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Skywatching Calendar October - December 2009

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 an image of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, which is also a link direct to the IYA 2009 website

Skywatching Calendars for:
January - March 2009 | April - June 2009 | July - September 2009

Morien Institute Skywatching Calendars for:

2010 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

Morien Institute Skywatching Expeditions



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Safe SunWatching | Observing Eclipses Safely | Safely Viewing Sunspots
Safety In Sight | Solar and Heliospheric Observatory


Useful Websites for Skywatchers:

Definition of "Local Time" used in many SkyMaps

Definition of UT - "Universal Time" used by Astronomers

Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series 2009

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive 1996 to present

António Cidadão's Practical Advice for Astrophotography & CCD Imaging

Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Website debunks astro-nonsense


As of December 25 2009
there are 1091 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Why Does This Number Go Up, Then Sometimes Go Down?

Impact Craters on Earth, our Moon
and the other planets in our Solar System

USAF Archive of Fireball Data Releases

 

Listed below are some of the near-earth environment events due to happen in 2009
Many of them will be naked-eye visible, but some may require strong binoculars
or even a small backyard telescope to fully appreciate the celestial event

These will be supplemented with news and new discoveries as they arise

 

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October 2009 Celestial Events & Space Research News

October 2009 SkyMaps and Sky Guides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL October 1st

October 2009 - SkyMaps & Celestial Guides ...............................................................
Astronomy Today Sky Guide - October 2009
The Sky At Night - watch the latest programme online
Night Sky - October

October 01 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 14
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1080 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2006 BT7 Near-Vesta Flyby (0.012 AU)
"Spacecrafts set to crash into the moon"

October 02 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1079 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
"Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string"
"Scientists wonder if there’s life in Mars rocks"
"ESA issues call for Earth Explorer proposals"

October 03 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio

 

October 04 2009 - 06:10 UT - The Full Hunters Moon

 

October 04 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 21564 Widmanstatten Closest Approach To Earth (1.530 AU)

October 04-10 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ...................
World Space Week

October 05 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
"SMOS operations teams ready for SMOS"
"LCROSS Viewer's Guide"

October 06 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 8721 AMOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.787 AU)
"Doorstep Astronomy: The Moon and a Star Cluster"
"White House to Host Star Party"
"LCROSS Citizen Science - join the team of Lunar Impact Observers"

October 07 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring) - Perihelion (2.253 AU)
"Russia plots return to Venus"
"Microwaving Water from Moondust"
"Argentine astronomer calculated orbits of Halley’s Comet and Saturn’s moon"
"Spitzer Discovers Saturn's Largest Ring"

October 08 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet P/2008 O2 (McNaught) - Closest Approach To Earth (2.860 AU)
Asteroid 2001 CV26 flyby - miss distance 9.8 LD, magnitude 13, size = 2.2 Km
Asteroid 68216 (2001 CV26) Near-Earth Flyby (0.025 AU)
Asteroid 4969 Lawrence Closest Approach To Earth (1.110 AU)
"Asteroid collision 'less likely'"
"The LCROSS spacecraft will impact the Moon on Friday, Oct. 9th, about (11:30 UT)"

October 09 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Draconids Meteor Shower Peak
As of today there are 1075 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 5261 Eureka Closest Approach To Earth (0.559 AU)
Asteroid 2224 Tucson Closest Approach To Earth (1.855 AU)
Asteroid 416 Vaticana Closest Approach To Earth (2.052 AU)
"The LCROSS spacecraft will impact the Moon TODAY, approx. (12:27 UT)"
"US spacecraft crash into the Moon"
"Lava flows in Daedalia Planum"
"Nasa team scours Moon crash data"

October 10 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
"Details of the Western Ontario 'Fireball' strike on September 25th 2009 released"

 

October 11 2009 - 08:56 UT - End of Third Lunar Quarter

 

October 11 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
"Details of the New Mexico 'Fireball' strike on October 9th 2009 released"

October 12 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Cassini - Titan Flyby
Comet 88P/Howell - Perihelion (1.363 AU)
As of today there are 1074 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2955 Newburn Closest Approach To Earth (1.271 AU)
"Mars is just around the corner"
"Asteroid isn't just a dry heap of rubble"
"Europe's Mars plans move forward"

October 13 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Cassini - Distant Rhea Flyby
Asteroid 2009 TJ flyby - miss distance 10.8 LD, magnitude 18, size = 130 m
Asteroid 40227 Tahiti Closest Approach To Earth (2.000 AU)
Asteroid 661 Hildebrand Closest Approach To Earth (2.485 AU)
"Astronomers clash with US air force over laser rules"

October 14 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris (2003 UB313) - Closest Approach To Earth (95.725 AU)
Asteroid 3061 Cook Closest Approach To Earth (1.610 AU)
"What shook up Saturn's rings in 1984?"
"Netherlands Fireball - 16:58 UT October 13 2009 - data"

October 15 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2007 SV1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Asteroid 12760 Maxwell Closest Approach To Earth (1.841 AU)
Kuiper Belt Object 15760 (1992 QB1) - Closest Approach To Earth (40.078 AU)
"Giant Ribbon Discovered at the Edge of the Solar System"

October 16 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 5254 Ulysses Closest Approach To Earth (3.799 AU)
"Forest pursues 'dark sky' status"
"How Galileo's telescope changed everything"
"Glimpses of Solar System's edge"
"NASA'S LCROSS Captures All Phases of Centaur Impact"
"Giant Impact Near India - Not Mexico - May Have Doomed Dinosaurs"

October 17 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 TM8 flyby - miss distance 0.9 LD, magnitude 17, size = 10 m
Asteroid 2009 TF8 flyby - miss distance 7.6 LD, magnitude 19, size = 20 m
Asteroid 23990 Springsteen Closest Approach To Earth (1.075 AU)
Asteroid 2620 Santana Closest Approach To Earth (1.660 AU)
Asteroid 4446 Carolyn Closest Approach To Earth (2.614 AU)
"Meteorite the culprit in act of supposed vandalism"
"Battle of the Bands"

 

October 18 2009 - 05:33 UT - New Moon

 

October 18 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1078 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

October 19 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 UE flyby - miss distance 2.5 LD, magnitude 19, size = 40 m
Asteroid 2009 TH8 flyby - miss distance 4.5 LD, magnitude 18, size = 45 m
Asteroid 1999 TM12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.094 AU)
Asteroid 9548 Fortran Closest Approach To Earth (1.077 AU)
"Mars Caves May Hold Secret to Life on Planet, Shelter Explorers"
"Scientists announce planet bounty"

October 20 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
The 2009 Orionid Meteor Shower
2009 Orionids: visual data quicklook from the International Meteor Organisation
Orionid Meteor Shower - SkyMap for Wednesday October 21st just before sunrise
Asteroid 2009 UD flyby - miss distance 2.0 LD, magnitude 17, size = 17 m
Asteroid 1999 AP10 flyby - miss distance 29.7 LD, magnitude 13, size = 2.7 Km
Asteroid 159402 (1999 AP10) Near-Earth Flyby (0.076 AU)
Asteroid 588 Achilles Closest Approach To Earth (3.799 AU)
Asteroid 2001 Einstein Closest Approach To Earth (1.175 AU)
Asteroid 99905 Jeffgrossman Closest Approach To Earth (2.205 AU)
"More planets discovered outside solar system"
"Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission"
"Astronomers Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet"
"Last visit home for ESA’s comet chaser"
"Set your alarm, Orionid meteor shower to peak overnight"
"Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket"

October 21 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
2009 Orionid Photo Gallery
2009 Orionid Radio Meteor ping recorded 06:30 UT by Thomas Ashcraft in .wmv format
2009 Orionid Radio Meteor ping recorded 06:30 UT by Thomas Ashcraft in .mp4 format
2009 Orionid Radio Meteor ping recorded 11:47 UT by Thomas Ashcraft in .wmv format
2009 Orionid Meteor Shower - SkyMap for Wednesday October 21st just before sunrise
Asteroid 2009 TO8 flyby - miss distance 7.4 LD, magnitude 19, size = 27 m
Asteroid 2906 Caltech Closest Approach To Earth (1.982 AU)
Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (2.098 AU)
Asteroid 12397 Peterbrown Closest Approach To Earth (2.440 AU)

October 22 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet Wilson-Harrington - Perihelion (0.99 AU)
As of today there are 1076 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2009 UJ flyby - miss distance 6.8 LD, magnitude 19, size = 25 m
Asteroid 25275 Jocelynbell Closest Approach To Earth (1.156 AU)
Asteroid 5553 Chodas Closest Approach To Earth (2.101 AU)
"'Most distant' galaxy group spied"
"Panel supports commercial space"

October 23 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
October 2009 Aurora (Northern Lights) Photo Gallery
Asteroid 2003 EP4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.067 AU)
"Written in the stars or just the papers?"
"Space Engineering Website Launched"
"Asteroid Impactor Reported over Indonesia"
"Comets Didn't Wipe out Sabertooths, Early Americans?"
"Paradigm shift: How Galileo's spy glass upended science"

October 24 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 30
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio

October 25 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 21
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 8837 London Closest Approach To Earth (1.508 AU)
"Algae, not asteroids, were the key to the end of the dinosaurs"

 

October 26 2009 - 00:42 UT - End of First Lunar Quarter

 

October 26 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 28
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1077 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 7495 Feynman Closest Approach To Earth (1.895 AU)
"A History of Geology and Planetary Science - Part 1"
"LADEE Mission to Study the Moon's Fragile Atmosphere"
"Asteroid blast reveals holes in Earth's defences"
"Galileo's notebooks may reveal secrets of new planet"

October 27 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 29
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2062 Aten - Closest Approach To Earth (0.840 AU)
Asteroid 7536 Fahrenheit Closest Approach To Earth (1.920 AU)
"The Sun's Sneaky Variability"
"New Nasa rocket prepares for launch"

October 28 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 29
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1078 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2008 EL68 Near-Earth Flyby (0.062 AU)
Asteroid 9618 Johncleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)
Asteroid 3420 Standish Closest Approach To Earth (2.305 AU)
"Most Distant Object Yet Detected Carries Clues from Early Universe"
"Stellar blast is record-breaker"
"Follow the launch of ESA's SMOS and Proba-2 satellites"
"Multiplying universes: How many is the multiverse?"
"Nasa tries again to launch rocket"

October 29 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 26
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
"Space Auction Promises the Moon"

October 30 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 19
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 25930 Spielberg Closest Approach To Earth (1.288 AU)
"SMOS and Proba-2 ready for launch"
"A Mars Rover Named 'Curiosity'"
"Watch the SMOS and Proba-2 launch live"
"Another dual launch for Ariane 5"

October 31 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News ........................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
October 2009 Northern Lights Gallery
Asteroid 2009 UW87 flyby - miss distance 1.6 LD, magnitude 18, size = 11m
"Planetary updates"
"The winter sky"
"Southern Cross Stargazer"

 

You Can Help To Support This Free Service
If You Buy Your Books About:
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November 2009 Celestial Events & Space Research News

November 2009 SkyMaps and Sky Guides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL November 1st

November 2009 - SkyMaps & Celestial Guides ...........................................................
Astronomy Today Sky Guide - November 2009
The Sky At Night - watch the latest programme online
Night Sky - November

November 01 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Daylight Saving - Set Clock Back 1 Hour (United States)
Asteroid 2009 UK14 flyby - miss distance 9.1 LD, magnitude 20, size = 29m
"A New Wrinkle in Ancient Ocean Chemistry"
"International Workshop On The 2008 Solar Total Eclipse"

 

November 02 2009 - 19:14 UT - The Frosty Moon

 

November 02 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1077 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2006 JY26 flyby - miss distance 6.7 LD, magnitude 22, size = 10m
Asteroid 2006 JY26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.017 AU)
Asteroid 2000 VZ44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.070 AU)
"Two new ESA satellites successfully lofted into orbit"

November 03 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Taurids Meteor Shower Peak
2009 Taurids Meteor Shower details form the International Meteor Organisation
Asteroid 2874 Jim Young Closest Approach To Earth (0.954 AU)
Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.521 AU)
Asteroid 2069 Hubble Closest Approach To Earth (1.971 AU)
"Cassini makes deepest dive yet into Saturn moon's jets"
"Hidden Territory on Mercury Revealed"

November 04 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2000 XK44 flyby - miss distance 28.8 LD, magnitude 13, size = 1.1 Km
Asteroid 2000 XK44 Near-Earth Flyby (0.074 AU)
"Messenger spies iron on Mercury"

November 05 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Northern-Taurids 2009: visual data quicklook from the IMO
Southern-Taurids 2009: visual data quicklook from the IMO
Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.470 AU)
Asteroid 7861 Messenger Closest Approach To Earth (1.562 AU)

November 06 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 VA flyby - miss distance 0.05 LD, magnitude 12, size = 6 m
"Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae"
"A Tale of Planetary Woe"
"Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes"

November 07 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 16
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2000 UJ1 flyby - miss distance 43.3 LD, magnitude 15, size = 1.2 Km
Asteroid 2006 WV1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)

November 08 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 3753 Cruithne Closest Approach To Earth (0.409 AU)
Asteroid 18725 Atacama Closest Approach To Earth (1.471 AU)
Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.684 AU)
"Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement"

 

November 09 2009 - 15:56 UT - End of Third Lunar Quarter

 

November 09 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 VT1 flyby - miss distance 1.4 LD, magnitude 18, size = 6 m
Asteroid 2007 JB21 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)
Asteroid 9249 Yen Closest Approach To Earth (1.448 AU)
"Camera Network Tracks Anomalous Meteorite"
"Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth In Spiral Galaxy M83"

November 10 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 14
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1078 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2000 TO64 flyby - miss distance 44.2 LD, magnitude 14, size = 1.9 Km
Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.715 AU)
"NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths"

November 11 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 14
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Rosetta - 3rd Earth Flyby
"Lithium clue for planet-hunters"

November 12 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 UK20 flyby - miss distance 6.5 LD, magnitude 20, size = 20m
Asteroid 2009 VX flyby - miss distance 2.6 LD, magnitude 17, size = 26m
"First view of Earth as Rosetta approaches home"
"Can Spirit be Freed?"

November 13 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 VR flyby - miss distance 6.6 LD, magnitude 21, size = 10m
Asteroid 11365 NASA Closest Approach To Earth (0.885 AU)
Asteroid 2410 Morrison Closest Approach To Earth (1.330 AU)
"Rosetta sees a living planet"
"'Significant' water found on Moon"
"Rosetta makes final home call"
"Rosetta bound for outer Solar System after final Earth swingby"
"LCROSS Finds Water on the Moon"

November 14 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1080 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 9860 Archaeopteryx Closest Approach To Earth (2.249 AU)

November 15 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2004 PZ19 Near-Ceres Flyby (0.022 AU)

 

November 16 2009 - 19:14 UT - New Moon

 

November 16 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet C/2008 S3 (Boattini) - Closest Approach To Earth (7.731 AU)
Kuiper Belt Object 90377 Sedna - Closest Approach To Earth (86.685 AU)
Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (1.452 AU)
"US shuttle takes worms into space"

November 17 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 12
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Listen to the Meteor Shower NOW on the Space Weather Radio Live Broadcast
Leonids Meteor Shower visibility details from International Meteor Organisation in .pdf
Prediction of the 2009 Leonids from the IMCCE
SkyMap for the 2009 Leonids Meteor Shower
NASA Meteoroid Environment Office
2009 Leonids (LEO) rate predictions from the International Meteor Organisation
Leonids Meteor Shower Peak
"Ice found on moon after slamming rocket into a crater"
"The significance of water on the moon"

November 18 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
2009 Leonid Meteor Gallery
November 2009 Aurora (Northern Lights) Gallery
Asteroid 2009 VC1 flyby - miss distance 6.0 LD, magnitude 19, size = 21m
Asteroid 2006 US216 Near-Earth Flyby (0.057 AU)
"Meteor shower 'fails to impress'"
"Ripples in space divide classical and quantum worlds"
"Mercury mission clears key hurdle"

November 19 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 29
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2246 Bowell Closest Approach To Earth (3.132 AU)
"SMOS satellite instrument comes alive"

November 20 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 30
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1082 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2009 WJ6 flyby - miss distance 0.5 LD, magnitude 16, size = 14m
"UA Astronomers Invite Community to View Star Clusters"

November 21 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 31
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Cassini - Enceladus & Rhea Flyby
Asteroid 1815 Beethoven Closest Approach To Earth (1.769 AU)
Asteroid 3581 Alvarez Closest Approach To Earth (1.871 AU)
Asteroid 12002 Sues Closest Approach To Earth (2.099 AU)

November 22 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 30
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 1998 VF32 Near-Earth Flyby (0.043 AU)

November 23 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2004 XJ Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)

 

November 24 2009 - 21:39 UT - End of First Lunar Quarter

 

November 24 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1083 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 4305 Clapton Closest Approach To Earth (1.911 AU)
"New Map Suggests Mars Once Humid"
"Monster Waves on the Sun are Real"
"Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets of possible life"

November 25 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
November Northern Lights Gallery
Asteroid 3353 Jarvis Closest Approach To Earth (1.000 AU)
Asteroid 67 Asia Closest Approach To Earth (1.597 AU)
"Astronomers release galactic collision game"
"Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel"
"Cosmic 'Dig' Reveals Vestiges of the Milky Way's Building Blocks"
"Astronomers Dig Up Relic of the Milky Way's Central Bulge"
"Mars ocean points to Earth similarities"

November 26 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 149244 Kriegh Closest Approach To Earth (1.418 AU)

November 27 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1084 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2791 Paradise Closest Approach To Earth (1.517 AU)
"Powerful telescopes peer back billions of years"
"Cluster Yields Hints to the Evolution of the Milky Way"
"Herschel telescope 'fingerprints' colossal star"

November 28 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT - Perihelion (2.172 AU)
Comet C/2009 T1 (McNaught) - Closest Approach To Earth (6.023 AU)
Asteroid 2009 WV7 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.032 AU)
Asteroid 2009 VR25 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.084 AU)

November 29 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.417 AU)
Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.891 AU)

November 30 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet 169P/NEAT - Perihelion (0.608 AU)
Asteroid 2005 XC1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.077 AU)

 

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December 01 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 WV25 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.007 AU)
Asteroid 2006 WQ127 Near-Earth Flyby (0.037 AU)
"NASA finds 'strong evidence' that life once existed on Mars"

 

December 02 2009 - 07:30 UT - The Full Long Nights Moon

 

December 02 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 1981 Midas - Closest Approach To Earth (2.227 AU)
Asteroid 9951 Tyrannosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.688 AU)
"Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery"

December 03 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos - Closest Approach To Earth (40.745 AU)

December 04 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 3905 Doppler Closest Approach To Earth (0.978 AU)
Asteroid 31664 Randiiwessen Closest Approach To Earth (1.746 AU)
"ESA to attend COP15 Climate Conference"

December 05 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 WA52 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.021 AU)
Asteroid 3728 IRAS Closest Approach To Earth (1.252 AU)

December 06 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
As of today there are 1085 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet 137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 - Closest Approach To Earth (1.727 AU)
Comet 100P/Hartley - Perihelion (1.982 AU)
Asteroid 2002 WP flyby - miss distance 71.2 LD, magnitude 16, size = 950m

December 07 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Kuiper Belt Object 2004 XR190 Closest Approach To Earth (57.011 AU)
Asteroid 2002 XN14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
Asteroid 1198 Atlantis Closest Approach To Earth (1.192 AU)
"Super-large telescope peers into cosmos' cradle"

December 08 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet C/2009 U3 (Hill) - Closest Approach To Earth (1.143 AU)
Asteroid 2829 Bobhope Closest Approach To Earth (2.494 AU)
"The 2009 Geminid Meteor Shower"
"XMM-Newton celebrates decade of discovery"
"Second stalled wheel may doom Mars rover"
"Hubble sees most distant galaxies"
"Nasa tests Aberdeenshire find for life on Mars clues"

 

December 09 2009 - 00:13 UT - End of Third Lunar Quarter

 

December 09 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Cassini, Distant Helene Flyby
Comet P/2008 J3 (McNaught) - Closest Approach To Earth (2.138 AU)
Comet 200P/Larsen - Closest Approach To Earth (3.103 AU)
Asteroid 19 Fortuna - At Opposition (9.3 Magnitude)
Asteroid 2825 Crosby Closest Approach To Earth (0.912 AU)
Asteroid 2309 Mr. Spock Closest Approach To Earth (1.802 AU)
"Views of the world under the Moon"
"Mars methane 'not from meteors'"
"ESA exhibit opens at COP15"
"Ever wondered if there's life on Mars? A Scots quarry may hold the answer"

December 10 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet C/2009 U1 (Garradd) - Closest Approach To Earth (3.043 AU)
As of today there are 1086 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 9965 GNU Closest Approach To Earth (1.854 AU)
Asteroid 334 Chicago Closest Approach To Earth (2.987 AU)
"Audio slideshow: Deep space X-rays"

December 11 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
NASA Meteor Shower Chat Site - 2009 Geminids
Asteroid 3767 DiMaggio Closest Approach To Earth (1.805 AU)
"Space agencies join forces to systematically observe climate variables"
"UK's Vista telescope takes stunning images of space"
"Pioneering images of both martian moons"

December 12 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
2009 Geminid Meteor Gallery
Geminids 2009: visual data quicklook from the International Meteor Organisation
Cassini, Titan Flyby
Comet 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski - Closest Approach To Earth (2.060 AU)

December 13 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Geminids Meteor Shower Peak
2009 Geminid Meteor Gallery
Geminids 2009: visual data quicklook from the International Meteor Organisation
SkyMap for tonight's Geminids Meteor Shower Peak - looking up at midnight
2009 Geminids Meteor Shower (GEM) - details from the IMO
Asteroid 9349 Lucas Closest Approach To Earth (1.421 AU)

December 14 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 14
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
2009 Geminid Meteor Gallery
Geminids 2009: visual data quicklook from the International Meteor Organisation
2009 Geminids (GEM) Meteor Shower - maximum ZHR = 120, expected 05:10 UT
Asteroid 128 Nemesis Closest Approach To Earth (1.598 AU)
"Haleakala Chosen for Solar Telescope Site"
"‘Environmental Atlas of Europe’ unveiled at COP15"
"First Known Binary Star Is Discovered To Be A Sextuplet System"

December 15 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 28
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
2009 Geminid Meteor Gallery
Geminids 2009: visual data quicklook from the International Meteor Organisation

 

December 16 2009 - 12:02 UT - New Moon

 

December 16 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 38
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
2009 Geminid Meteor Gallery
Geminids 2009: visual data quicklook from the International Meteor Organisation
As of today there are 1089 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
"'Coldest place' found on the Moon"
"Celebrating 5000 Years Of Astronomy"
"Best ever atlas of 'iron planet'"
"Herschel: Inside the dark heart of the Eagle"

December 17 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 30
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 WD11 - Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU)
"How to Find Signs of Life on Mars"
"Colliding Auroras Produce Explosions of Light"
"Winter Solstice Event at Stonehenge"

December 18 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 12
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
"'Fried Egg' off Azores may be impact crater"
"A Flash of Light from Titan"
"The first glimpse of dark matter?"

December 19 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 20
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 5841 Stone Closest Approach To Earth (0.942 AU)

December 20 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 43
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2002 PR1 Near-Ceres Flyby (0.049 AU)
Asteroid 3568 ASCII Closest Approach To Earth (2.394 AU)
"Winter Solstice Eve Sunset at Stonehenge"
"Europe's Mars missions get final go-ahead"
"'LIVE WEBCAM' of Winter Solstice sunset at Maes Howe, Orkney"

 

December 21 2008 - 17:47 UT - Alban Arthan - Winter Solstice

 

December 21 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 42
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 - Closest Approach To Earth (2.624 AU)
Comet C/2009 W2 (Boattini) - Closest Approach To Earth (6.029 AU)
As of today there are 1090 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (1.361 AU)
"Do Sounds From Space Reach Earth?"
"Silicon technology offers extended X-ray vision of high-energy cosmos"
"'LIVE WEBCAM' of Winter Solstice sunset at Maes Howe, Orkney"

December 22 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 42
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
2009 Ursids Meteor Shower Peak
2009 Ursids (URS) Meteor Shower - details from the IMO
Asteroid 2003 YL118 Near-Earth Flyby (0.034 AU)
Asteroid 8084 Dallas Closest Approach To Earth (1.705 AU)

December 23 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 26
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 2009 XO2 flyby - miss distance 8.6 LD, magnitude 16, size = 85m
Asteroid 64070 NEAT Closest Approach To Earth (1.153 AU)
"Voyager Makes an Interstellar Discovery"

 

December 24 2009 - 17:36 UT - End of First Lunar Quarter

 

December 24 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 23
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT) - Closest Approach To Earth (2.822 AU)
Asteroid 2007 MK13 Near-Earth Flyby (0.058 AU)
Asteroid 4547 Massachusetts Closest Approach To Earth (1.603 AU)
"Europe's Goce satellite probes Earth's gravity"

December 25 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 11
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
December 2009 Northern Lights Gallery
As of today there are 1091 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2009 YR flyby - miss distance 4.3 LD, magnitude 20, size = 10m
Asteroid 11 Parthenope - At Opposition (9.9 Magnitude)
Asteroid 2004 XG29 Near-Earth Flyby (0.097 AU)
Asteroid 6456 Golombek Closest Approach To Earth (1.968 AU)
"Astronomers claim discovery of most distant galaxies yet"

December 26 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 0
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
December 2009 Northern Lights Gallery
Cassini, Distant Tethys Flyby
Asteroid 2008 YZ32 Near-Earth Flyby (0.055 AU)
Asteroid 51829 Williemccool Closest Approach To Earth (1.350 AU)
"Experts outline steps to create pan-Arab space agency"

December 27 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 13
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Comet 30P/Reinmuth 1 - Closest Approach To Earth (1.180 AU)
Asteroid 2161 Grissom Closest Approach To Earth (1.663 AU)

December 28 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 17
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Cassini, Titan Flyby
Comet P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina) - Perihelion (0.823 AU)
Asteroid 324 Bamberga - At Opposition (9.8 Magnitude)
Asteroid 1998 HE3 Near-Venus Flyby (0.017 AU)
"Google dreaming locates hidden crater"

December 29 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 17
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Asteroid 896 Sphinx Closest Approach To Earth (1.649 AU)
"NASA considers missions to Venus, moon and asteroid"
"Australian astronomer finds crater from ancient stories, Google maps"
"Blue Moon on New Year's Eve"

December 30 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 17
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio

 

December 31 2009 - 19:13 UT - The Full Cold Moon

 

December 31 2009 - Today's Celestial Events & Space Exploration News .....................
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours: 15
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
Space Weather Radio
Partial Lunar Eclipse
Partial Lunar Eclipse - visibility map
Partial Lunar Eclipse - animated preview
Asteroid 2362 Mark Twain Closest Approach To Earth (1.258 AU)
Asteroid 7367 Giotto Closest Approach To Earth (2.209 AU)
Asteroid 4169 Celsius Closest Approach To Earth (2.216 AU)
"Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'"

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It is not possible to say anything definitive about the climate of our resilient planet
WITHOUT
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Our planet's local environment is the INNER SOLAR SYSTEM

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"It's the Sun, Not Your Suv: Co2 Will Not Destroy the Earth"
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"Air Con: The Seriously Inconvenient Truth About Global Warming"
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"A Sumerian Observation of the Kofels' Impact Event"
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"Life in the Universe:
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We Can Now Offer Genuine
Meteorites For Sale
including:

L4/5 Common Chondrites
Found by a Berber nomad in its original 'as found' condition.

GBP £3.00
USD $4.41
Euro €3.33
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Canyon Diablo Iron Octahedrites
Which fell between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago.

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Euro €13.32
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NWA 869 L5 Common Chondrites
From the NWA 869 strewen field, near Tindouf, Algeria.

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(12mm to 30mm)
In Special Display Box

GBP £6.00
USD $8.82
Euro €6.66
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Large:
(30mm to 50mm)
Sold Loose

GBP £25.00
USD $36.75
Euro €27.75
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Tektites
Chunks of glassy material found in a number of locations across the globe. Most are blackish in colour and show signs of exposure to intense heat.

Small:
(12mm to 30mm)
In Special Display Box

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Sikhote Alin
Part of a huge fall that occured in February 1947 in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains NE of Vladivostok

Approx.
(10mm to 20mm)
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