.253 AU)
Asteroid 2003 FY6 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.018 AU)
"Sulphur dioxide may have helped maintain a warm early Mars"
"Raman snuffs out Martian life"
"Visit To An Asteroid - video report"
January 02 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 8P/Tuttle encounter with Galaxy M33 - global photo gallery
Asteroid 1862 Apollo -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.038 AU)
"First planet discovered around a youthful star"
"Is it written in the stars?"
January 03 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Earth -
At Perihelion (0.983 AU From Sun)
As of today there are 916 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 137805 (1999 YK5) Near-Mercury Flyby (0.036 AU)
Asteroid 137805 (1999 YK5) Near-Mercury Flyby (0.036 AU)
"4 Years on Mars: Rovers Continue to Amaze"
"Advanced Life Created in Two Ancient Explosions"
"Crater from possible meteor fragment in Bali pulls crowds"
January 03/04 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Quadrantids (QUA) meteor shower peak 06:40 UT January 4
Meteors from an Extinct Constellation: Quadrans Muralis
2008 Quadrantid (QUA) Meteor Shower - SkyMap for January 4 before dawn
The International Meteor Organisation Quadrantids (QUA) meteor shower forecast
Visual Meteor Observing Guidelines From
The American Meteor Society
Basic Visual Meteor Observing Form (Printable Word 97 Format)
Basic Visual Meteor Observing Form Instructions (Printable Word 97 Format)
Advanced Visual Meteor Observing Form (Printable Word 97 Format)
Advanced Visual Meteor Observing Form Instructions (Printable Word 97 Format)
January 04 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2007 U1 (LINEAR) -
Closest Approach To Earth (2.976 AU)
Comet 17P/Holmes SkyMap for January 2008
Comet 17P/Holmes Global Photo Gallery - more than 300 images
Asteroid 2007 VN243 -
Near-Earth Flyby (0.086 AU)
"When Planets Were Born"
"Stardust Formed Close To Sun"
January 05 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
First sunspot of the new Solar Cycle #24 observed yesterday
Next Solar Max expected in 2011 - 2012 -
We Are Now Here
Comet P/2000 B3 (LINEAR) -
Closest Approach To Earth (0.864 AU)
Cassini -
Titan Flyby
January 06 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 17P/Holmes - Observation SkyMap for early January 2008
"Nigeria's answer to Stonehenge: the Ikom Monoliths"
January 07 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 17640 Mount Stromlo Closest Approach To Earth (1.217 AU)
"Desert Studies: Overview of the desert night sky"
"NASA spacecraft set to shine hot spotlight on Mercury"
January 08 2008 - 11:37 UT -
New Moon
January 08 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
January 2008 Aurora Gallery
Asteroid 1877 Marsden Closest Approach To Earth (3.811 AU)
January 09 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 434 Hungaria Closest Approach To Earth (1.218 AU)
"Reading Signs: Shedding Light on Ancient Science"
"2007 WD5 Mars Collision Effectively Ruled Out"
"Astronomers discover ancestors of Milky Way-type galaxies"
January 10 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 15 Eunomia -
At Opposition (8.2 Magnitude)
Asteroid 2005 WJ56 Near-Earth Flyby (0.028 AU)
Asteroid 2005 WJ56 flyby - miss distance = 10.9 LD, magnitude 11, size = 1.2Km
Asteroid 7225 Huntress Closest Approach To Earth (0.884 AU)
"Risk of Mars impact drops to 1 in 10,000"
"Asteroids part of an ancient planet?"
"Earth at threat from rogue black holes"
January 11 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2006 S5 (Hill) -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.673 AU)
Comet 17P/Holmes Global Photo Gallery - more than 300 images
"Europe’s next ride to the Moon: Chandrayaan-1"
"Aged stars parent second wave of planets"
January 12 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 17P/Holmes - SkyMap for next few days
Asteroid 2001 FZ57 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.037 AU)
"Suspected impact crater is center of teen's universe"
"Cold skies highlight brilliant stars of winter"
January 13 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 917 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet 108P/Ciffreo -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.484 AU)
Comet P/2007 C2 (Catalina) -
Closest Approach To Earth (2.881 AU)
Asteroid 2008 AF3 flyby -
miss distance = 1.0 LD, magnitude 14, size = 27m
"Messenger heads for close encounter with Mercury"
January 14 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 918 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
"SOHO: the new solar cycle starts with a ‘bang’"
"New evidence on meteorite origins"
January 15 2008 - 19:46 UT -
End of First Lunar Quarter
January 15 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2005 L3 (McNaught) -
Perihelion (5.593 AU)
Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Near-Jupiter Flyby (0.255 AU)
"Korean Polar Explorers Find Massive Meteorite"
"The mysteries of Mercury revealed"
January 16 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 17P/Holmes - SkyMap for mid-January 2008
Comet C/2007 T6 (Catalina) -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.599 AU)
Comet Mueller 5 -
Closest Approach To Earth (3.267 AU)
NASA Mercury Mission - Messenger Homepage
"Gingin Observatory upcoming events"
"Messenger's First Look at Mercury’s Previously Unseen Side"
January 17 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
January 2008 Northern Latitudes Aurora Photo Gallery
January 18 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 921 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
"First pictures of Mercury's hidden side"
January 19 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Moon & Mars close encounter this evening - SkyMap
NASA Mercury Mission -
Messenger Sample Images,
image #3,
image #4,
image #5
Asteroid 10792 Ecuador Closest Approach To Earth (2.278 AU)
"ESAs 2013 Mercury mission to unlock secrets of the planet"
January 20 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 5231 Verne Closest Approach To Earth (1.492 AU)
Asteroid 4255 Spacewatch Closest Approach To Earth (3.447 AU)
"NASA May Abandon Moon Under Revised Exploration Vision"
January 21 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 7336 Saunders Closest Approach To Earth (1.760 AU)
January 22 2008 - 13:35 UT -
The Full Wolf Moon
January 22 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mercury -
At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (19 Degrees)
Asteroid 9007 James Bond Closest Approach To Earth (1.516 AU)
Asteroid 2866 Hardy Closest Approach To Earth (2.335 AU)
January 23 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
"Mysterious antimatter in Milky Way might originate from tiny black holes"
"Volcanic deposits may aid lunar outposts"
"Bigfoot on Mars? NASA captures alien figure"
January 24 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 1685 Toro flyby - miss distance = 76 LD, magnitude 13, size = 6.2Km
Asteroid 2007 PS9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
Asteroid 13070 Seanconnery Closest Approach To Earth (1.980 AU)
"A Violent History of Time"
January 25 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2007 T5 (Gibbs) -
Closest Approach To Earth (3.206 AU)
Asteroid 2006 VX2 Near-Venus Flyby (0.016 AU)
Asteroid 63163 Jerusalem Closest Approach To Earth (0.848 AU)
Asteroid 1772 Gagarin Closest Approach To Earth (1.392 AU)
"NASA's Stardust upends comet theory"
"Dust samples prompt a rethink about comets"
"Bits of comet surprise scientists"
January 26 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2007 D3 (LINEAR) -
Closest Approach To Earth (4.590 AU)
Asteroid 341 California Closest Approach To Earth (1.624 AU)
"Stardust Comet Dust Resembles Asteroid Materials"
"Red Antares at 600 light-years away"
January 27 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 8P/Tuttle -
Perihelion (1.027 AU)
"Comet or Asteroid?"
"Rock on Mars Resembles Female Figure. Or Doesn’t It?"
January 28 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 17898 Scottsheppard Closest Approach To Earth (1.271 AU)
Asteroid 13926 Berners-Lee Closest Approach To Earth (1.781 AU)
"February skywatch: planet pairing, lunar eclipse"
"Stargazers Pierce Hawaii's Heavens, Unravel Time, Curse Snow"
January 29 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2007 S2 (Lemmon) -
Closest Approach To Earth (4.710 AU)
Asteroid 2007 TU24 -
Near-Earth Flyby (0.004 AU)
Asteroid 2007 TU24 flyby - miss distance 1.4 LD, magnitude 10, size = 400m
Asteroid 79896 Billhaley Closest Approach To Earth (1.383 AU)
"Ancient meteorite blamed for Manitoba health woes"
"Asteroid makes close Earth pass"
"Ancient meteorite causing modern problems"
January 30 2008 - 05:03 UT -
End of Third Lunar Quarter
January 30 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
140th Anniversary (1868), Pultusk Meteorite Shower in Poland
"Surprises from Mercury"
"Space weather science rues cuts"
January 31 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Venus & Jupiter Converge - SkyMap for this conjunction January 31 2008
Asteroid 2008 BC15 flyby - miss distance 0.8 LD, magnitude 15, size = 20m
Asteroid 2710 Veverka Closest Approach To Earth (1.223 AU)
"Messenger spacecraft's Mercury images puzzle scientists"
"A Comet Continuum"
"The ancient search for life out there"
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February 2008 Celestial Events & Space Research News
February 2008 SkyMaps and SkyGuides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL February 1st
February 2008 -
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
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February 2008: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere
February 2008: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere
Astronomy Today Sky Guide - February 2008
The Sky At Night - watch the latest programme online
February 01 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 922 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Venus & Jupiter Converge - SkyMap for this conjunction February 01 2008
"Mapping the heavens"
"Meteorites: How big is safe?"
"The Mayan Calendar"
"The night sky for February"
February 02 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
HotPay2 Sounding Rocket Campaign - Mission HomePage
Venus & Jupiter Converge - SkyMap for this conjunction February 02 2008
Comet 46P/Wirtanen -
Perihelion (1.057 AU)
February 03 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Venus & Jupiter Converge - SkyMap for this conjunction February 03 2008
Comet 110P/Hartley 3 -
Perihelion (2.488 AU)
Asteroid 6560 Pravdo Closest Approach To Earth (1.596 AU)
February 04 2008 - 10:49 UT -
Cross-Quarter Day -
Imbolc
February 04 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 924 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Venus & Jupiter Converge - SkyMap for this conjunction February 04 2008
Asteroid 4342 Freud Closest Approach To Earth (2.029 AU)
"Will Media Expose Global Warming Con Job?"
"Not-so-rare Earth?"
"Mercury's Mysteries, Old and New"
February 05 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2023 Asaph Closest Approach To Earth (2.403 AU)
Asteroid 2008 CT1 flyby - miss distance 0.3 LD, magnitude 15, size = 13m
"Goose survived crashing into a meteorite only to be savaged by a fox!"
February 06 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 927 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Free Open Source Planetarium For Your Computer - Enjoy"
Comet C/2007 T4 (Gibbs) -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.881 AU)
February 07 2008 - 03:44 UT -
New Moon
February 07 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Annular Solar Eclipse, Visible in Antarctica, New Zealand, Fiji and S.E. Australia
Animated Map of the Annular Solar Eclipse
Local timetable of eclipse visibility in .pdf format
Map of the Annular Solar Eclipse in .pdf format
Comet P/2000 U6 (Tichy) -
Perihelion (2.138 AU)
Chinese New Year
"Meteorite swiped from Keys gathering"
February 08 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
alpha-Centaurids (ACE) meteor shower peak - 17:00
Asteroid 2007 SP11 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
Asteroid 4808 Ballaero Closest Approach To Earth (1.431 AU)
Kuiper Belt Object 55565 (2002 AW197) Closest Approach To Earth (45.696 AU)
"Makeover for Europe's Mars robot"
February 09 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
"EuroNews looks at life on Mars!"
February 10 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 923 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2006 DU62 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
"Meteorite chunk about 300 pounds, 5 billion years old"
February 11 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
February 2008 Aurora Gallery
Comet C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR) -
Closest Approach To Earth (2.432 AU)
Asteroid 2007 RV9 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)
Asteroid 2007 CS5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)
February 12 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2007 DA flyby - miss distance 9.8 LD, magnitude 18, size = 140m
"Astronomers given Gemini reprieve"
February 13 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 6032 Nobel Closest Approach To Earth (2.073 AU)
"Titan’s surface organics surpass oil reserves on Earth"
"Stardust mission gives new insight for space substances"
February 14 2008 - 03:33 UT -
End of First Lunar Quarter
February 14 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 925 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet C/2007 T1 (McNaught) -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.064 AU)
Asteroid 1996 Adams Closest Approach To Earth (1.878 AU)
"Total Lunar Eclipse Next Week - Full Story"
February 15 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 926 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2008 CK70 flyby - miss distance 1.0 LD, magnitude 16, size = 40m
Asteroid 162567 (2000 RW37) -
Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)
Asteroid 203 Pompeja Closest Approach To Earth (1.768 AU)
Asteroid 6434 Jewitt Closest Approach To Earth (1.854 AU)
Asteroid 17078 Sellers Closest Approach To Earth (2.327 AU)
"Deep valleys of Candor Chasma"
February 16 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2675 Tolkien Closest Approach To Earth (1.388 AU)
Asteroid 51828 Ilanramon Closest Approach To Earth (1.614 AU)
Asteroid 4511 Rembrandt Closest Approach To Earth (2.015 AU)
February 17 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 46P/Wirtanen -
Closest Approach To Earth (0.918 AU)
"Talk of life on Mars can now be taken with a pinch of salt"
"Planet-hunters set for big bounty"
"The threat to Earth from space is minimal"
February 18 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet Reinmuth 2 -
Perihelion (2.106 AU)
Asteroid 10050 Rayman Closest Approach To Earth (2.170 AU)
Kuiper Belt Object 90482 Orcus Closest Approach To Earth (46.870 AU)
"Early Mars too acidic, salty for life, experts say"
"Desert Evenings: Constellations, 'asterisms' and stars"
"Is there life on Mars? No"
"Investors from Japan to build meteorite museum in Puno"
"Clouds may obscure area viewing of total lunar eclipse"
February 19 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 79P/du Toit-Hartley -
Closest Approach To Earth (0.829 AU)
Comet C/2006 F1 (Kowalski) Perihelion (4.119 AU)
Asteroid 4450 Pan Flyby -
miss distance 15.9 LD, magnitude 13, size = 1.6Km
Asteroid 99942 Apophis Closest Approach To Earth (1.402 AU)
Asteroid 2247 Hiroshima Closest Approach To Earth (1.552 AU)
Asteroid 16809 Galapagos Closest Approach To Earth (1.712 AU)
Nicolas Copernicus' 535th Birthday (1473)
"First stars 'may have been dark'"
February 20 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 927 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet 193P/LINEAR-NEAT -
Perihelion (2.156 AU)
Asteroid 153591 (2001 SN263) -
Near-Earth Flyby (0.066 AU)
"Celestial ballet will darken the moon"
"Moon to turn red in rare eclipse"
February 21 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Total Lunar Eclipse - visible Northwest Europe, West Africa, North & South America
- 00:34 UT - Moon Enters Penumbra
- 01:43 UT - Moon Enters Umbra
- 03:00 UT - Moon Enters Totality
- 03:26 UT - Middle of Eclipse
- 03:30 UT - The Full Snow Moon
- 03:51 UT - Moon Leaves Totality
- 05:09 UT - Moon Leaves Umbra
- 06:17 UT - Moon Leaves Penumbra
Lunar Eclipse diagrams - explanatory material
Today's Total Lunar Eclipse Global Photo Gallery
Interactive World Map of Eclipse Photos
Asteroid 2753 Duncan Closest Approach To Earth (1.717 AU)
Asteroid 13208 Fraschetti Closest Approach To Earth (1.942 AU)
"The light and dark of Venus"
February 22 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cassini -
Titan Flyby
"EuroNews looks at comets and asteroids"
"Scientists say meteor likely never hit Earth"
February 23 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
February 24 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Saturn -
At Opposition
February 25 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 928 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 916 America Closest Approach To Earth (1.806 AU)
"Meteorites spark mysteries"
"Life Forms Ejected on Asteroid Impact Could Survive to Reseed Earth"
February 26 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 930 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet 180P/NEAT Closest -
Approach To Earth (1.612 AU)
Comet 194P/LINEAR -
Perihelion (1.709 AU)
Asteroid 2002 TD66 flyby - miss distance 16.7 LD, magnitude 15, size = 440m
Asteroid 697 Galilea Closest Approach To Earth (2.341 AU)
Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To Earth (1.835 AU)
February 27 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 931 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Morning Planets - SkyMap for 45 minutes before sunrise
Asteroid 6312 Robheinlein Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)
"Arctic meteor 'event of century'"
"NASA sets sights on moon's south pole"
"Astronomers Discover Method to Detect Nanodiamonds in Outer Space"
February 28 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
February 2008 Global Aurora Gallery
February 29 2008 - 02:18 UT -
End of Third Lunar Quarter
February 29 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 17P/Holmes remains a naked-eye object from rural areas
"Mars Surface Too Acidic for Life To Exist"
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March 2008 Celestial Events & Space Research News
March 2008 SkyMaps and SkyGuides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL March 1st
March 2008 - SkyMaps & Celestial Guides ..............................................................
March 2008: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - N. Hemisphere
March 2008: SkyMaps & Observing Notes - S. Hemisphere
Astronomy Today Sky Guide - March 2008
The Sky At Night - watch the latest programme online
March 01 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 934 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 6312 Robheinlein Closest Approach To Earth (1.155 AU)
"Dark energy, or just dust? Findings raise questions"
March 02 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 172P/Yeung -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.744 AU)
Asteroid 4337 Arecibo Closest Approach To Earth (2.075 AU)
March 03 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 935 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Mercury -
At Its Greatest Western Elongation (27 Degrees)
Asteroid 12485 Jenniferharris Closest Approach To Earth (1.780 AU)
Asteroid 83360 Catalina Closest Approach To Earth (2.237 AU)
Asteroid 253 Mathilde -
Closest Approach To Earth (2.358 AU)
"JPL Helps Shoot for the Moon, Stars, Planets and More"
"Avalanches on Mars"
March 04 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet 17P/Holmes still visible in Perseus - SkyMap for early March
Asteroid 82332 Las Vegas Closest Approach To Earth (1.659 AU)
Patrick Moore's 85th Birthday (1923)
"Discovery of Space Soot Casts Doubt on Dark Energy Theory"
"Violent rock slides snapped on red planet"
March 05 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 938 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet C/2007 D1 -
(LINEAR) Closest Approach To Earth (7.933 AU)
Asteroid 3773 Smithsonian Closest Approach To Earth (1.569 AU)
Asteroid 2008 DH5 flyby - miss distance 7.1 LD, magnitude 18, size = 60m
Asteroid 10044 Squyres Closest Approach To Earth (2.439 AU)
Asteroid 1024 Hale Closest Approach To Earth (2.500 AU)
Asteroid 719 Albert Closest Approach To Earth (3.085 AU)
March 05/09 2007 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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8th Annual Kisatchie Star Party, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana
March 06 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
A solar wind stream is heading for Earth - see March 2008 Aurora Gallery
Asteroid 1831 Nicholson Closest Approach To Earth (1.248 AU)
Asteroid 4535 Adamcarolla Closest Approach To Earth (1.633 AU)
Asteroid 10217 Richardcook Closest Approach To Earth (2.272 AU)
"Possibly Once-habitable Ancient Martian Lake Discovered"
March 07 2008 - 07:14 UT -
New Moon
March 07 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 939 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 8299 Tealeoni Closest Approach To Earth (1.154 AU)
"NASA Finds Evidence Of Rings On Saturn's Moon Rhea"
"The backyard astronomer: Planets are NOT stars?"
"European spaceport's sky-high ambition"
March 08 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 941 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 13609 Lewicki Closest Approach To Earth (1.647 AU)
Asteroid 74625 Tieproject Closest Approach To Earth (1.716 AU)
March 09 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daylight Saving - Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (United States)
Comet 70P/Kojima -
Closest Approach To Earth (1.398 AU)
Asteroid 2008 EZ7 flyby - miss distance 0.4 LD, magnitude 18, size = 18m
Asteroid 6470 Aldrin Closest Approach To Earth (1.526 AU)
Asteroid 2228 Soyuz-Apollo Closest Approach To Earth (2.202 AU)
Asteroid 5811 Keck Closest Approach To Earth (2.330 AU)
"Huge space truck races into orbit"
"Watch the ATV launch - LIVE"
"Mysterious iron-filled mammoth tusks intrigue scientists"
"By the Shore of a Martian Lake"
March 10 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
March 2008 Global Aurora Gallery
Comet C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR) -
Perihelion (3.380 AU)
Asteroid 2008 ED8 flyby - miss distance 1.4 LD, magnitude 12, size = 64m
Asteroid 2008 EF32 flyby - miss distance 0.2 LD, magnitude 18, size = 6m
Asteroid 2008 EM68 flyby - miss distance 0.6 LD, magnitude 18, size = 12m
Asteroid 9777 Enterprise Closest Approach To Earth (1.688 AU)
"Saturn moon Rhea may have rings"
"Fresh evidence suggests supernovae are firing out cosmic rays"
"Rover's goal is to answer: Was there ever life on Mars?"
March 11 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2005 EY169 Near-Earth Flyby (0.071 AU)
"New lunar south polar maps from SMART-1"
"ASTRONOMY: Medieval mistake - The story of India’s faulty calendars"
"Jules Verne on track for long journey to ISS"
March 12 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cassini -
Enceladus Flyby
"Peru meteorite may rewrite rule books"
"Swarm of meteorites may solve Peru impact mystery"
"Successful manoeuvres position Jules Verne ATV for crucial tests"
March 13 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2001 Einstein Closest Approach To Earth (0.806 AU)
Asteroid 498 Tokio Closest Approach To Earth (2.250 AU)
Asteroid 2801 Huygens Closest Approach To Earth (2.304 AU)
"Meteorite pair may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet"
"The puzzling 'eye of a hurricane' on Venus"
"Antarctica's unique space rocks"
"Meteorite fragment stolen from museum"
March 14 2008 - 10:46 UT -
End of First Lunar Quarter
March 14 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 943 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2003 TM1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.081 AU)
Kuiper Belt Object 136472 (2005 FY9) Closest Approach To Earth (51.178 AU)
Happy Pi Day March 14th -
the whole nine yards?
"Mars Express reveals the Red Planet’s volcanic past"
"Winking Star Decoded as Root of Planetary System"
March 15 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 944 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 3353 Jarvis Closest Approach To Earth (1.051 AU)
Asteroid 1855 Korolev Closest Approach To Earth (1.066 AU)
Asteroid 12524 Conscience Closest Approach To Earth (1.751 AU)
Asteroid 1282 Utopia Closest Approach To Earth (2.382 AU)
"Meteorite's lake landing leaves space-rock collectors all wet"
March 16 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
"Crashed probe yields Sun secrets"
March 17 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 1620 Geographos -
Near-Earth Flyby (0.125 AU)
Asteroid 1620 Geographos flyby - miss distance 49 LD, magnitude 13, size = 3Km
Telescope coordinates to observe asteroid Geographos flyby after sunset today
Asteroid 2006 DM63 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.038 AU)
Asteroid 2005 EA Near-Earth Flyby (0.080 AU)
Asteroid 2005 YQ96 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.045 AU)
March 18 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
Movie of Lunar Impact on March 13 -
Lunar Impact Monitoring Center
As of today there are 943 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet 124P/Mrkos -
Closest Approach To Earth (0.717 AU)
Asteroid 2002 FW1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.079 AU)
Asteroid 2322 Kitt Peak Closest Approach To Earth (1.380 AU)
"Satellite image reveals new crater"
"Ancient Mars had fizzy water powered ’super’ geysers"
March 19 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
"Methane found on distant world"
March 20 2008 - 05:48 UT -
Alban Eilir -
Vernal (Spring) Equinox
Solar Cycle update March 2008
Copyright © 2008 David Hathaway for NASA/MSFC
March 20 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
Comet 186P/Garradd -
Perihelion (4.263 AU)
Asteroid 12927 Pinocchio Closest Approach To Earth (1.558 AU)
Asteroid 16035 Sasandford Closest Approach To Earth (1.901 AU)
"Cosmic connection"
"Earth, Mars, Moon have different origin, study says"
March 21 2008 - 18:40 UT -
The Full Worm Moon
March 21 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
March 2008 Aurora Gallery -
Get Aurora Alerts On Your Phone
Asteroid 2003 FY6 flyby - miss distance 6.3 LD, magnitude 15, size = 145m
Asteroid 2003 FY6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.016 AU)
"Ancient Asteroids Discovered"
"Naked-eye Gamma Ray Burst"
"Salt deposits on Mars evidence of past life"
March 22 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
Asteroid 2007 DD Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU)
"Cassini Weekly Report"
"UH finds water clues on Mars"
March 23 2008 -
Today's Space News & Celestial Events
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
Comet Grigg-Skjellerup -
Perihelion (1.117 AU)
Comet Grigg-Skjellerup -
Closest Approach To Earth (0.559 AU)
Comet 113P/Spitaler -
Perihelion (2.129 AU)
Asteroid 2008 FK flyby - miss distance 0.8 LD, magnitude 18, size = 15m
Asteroid 2709 Sagan Closest Approach To Earth (1.050 AU)
Asteroid 8749 Beatles Closest Approach To Earth (1.262 AU)
Asteroid 5790 Nagasaki Closest Approach To Earth (1.889 AU)
"Op-Classic, 1994: Arthur C. Clarke on Killer Comets"
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