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January 2007 –

January 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere

January 2007 –

January 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere

January 2007 –

Astronomy Today Sky Guide – January 2007

January 2007 –

The Sky At Night – watch the latest programme online

January 2007 –

“What Is a Planet?”

January 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 01 –

Asteroid 5143 Heracles Closest Approach To Earth (0.380 AU)

January 01 –

“Hunting the sky for Orion”

January 01 –

“The seeds of life: Comet changes ideas about solar system’s start”

January 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 02 –

As of today there are 832 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

January 02 –

Comet P/2006 HR30 (Siding Spring) –

Perihelion (1.226 AU)

January 02 –

Asteroid 2006 YD12 –

near-Earth flyby (0.092 AU)

January 02 –

Asteroid 2006 UQ17 near-Earth flyby at 11 LD (mag. 16) size 175m

January 02 –

“Meteors ‘Quadrantids’ to be visible on Jan 3”

January 02 –

“Hunter and Scorpion Legend”

January 02 –

“Meteors ‘Quadrantids’ to be visible on Jan 3”

January 03 – 13:57 UT –

Full Moon

Wolf Moon

January 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 03 – 20:00 UT –

Earth at Perihelion –

closest to the Sun (0.983 AU from Sun)

January 03/04 –

Quadrantids meteor shower peak 00:30 January 4

January 03 –

Basic Visual Meteor Observing Form (Word.docs to Print)

January 03 –

Basic Visual Meteor Observing Form Instructions (Word.doc)

January 03 –

Advanced Visual Meteor Observing Form (Word.doc to Print)

January 03 –

Advanced Visual Meteor Observing Form Instructions (Word.doc)

January 03 –

“Lunar Geminids”

January 03 –

“Black hole boldly goes where no black hole has gone before”

January 03/04 –

Meteors from an Extinct Constellation: the Quadrantids

January 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 04 –

Comet C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) –

Closest Approach To Earth (3.310 AU)

January 04 –

Asteroid 2001 YE4 near-Earth flyby (0.033 AU)

January 04 –

Asteroid 7853 Confucius Closest Approach To Earth (1.662 AU)

January 04 –

How to find Comet McNaught with binoculars January 5-7, 2007

January 04 –

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) 3D animated orbit

January 04 –

“NASA Spacecraft Read Layered Clues To Changes On Mars”

January 04 –

“‘Proof’ of methane lakes on Titan”

January 04 –

“Black hole found in ancient lair”

January 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 05 –

Asteroid 5641 McCleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.010 AU)

January 05 –

Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.636 AU)

January 05 –

“Astrophysicist seeks missing ‘pages’ of universe”

January 05 –

“X-ray evidence supports possible new class of supernova”

January 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 06 –

Deep Impact Near-Mars flyby (0.033 AU)

January 06 –

Comet C/2006 E1 (McNaught) –

Perihelion (6.041 AU)

January 06 –

Asteroid 4664 Hanner Closest Approach To Earth (2.012 AU)

January 06 –

Asteroid 1886 Lowell Closest Approach To Earth (2.054 AU)

January 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 07 –

How to find Comet McNaught with binoculars January 7-9, 2007

January 07 –

Asteroid 9249 Yen Closest Approach To Earth (1.485 AU)

January 07 –

“Moon and the Sickle”

January 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 08 –

How to find Comet McNaught just before sunrise: now naked-eye

January 08 –

How to find Comet McNaught just after sunset: now naked-eye

January 08 –

Comet P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) –

Closest Approach (3.257 AU)

January 08 –

“Mesmerized by Mars”

January 08 –

“Primordial Stone Soup”

January 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 09 –

Comet McNaught now ‘naked-eye’ almost as bright as Venus

January 09 –

Comet McNaught Global Photo Gallery – updated daily

January 09 –

Asteroid 2006 XP4 –

near-Earth flyby (0.074 AU)

January 09 –

Asteroid 1940 Whipple Closest Approach To Earth (1.878 AU)

January 09 –

Asteroid 9250 Chamberlin Closest Approach To Earth (2.577 AU)

January 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 10 –

Comet McNaught Global Photo Gallery – updated daily

January 10 –

Asteroid 2006 QQ56 near-Earth flyby (0.052 AU)

January 10 –

Asteroid 2865 Laurel Closest Approach To Earth (1.746 AU)

January 10 –

Asteroid 12104 Chesley Closest Approach To Earth (2.084 AU)

January 10 –

“Andromeda galaxy up to 5 times larger than thought”

January 10 –

“‘Pillars of creation’ captured by Hubble blown apart by supernova blast”

January 10 –

“Spica, Moon get close before dawn Thursday”

January 11 – 12:45 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

January 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 11 –

Asteroid 5703 Hevelius Closest Approach To Earth (1.407 AU)

January 11 –

“Diamonds are from outer space”

January 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 12 –

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) –

Perihelion (0.171 AU)

January 12 –

Asteroid 2874 Jim Young Closest Approach To Earth (1.145 AU)

January 12 –

Cassini –

Titan flyby

January 12 –

“One year of Galileo signals; new website opens”

January 12 –

“Meteorite smashes through roof”

January 12 –

“Huygens’s second landing anniversary – the surprises continue”

January 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 13 –

Asteroid 2006 YH14 –

Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU)

January 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 14 –

Comet McNaught is now visible in daylight – skymap looking south

January 14 –

Comet Kowal 1 –

Perihelion (4.719 AU)

January 14 –

Asteroid 6377 Cagney Closest Approach To Earth (1.886 AU)

January 14 –

Asteroid 6456 Golombek Closest Approach To Earth (2.097 AU)

January 14 –

“Astronomy’s influence profound, continuing”

January 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 15 –

Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) –

Closest Approach To Earth (0.818 AU)

January 15 –

“Rare black diamonds may have come from space”

January 15 –

“Comet to light up the skies at sunset”

January 15 –

“Online Astronomers Seek Out New Worlds”

January 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 16 –

Comet McNaught now visible in southern hemisphere

January 16 –

Asteroid 5050 Doctorwatson Closest Approach To Earth (1.316 AU)

January 16 –

Asteroid 719 Albert –

Closest Approach To Earth (2.430 AU)

January 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 17/21 –

Deep South Texas Stargaze 2007, Escondido Ranch, Texas

January 17 –

“Dwarf planet ‘becoming a comet'”

January 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 18 –

Comet McNaught a “SPECTACULAR SIGHT” in southern hemisphere

January 18 –

Comet P/2006 U5 (Christensen) –

Perihelion (2.326 AU)

January 19 – 04:01 UT –

New Moon –

January 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 19 –

“Comet McNaught SkyMap – looking west at sunset in S. Hemisphere”

January 19 –

Asteroid 118401 LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.218 AU)

January 19 –

“NASA Spacecraft Nears Close Encounter with Jupiter”

January 19 –

“Korean astronomy roots date back to Bronze Age”

January 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 20 –

Comet 176P/LINEAR –

Closest Approach To Earth (2.218 AU)

January 20 –

Comet McNaught Photo Gallery –

Spectacular Tail seen in S. Hemisphere

January 20 –

“Nasa spacecraft approaches Jupiter”

January 20 –

“New Horizons Prepares for Jupiter Encounter Before Voyage to Pluto”

January 20 –

“Astrobiology: The Great Preserver”

January 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 21 –

Comet P/2005 S3 (Read) –

Closest Approach To Earth (2.719 AU)

January 21 –

Comet McNaught tail so long it’s still visible at N. Hemisphere sunset

January 21 –

Asteroid 7341 (1991 VK) –

near-Earth flyby (0.068 AU)

January 21 –

Asteroid 1991 VK near-Earth flyby at 26 LD (mag. 15) size 2.0km

January 21 –

Asteroid 5011 Ptah near-Earth flyby at 77 LD (mag. 15) size 1.6km

January 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 22 –

Comet P/2006 HR30 (Siding Spring) –

Closest Approach (0.749 AU)

January 22 –

Comet C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) –

Closest Approach To Earth (4.708 AU)

January 22 –

“Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness”

January 22 –

“Comet Wild 2’s Complex Chemistry”

January 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 23 –

Comet C/2006 Y2 (Gibbs) –

Closest Approach To Earth (0.987 AU)

January 23 –

Comet McNaught photo gallery – now a S. Hemisphere spectacular

January 23 –

Comet C/2006 GZ2 (Spacewatch) –

Closest Approach To Earth (2.649 AU)

January 23 –

Asteroid 2000 WP19 near-Venus flyby (0.046 AU)

January 23 –

Asteroid 9618 Johncleese Closest Approach To Earth (1.623 AU)

January 23 –

Asteroid 1198 Atlantis Closest Approach To Earth (1.771 AU)

January 23 –

“Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Galactic Collision”

January 23 –

“‘Black’ diamonds may come from outer space”

January 23 –

“Earth, She’s Hot and Cold”

January 23 –

“Lunar Transient Phenomena”

January 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 24 –

Comet McNaught as seen from South Africa –

Updated photo gallery

January 24 –

Asteroid 4957 Brucemurray –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.139 AU)

January 24 –

Asteroid 7861 Messenger Closest Approach To Earth (1.872 AU)

January 24 –

“Orion constellation dominates night sky”

January 24 –

“The jet stream of Titan”

January 25 – 23:01 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

January 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 25 –

“Clear South Is Skies Capture Comet McNaught Glory”

January 25 –

Asteroid 25143 Itokawa –

Closest Approach To Earth (0.447 AU)

January 25 –

“Sun’s fickle heart may leave us cold”

January 25 –

“Scientists start search for planetary origins”

January 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 26 –

Asteroid 3623 Chaplin Closest Approach To Earth (2.024 AU)

January 26 –

“Air on Mars playing game of hide-and-seek?”

January 26 –

“Lutetia asteroid in Rosetta’s spotlight”

January 26 –

“Meteorite’s origin traced by Czech geologists”

January 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 27 –

Asteroid 1996 AW1 near-Venus flyby (0.023 AU)

January 27 –

Asteroid 3255 Tholen Closest Approach To Earth (0.977 AU)

January 27 –

15th Annual Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers “Bobfest”

January 27 –

“Last-gasp test could reveal dark matter”

January 27 –

“Mars may hold massive reservoirs of water, CO2 just beneath surface”

January 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 28 –

Asteroid 9134 Encke Closest Approach To Earth (2.013 AU)

January 28 –

“Orion, the hunter, too grand for one tale to tell all”

January 28 –

“Learn about astronomy at lectures, parties”

January 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 29 –

Comet McNaught now visible at dawn in the S. Hemisphere – SkyMap

January 29 –

Comet McNaught still visible after sunset in S. Hemisphere – SkyMap

January 29 –

Asteroid 8734 Warner Closest Approach To Earth (1.908 AU)

January 29 –

“Planetarium celebrates Hubble telescope’s 16 years”

January 29 –

“Huge Portion of Martian Atmosphere may Simply be Hiding”

January 30 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 30 –

Asteroid 7359 Messier Closest Approach To Earth (2.063 AU)

January 30 –

Comet McNaught now circumpolar, visible all night over New Zealand

January 30 –

“Life on Mars may lie dormant in frozen seas”

January 30 –

“Hubble’s main camera shuts down”

January 31 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 31 –

“Hundreds of pics of Comet McNaught in the global photo gallery”

January 31 –

Asteroid 2006 CJ near-Earth flyby at 10 LD (mag. ~16) size 385m

January 31 –

Asteroid 2006 CJ near-Earth flyby (0.026 AU)

Comet (C/2006 P1) McNaught, taken on January 20 2007 by
Steve Coetzee in Cape Town, South Africa

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February 2007 –

February 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere

February 2007 –

February 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere

February 2007 –

Astronomy Today Sky Guide – February 2007

February 2007 –

“The Sky At Night – watch the latest programme online”

February 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 01 –

Cross-Quarter Day –

Imbolc

February 01 –

Comet C/2005 W2 (Christensen) –

Closest Approach (3.273 AU)

February 01 –

Asteroid 2006 AM4 near-Earth flyby (0.014 AU)

February 01 –

Asteroid 2006 AM4 near-Earth flyby at 5.2 LD (mag. 16) size 180m

February 01 –

Asteroid 243 Ida –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.805 AU)

February 01 –

Asteroid 11911 Angel Closest Approach To Earth (2.388 AU)

February 01 –

“February 1 Full Moon falls on Groundhog’ Eve”

February 01 –

“Four lunar markers registered at Kokino”

February 01 –

“Cassini images mammoth cloud engulfing Titan’s North Pole”

February 02 – 05:45 UT –

Full Moon

Snow Moon

February 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 02 –

Asteroid 5102 Benfranklin Closest Approach To Earth (2.074 AU)

February 02 –

Asteroid 9950 ESA Closest Approach To Earth (2.232 AU)

February 02 –

“Meteorites Found At South Pole”

February 02 –

“Meteorite lands in Didim”

February 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 03 –

Asteroid 2362 Mark Twain Closest Approach To Earth (1.488 AU)

February 03 –

“Venus shares the evening sky”

February 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 04 –

As of today there are 842 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

February 04 –

Asteroid 2004 RN251 near-Earth flyby (0.061 AU)

February 04 –

Asteroid 2041 Lancelot Closest Approach To Earth (2.046 AU)

February 04 –

“Cosmic Calendar: Spaceshapes – triangle and pinwheel”

February 04 –

“Satellite prepares to go super-cold”

February 04 –

“Searching for micro-Martians”

February 04 –

“First lunar satellite to lift off soon”

February 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 05 –

Asteroid 327 Columbia Closest Approach To Earth (1.967 AU)

February 06 –

Comet 182P/LONEOS Perihelion (0.980 AU)

February 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 06 –

Comet McNaught Global Photo Gallery Update: loads of new photos

February 06 –

Comet Wiseman-Skiff –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)

February 06 –

Asteroid 9349 Lucas Closest Approach To Earth (1.731 AU)

February 06 –

Asteroid 19148 Alaska Closest Approach To Earth (1.799 AU)

February 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 07 –

Asteroid 2007 BZ48 near-Earth flyby at 4.5 LD (mag. 18) size 30m

February 07 –

Asteroid 2003 YX1 near-Venus flyby (0.040 AU)

February 07 –

“Earth’s Early Temperature”

February 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 08 –

Comet McNaught is now fading fast as it moves away from the sun

February 08 –

Asteroid 67 Asia Closest Approach To Earth (1.882 AU)

February 08 –

“The Hare and the Dove below the Hunter”

February 08 –

“Surprise from the sky: Couple thinks meteorite landed near home”

February 08 –

“‘Meteorite’ kills two nomads in India”

February 08 –

“Telescope mirror nears completion”

February 08 –

“Meteorite claims 3 lives in Rajasthan”

February 08 –

“Forensic team called in to investigate meteorite death”

February 08 –

“Mars’s top camera suffers worrying glitch”

February 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 09 –

Asteroid 2200 Pasadena Closest Approach To Earth (1.209 AU)

February 09 –

Asteroid 2266 Tchaikovsky Closest Approach To Earth (2.115 AU)

February 09 –

Kuiper Belt Object 55565 (2002 AW197) Closest Approach (45.817 AU)

February 09 –

“Cassiopeia is shaped like an ‘M’ or a ‘W'” –

February 09 –

“Meteorite program set for Feb. 14”

February 10 – 09:51 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

February 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 11 –

Comet 182P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (0.297 AU)

February 11 –

“Lunar new year will be a Boar”

February 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 12 –

The first hiking maps of Mars

February 12 –

60th Anniversary (1947) of Sikhote Alin Meteorite Fall in Russia

February 12/18 –

23rd Annual Winter Star Party, West Summerland Key, Florida

February 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 13 –

Comet C/2006 M1 (LINEAR) –

Perihelion (3.556 AU)

February 13 –

Asteroid 2006 XB –

near-Earth flyby (0.100 AU)

February 13 –

“Story from a stone: A meteorite that fell in Piplia Kalan … “

February 13 –

“Johannes Kepler, Book V – The Harmony of the World”

February 13 –

“Extraterrestrial Visitor”

February 13 –

“Comet clash kicks up dusty haze”

February 13 –

“Octagon Earthworks’ alignment with moon likely is no accident”

February 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 15 –

As of today there are 843 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

February 15 –

A solar wind stream hit Earth on Feb 13th –

Aurora Photo Gallery

February 15 –

Asteroid 32096 Puckett Closest Approach To Earth (1.943 AU)

February 15 –

“Meteorite interpretive trail set for Fields Bridge Park”

February 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 16 –

“Spaceship finds hard evidence of water on Mars”

February 17 – 16:14 UT –

New Moon

February 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 17 –

Kuiper Belt Object 90482 Orcus Closest Approach To Earth (46.825 AU)

February 17 –

“Objects of Magnitude Shine Bright in the Night Sky”

February 17 –

“THEMIS Launches!: a journey to study the iridescent Northern Lights”

February 17 –

“Meteor buffs say ancient impact Erin’s claim to fame”

February 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 18 –

Chinese New Year #1 –

Chinese New Year #2 –

Chinese New Year #3

February 18 –

Comet C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen) –

Closest 2 Earth (4.117 AU)

February 18 –

Asteroid 9000 Hal Closest Approach To Earth (1.674 AU)

February 18 –

“Fractured Mars”

February 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 19 –

The Moon and Venus – SkyMap looking west into the sunset tonight

February 19 –

“Surprises from the Sun’s South Pole”

February 19 –

“Earth’s Hazy Past”

February 19 –

“International Heliophysical Year begins”

February 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 20 –

Asteroid 9951 Tyrannosaurus Closest Approach To Earth (1.644 AU)

February 20 –

“Integral expands our view of the gamma-ray sky”

February 20 –

“Hunting Martian Fossils Best Bet For Locating Mars Life”

February 20 –

“Meteorites and Climate Change”

February 20 –

“Rosetta in critical Mars swingby”

February 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 21 –

Asteroid 1677 Tycho Brahe Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU)

February 21 –

“Probe to look for Martian rings”

February 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 22 –

“Jazzing Up Lunar Exploration Plans”

February 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 23 –

Asteroid 1000 Piazzia Closest Approach To Earth (2.095 AU)

February 24 – 07:56 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

February 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 24 –

Comet P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) –

Perihelion (0.938 AU)

February 24 –

Asteroid 4055 Magellan Closest Approach To Earth (1.413 AU)

February 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 25 –

As of today there are 846 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

February 25 –

Comet 2P/Encke (should be 2P/Pons/Encke) –

SkyMap &

Ephemeris

February 25 –

Observations of Comet 2P/Pons/Encke and its Dust Trail

February 25 –

Rosetta –

Mars flyby

February 25 –

“Stunning view of Rosetta skimming past Mars”

February 25 –

“Rosetta successfully swings-by Mars – next target: Earth”

February 25 –

“Beautiful new images from Rosetta’s approach to Mars”

February 25 –

“Skywatching part of March 31 science festival”

February 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 26 –

Asteroid 16761 Hertz Closest Approach To Earth (2.089 AU)

February 26 –

“Pluto Probe Nearing the Gas Giant Jupiter on Wednesday”

February 26 –

“Grand Theft Pluto”

February 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 27 –

Asteroid 9342 Carygrant Closest Approach To Earth (1.651 AU)

February 27 –

“Shooting asteroids”

February 27 –

“Passing probe to study ‘crop circles’ on Europa”

February 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 28 –

Asteroid 9963 Sandage Closest Approach To Earth (2.037 AU)

February 28 –

New Horizons Jupiter flyby

February 28 –

“Students learn meteor ‘rights’ and meteor ‘wrongs'”

February 28 –

“Nasa probe makes flyby of Jupiter”

March 2007 –

March 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere

March 2007 –

March 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere

March 2007 –

Astronomy Today Sky Guide – March 2007

March 2007 –

The Sky At Night – watch the latest programme online

March 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 01 –

Asteroid 51829 Williemccool Closest Approach To Earth (1.224 AU)

March 01 –

Asteroid 3693 Barringer Closest Approach To Earth (2.728 AU)

March 01 –

“Eclipse reveals The red side of the moon”

March 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 02 –

“Astronomy has its roots in ancient sea navigation”

March 02 –

“Earth to reveal the dark side of the moon”

March 02 –

“Rosetta teams up with New Horizons”

March 03 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 03 –

Animation of tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse

March 03 –

“Head to Tibet for a taste of Mars”

March 03 –

Live webcasts are planned for tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse from:

Norway,

Netherlands 1,

Netherlands 2,

Italy,

Spain,

Canary Islands,

Iran 1,

Iran 2,

Georgia, USA

March 03 –

“Higgs boson: Glimpses of the God particle”

March 03/04 –

“Total Eclipse of the Moon – visible Europe, Africa, Middle East”

March 03/04 –

“Total Lunar Eclipse of the Moon – global chart of visibility”

March 03 – 20:16 UT –

Moon Enters Penumbra

March 03 – 21:30 UT –

Moon Enters Umbra

March 03 – 22:43 UT –

Moon Enters Totality

March 03 – 23:17 UT –

Full Moon

Worm Moon

March 03 – 23:20 UT –

Middle of Eclipse

March 03 – 23:58 UT –

Moon Leaves Totality

March 04 – 01:11 UT –

Moon Leaves Umbra

March 04 – 02:54 UT –

Moon Leaves Penumbra

March 03/04 –

“Lunar Eclipse diagrams – explanatory material”

March 03/04 –

March 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse Global Photo Gallery

Total Lunar Eclipse March 03/04 2007

Below are some eclipse images taken by Kevan Dickin of Southport

Total Lunar Eclipse March 03/04 2007

Below are some images taken by Dave Crank of Wigan

March 04 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 04 –

Asteroid 3350 Scobee Closest Approach To Earth (1.764 AU)

March 05 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 05 –

Comet C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) –

Perihelion (3.886 AU)

March 05 –

Asteroid 5554 Keesey Closest Approach To Earth (1.572 AU)

March 05 –

“Skywatch: Hunting Orion is the perfect excuse to buy yourself a telescope”

March 05/08 –

2007 Planetary Defense Conference, Washington DC

March 06 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 06 –

Asteroid 9965 GNU Closest Approach To Earth (1.294 AU)

March 06 –

Asteroid 3252 Johnny Closest Approach To Earth (1.448 AU)

March 06 –

Asteroid 7328 Casanova Closest Approach To Earth (2.059 AU)

March 06 –

“NASA has no money to stop asteroid menace”

March 07 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 07 –

Asteroid 5471 Tunguska Closest Approach To Earth (2.123 AU)

March 08 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 08 –

Asteroid 1578 Kirkwood Closest Approach To Earth (2.804 AU)

March 08 –

30th Annversary (1977) of the discovery of Uranus’ Rings

March 08 –

“Venus has longtime association with love”

March 08 –

“Mars water traces left by springs, not seas: Study”

March 08 –

“The Great Global Warming Swindle?” UK Channel 4 21:00 UT (GMT) tonight

March 09 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 09 –

Comet P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) –

Closest Approach To Earth (3.224 AU)

March 09 –

Comet C/2006 X1 (LINEAR) –

Perihelion (6.136 AU)

March 09 –

Asteroid 1999 VF22 Near-Mercury Flyby (0.042 AU)

March 09 –

Asteroid 9548 Fortran Closest Approach To Earth (1.228 AU)

March 09 –

“Scientists consider asteroid defense: ‘Gravity tug’ possible solution … “

March 09 –

“Alien Volcano”

March 09 –

“Suspected meteorite crashes through bedroom window”

March 10 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 10 –

Asteroid 5451 Plato Closest Approach To Earth (1.566 AU)

March 11 –

Daylight Saving – Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (United States)

March 11 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 11 –

Comet P/2007 A3 (Petriew) –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.643 AU)

March 11 –

Asteroid 2005 ES70 Near-Earth Flyby (0.072 AU)

March 11 –

Asteroid 3581 Alvarez Closest Approach To Earth (2.928 AU)

March 11 –

Asteroid 2007 EH –

near-Earth flyby at 0.5 LD (mag. 16) size 10m

March 11 –

“Mars water traces left by springs, not seas, experts say”

March 12 – 03:54 UT –

Last Lunar Quarter

March 12 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 12 –

Asteroid 2004 RE84 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)

March 12 –

“‘Falling star’ frightens Earthlings”

March 12 –

“Church organist required for jungle meteorite hunt”

March 12 –

“CryoSat-2 on the road to recovery”

March 12 –

“Meteorite lights night sky”

March 13 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 13 –

Comet C/2006 K3 (McNaught) –

Perihelion (2.501 AU)

March 13 –

Asteroid 2007 EK near-Earth flyby at 0.7 LD (mag. 18) size 5m

March 13 –

Asteroid 35352 Texas Closest Approach To Earth (1.704 AU)

March 13 –

Kuiper Belt Object 136472 (2005 FY9) Closest Approach (51.120 AU)

March 13 –

“Hot start explains moon’s geysers”

March 13 –

“NASA seeks a near-Earth asteroid sample”

March 13 –

“Theory: Saturn moon’s heat from decay”

March 14 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 14 –

Comet C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) –

Closest Approach To Earth (4.893 AU)

March 14 –

Asteroid 7610 Sudbury Closest Approach To Earth (1.896 AU)

March 14 –

Asteroid 7536 Fahrenheit Closest Approach To Earth (2.100 AU)

March 14 –

Bright Martian Soil Puzzles Scientists

March 14/18 –

7th Annual Kisatchie Star Party, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana

March 15 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 15 –

Asteroid 99942 Apophis Closest Approach To Earth (0.865 AU)

March 15 –

“Ancient eye test relied on two stars in Big Dipper”

March 15 –

“NASA Mars Rover Churns Up Questions With Sulfur-Rich Soil”

March 16 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 16 –

Comet Bus –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.336 AU)

March 16 –

“Caves spotted on Mars”

March 16 –

“ESA’s new microgravity laboratory”

March 17 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 17 –

As of today there are 853 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

March 17 –

Comet P/2006 Y2 (Gibbs) –

Closest Approach To Earth (0.800 AU)

March 17 –

“Saturn moon geyser theory: ancient heat”

March 17 –

“Mars’ thick ice offers hope some has melted, harboring life”

March 17 –

“The All-Sky Camera doesn’t quite see all”

March 18 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 18 –

Comet Kowal-LINEAR –

Closest Approach To Earth (3.861 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 2004 AM Near-Mars Flyby (0.028 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 2004 FA5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 6524 Baalke Closest Approach To Earth (1.582 AU)

March 18 –

Asteroid 7000 Curie Closest Approach To Earth (2.119 AU)

March 18 –

“What’s all the buzz about the Beehive Cluster?”

March 18 –

“Cosmic Calendar: Targeting Aries on the first day of spring”

March 19 – 02:43 UT –

New Moon

March 19 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 19 –

Partial Eclipse of the Sun –

visible

India,

China,

Far East

March 19 –

US Naval Observatory Partial Solar Eclipse .pdf Map

March 19 –

GSFC NASA Partial Solar Eclipse visibility map

March 19 –

March 19 2007 Solar Eclipse Photo Gallery

March 19 –

“Giant Remnants of Cosmic Collision Found”

March 20 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 20 –

Asteroid 7672 Hawking Closest Approach To Earth (1.357 AU)

March 20 –

Asteroid 1941 Wild Closest Approach To Earth (4.093 AU)

March 20 –

“OSIRIS camera on Rosetta obtains ‘light curve’ of asteroid Steins”

March 20 –

“Out-of-This-World (and Old World) Auction Set”

March 20 –

“First greenhouse gas animations produced using Envisat SCIAMACHY data”

March 20 –

“Massive Meteorite Found In California”

March 21 – 00:07 UT –

Alban Eilir –

Vernal (Spring) Equinox

March 21 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 21 –

“Hinode sees the dynamic and violent sun as sharply as never before”

March 21 –

“Int’l Astronautical Federation joins project to protect World Heritage sites”

March 22 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 22 –

“Sun’s magnetic field twisted and tangled”

March 23 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 23 –

Asteroid 2006 GB Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU)

March 23 –

Asteroid 2006 JY26 Near-Earth Flyby (0.090 AU)

March 23 –

Asteroid 2224 Tucson Closest Approach To Earth (1.950 AU)

March 23 –

Wernher von Braun’s 95th Birthday (1912)

March 23 –

“Ancient crater discovered under the Delta”

March 24 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 24 –

Asteroid 2001 FE7 Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)

March 24 –

Asteroid 6602 Gilclark Closest Approach To Earth (0.948 AU)

March 24 –

Asteroid 1991 Darwin Closest Approach To Earth (1.538 AU)

March 24 –

Asteroid 9252 Goddard Closest Approach To Earth (2.612 AU)

March 24 –

“Astronomers find pieces from ancient iceball collision”

March 25 – 18:16 UT –

First Lunar Quarter

March 25 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 25 –

Daylight Saving – Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (Europe)

March 25 –

Asteroid 1537 Transylvania Closest Approach To Earth (2.929 AU)

March 25 –

“Fingerprinting the Milky Way”

March 26 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 26 –

Cassini –

Titan Flyby

March 26 –

Comet C/2006 V1 (Catalina) –

Closest Approach To Earth (2.742 AU)

March 26 –

“Wealth of new results from AKARI infrared sky-surveyor”

March 27 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 27 –

“Magnetic fields get reconnected in turbulent plasma too, Cluster reveals”

March 27 –

“Kansas, Meteorites just go together”

March 27 –

“Saturn’s North Pole Hexagon and Aurora”

March 28 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 28 –

Comet Harrington-Abell –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.721 AU)

March 28 –

Asteroid 4151 Alanhale Closest Approach To Earth (1.855 AU)

March 28 –

Asteroid 1134 Kepler Closest Approach To Earth (2.703 AU)

March 28 –

“Giant meteorite hit ancient California, crater study suggests”

March 28 –

“ESA open-source software supports Germany’s TerraSAR-X”

March 28 –

“Meteorites rich with information, expert says”

March 28 –

“NASA’s moon base: reality is futile”

March 28 –

“Meteorites contain solar system clues”

March 29 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 29 –

Comet C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) –

Closest Approach To Earth (6.646 AU)

March 29 –

“Science vs. Exploration: A Piggyback Solution?”

March 29 –

“Meteorites set to star”

March 30 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 30 –

“EuroNews: spotlight on space cameras”

March 31 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

March 31 –

Asteroid 2006 VV2 near-Earth flyby at 8.8 LD (mag. 9) size 2Km

March 31 –

Asteroid 2006 VV2 –

Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU)

March 31 –

Asteroid 2004 FU162 Near-Earth Flyby (0.036 AU)

March 31 –

Asteroid 17058 Rocknroll Closest Approach To Earth (1.592 AU)

March 31 –

“Use the Big Dipper to locate the Hunting Dogs”

April 2007 –

“April 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – N. Hemisphere”

April 2007 –

“April 2007: SkyMaps & Observing Notes – S. Hemisphere”

April 2007 –

“Astronomy Today Sky Guide – April 2007”

April 2007 –

“Aurora Photo Gallery – April 2007”

April 01 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 01 –

As of today there are 855 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

April 01 –

Asteroid 7392 Kowalski Closest Approach To Earth (1.414 AU)

April 01 –

Asteroid 88292 Bora-Bora Closest Approach To Earth (1.602 AU)

April 01 –

Sally Ride Science Festival, Santa Clara, California

April 01 –

“April brings meteor showers and annual Astronomy Day”

April 01 –

“Detailed Picture of Double Asteroid”

April 02 – 17:15 UT –

Full Moon

Pink Moon

April 02 –

Astronomy Picture of the Day

April 02 –

Comet C/2006 T1 (Levy) –

Closest Approach To Earth (1.495 AU)