Skywatching Calendar October 01 to December 31 2012

The Morien Institute - The events of July 16th to 22nd 1994, when the remnants of a fragmenting comet, P/Shoemaker-Levy 9, bombarded the surface of Jupiter causing fireballs many times the size of our own planet, were an abrupt wake-up call even for those who were aware of them. The historical sciences generally, and archæology in particular, have collectively painted a picture of the past as if our planet stands alone in empty space. Nothing could be further from reality. Our resilient planet exists in a solar system that has experienced a very dynamic history over the past 20 to 30 millennia, and it is only from this wider solar system perspective that the true history of human civilisation will ever be fully understood. The Morien Institute archive therefore contains relevant material from many disciplines.

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Useful Websites for Skywatchers:



Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series 2012



Space Weather Radio



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 October 01 2012

there were ? known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids



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



USAF Archive of Fireball Data Releases

 


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SpaceWeather Information & Resources


Getting Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm



NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
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The Australian Space Weather Agency



Space Weather Radio
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ESA Space Environment Information System

 


October 2012 Celestial Events & Space Research News


October 2012 SkyMaps & Sky Guides will not be available until October 1st


The Astronomy Picture of the Day feature will not be available until that date
It is updated daily using Universal Time (UT) which is the same as GMT


October 2012 –
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
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Astronomy Today Sky Guide – October 2012


Night Sky – October 2012


October 01 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet 168P/Hergenrother


Perihelion (1.415 AU)


October 02 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet 158P/Kowal-LINEAR


Closest Approach To Earth (3.584 AU)


October 03 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 04 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 05 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Jupiter


Comet C/2011 S1 (Gibbs) Closest Approach To Earth (6.362 AU)


October 06 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Mercury
Passes 3.5 Degrees From

Saturn


Comet 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura


Closest Approach To Earth (1.806 AU)


October 07 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

 


October 08 2011 – 07:33 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter

 


October 08 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Draconids Meteor Shower


Draconids (DRA) Meteor Shower Peak 11:15 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap


October 08 – 12 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Symposium: Gamma Ray Burst 2012
Malaga, Spain


October 09 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 10 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Southern Taurids (STA) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


October 11 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


d-Aurigids (DAU) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


October 11 & 12 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Lecture: Herschel Opens Up the Cool Universe
Pasadena, California


October 12 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 13 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 14 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

 


October 15 2011 – 12:02 UT –
New Moon

 


October 15 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris


At Opposition (95.542 AU)


October 15 – 17 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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12th European Workshop on Astrobiology (EANA 2012)
Stockholm, Sweden


October 16 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 17 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Mercury


Kuiper Belt Object 55636 (2002 TX300)


At Opposition (41.885 AU)


October 18 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


e-Geminids (EGE) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


October 18 – 20 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Solar System Exploration @50 Conference
Washington DC


October 19 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet C/2011 R1 (McNaught)


Perihelion (2.079 AU)


Comet C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)


Closest Approach To Earth (5.898 AU)


October 20 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 21 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 15760 (1992 QB1)


At Opposition (40.160 AU)


Orionids Meteor Shower


Orionids (ORI) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


October 21 – 24 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Conference: Brown Dwarf Binaries and the Origin of Brown Dwarfs
Bavaria, Germany

 


October 22 2011 – 03:32 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter

 


October 22 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 23 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 24 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Leonis Minorids (LMI) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


October 25 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 26 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Mercury


At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (24 Degrees)


October 27 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 28 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

 


October 29 2011 – 19:50 UT –
The Full Hunter’s Moon

 


October 29 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


October 30 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 55637 (2002 UX25)


At Opposition (40.313 AU)


October 31 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 84522 (2002 TC302)


At Opposition (45.806 AU)

 


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November 2012 Celestial Events & Space Research News


November 2012 SkyMaps and Sky Guides NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL November 1st


November 2012 –
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
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Astronomy Today Sky Guide – November 2012


Night Sky – November 2012


November 01 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 02 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Jupiter


November 03 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Taurids Meteor Shower Peak


November 04 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


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


Comet P/1997 C1 (Gehrels)


Closest Approach To Earth (2.925 AU)


November 05 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 06 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

 


November 07 2011 – 00:36 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter

 


November 07 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 08 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 09 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 10 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 11 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 12 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

 


November 13 2011 – 22:08 UT –
New Moon

 


November 13 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Total Solar Eclipse
Visible From Australia & South Pacific


Cassini, Titan Flyby


November 14 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Mercury


November 15 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 90377 Sedna


At Opposition (85.759 AU)


November 16 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 17 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Leonids Meteor Shower Peak


November 18 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 19 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet P/2010 TO20 (LINEAR-Grauer)


Closest Approach To Earth (4.828 AU)

 


November 20 2011 – 14:31 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter

 


November 20 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 21 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


a-Monocerotids (AMO) Meteor Shower Peak 09:55 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap


November 22 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 23 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 24 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 25 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 26 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


November 27 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Venus
Passes 0.5 Degrees From

Saturn


Mars
Passes 4.5 Degrees From

Pluto

 


November 28 2012 – 14:46 UT –
The Full Beaver Moon

 


November 28 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Penumbral Lunar Eclipse


November 29 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Jupiter


Cassini, Titan Flyby


November 30 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
…………………


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours

 


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December 2012 Celestial Events & Space Research News


December 2012 –
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
………………………………………………….


Astronomy Today Sky Guide – December 2012


Night Sky – December 2012


December 01 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 02 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 84922 (2003 VS2)


At Opposition (35.553 AU)


December 03 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Jupiter At Opposition


Comet 121P/Shoemaker-Holt


Closest Approach To Earth (2.939 AU)


December 04 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Mercury


At Its Greatest Western Elongation (21 Degrees)


December 05 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………..


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 174567 (2003 MW12)


At Opposition (48.323 AU)

 


December 06 2011 – 15:32 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter

 


December 06 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Phoenicids (PHO) Meteor Shower Peak 03:45 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap


Puppid-Velids (PUP) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


December 07 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Kuiper Belt Object 19521 Chaos


At Opposition (40.592 AU)


Kuiper Belt Object 2004 XR190 At Opposition (56.754 AU)


December 08 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Monocerotids (MON) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


December 09 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………..


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Cassini, Distant Flyby of Titan


December 10 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 11 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


s-Hydrids (HYD) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


December 12 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Mercury


Comet P/2011 N1 (ASH)


Closest Approach To Earth (2.262 AU)


Comet 129P/Shoemaker-Levy


Closest Approach To Earth (3.078 AU)

 


December 13 2011 – 08:42 UT –
New Moon

 


December 13 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Geminids Meteor Shower


Geminids (GEM) Meteor Shower Peak 23:30 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap


December 14 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 15 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Cassini, Distant Flyby of Titan


Comet 36P/Whipple


Closest Approach To Earth (2.560 AU)


Comae Berenicids (COM) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap


December 16 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 17 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet P/2011 U2 (Bressi)


Closest Approach To Earth (3.882 AU)


December 18 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett


Closest Approach To Earth (2.723 AU)


Asteroid 1 Ceres At Opposition (6.7 Magnitude)


December 19 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December Leonis Minorids (DLM) Meteor Shower Peak – IMO Details & SkyMap

 


December 20 2011 – 05:19 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter

 


December 20 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet P/2003 O2 (LINEAR)


Closest Approach To Earth (1.633 AU)

 


Many people are scared about what may happen tomorrow and the scaremongers seem to be deliberately targetting children

So we at The Morien Institute have compiled some links for those who need reassurance that the world will not end and that everything
will be just fine after tomorrow’s Winter Solstice passes

The Winter Solstice marks the point at which the Sun
does not rise any higher in the sky nor does it set any lower

In many ancient societies sunset on the day before the Winter Solstice traditionally marked the death of the old year, while sunrise on the day after the Winter Solstice marked the rebirth of the new year

In many ancient societies sunset on the day before the Winter Solstice traditionally marked the death of the old year, while sunrise on the day after the Winter Solstice marked the rebirth of the new year

This is ALL that it means. Nothing bad will happen tomorrow and it certainly won’t be the end of the world so enjoy the holidays


Rumors of an apocalypse in 2012 are being spread by people
in order to make money. Don’t be Scammed!


Debunking the “2012 Doomsday” Nonsense



How to talk to your kids about 2012



2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won’t End?



The Great 2012 Doomsday Scare



Nibiru and Doomsday 2012: Questions and Answers



2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won’t End?



What are Mayan Elders saying about the Mayan Calendar
and the many New Age mis-interpretations of its Prophecies?



2012 is not the end of the world, Mayan elder insists

 

 


December 21 2008 – 11:12 UT –
Alban Arthan
Winter Solstice

 


December 21 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Asteroid 1 Ceres Closest Approach To Earth (1.679 AU)


December 22 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Ursids Meteor Shower


Ursids (URS) Meteor Shower Peak 08:00 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap


Cassini, Distant Flyby of Titan & Rhea


Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin


Closest Approach To Earth (2.073 AU)


December 23 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 24 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 25 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet P/2011 R3 (Novichonok-Gerke)


Closest Approach To Earth (2.859 AU)


December 26 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………..


Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Moon Occults Jupiter


December 27 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet C/2011 Y3 (Boattini)


Closest Approach To Earth (5.454 AU)

 


December 28 2011 – 10:21 UT –
The Full Long Nights Moon

 


December 28 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 29 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 30 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


December 31 2012 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day


Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours


Comet C/2011 Y3 (Boattini)


Closest Approach To Earth (5.454 AU)

 


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“Astrochemistry: From Astronomy
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“The dynamic field of astrochemistry brings together ideas of physics, astrophysics, biology and chemistry to the study of molecules between stars, around stars and on planets. Astrochemistry: from Astronomy to Astrobiology provides a clear and concise introduction to this rapidly evolving multidisciplinary subject. Starting with the Molecular Universe, the text covers the formation of the elements, simple models of stars and their classification. It then moves on to draw on the theme of the Origins of Life to study interstellar chemistry, meteorite and comet chemistry as well as the chemistry of planets.”




“Fitness of the Cosmos for Life: Biochemistry and Fine-Tuning”

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“This highly interdisciplinary book highlights many of the ways in which chemistry plays a crucial role in making life an evolutionary possibility in the universe. Cosmologists and particle physicists have often explored how the observed laws and constants of nature lie within a narrow range that allows complexity and life to evolve and adapt. Here, these anthropic considerations are diversified in a host of new ways to identify the most sensitive features of biochemistry and astrobiology. Celebrating the classic 1913 work of Lawrence J. Henderson, The Fitness of the Environment for Life, this book looks at the delicate balance between chemistry and the ambient conditions in the universe that permit complex chemical networks and structures to exist.”




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“Stonehenge today is a battlefield, not only for police and festivalgoers at midsummer but also for rival camps of archaeologists, astronomers, and other researchers into the mysteries of prehistoric religion and science. Controversy flared up in 1963, when Gerald Hawkins made early use of the computer to identify Stonehenge as an observatory for the sun and moon and an instrument for predicting eclipses. Further studies of megalithic sites by Alexander Thom proved that many of them were also related to the seasonal positions of the heavenly bodies.


The study of astro-archaeology has now expanded worldwide, bringing new revelations about the mystical sciences of antiquity. This “little history” summarizes the issues involved in astro-archaeology, and illustrates its principal sites and personalities. Included are recent findings of British scientists, whose records of anomalous levels of natural energies at stone circles are in accordance with the magical reputations of such places in local folklore.”




“Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy:
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“This complete, authoritative study of the growing discipline of Archaeoastronomy examines the role of astronomy in antiquity. Professor Giulio Magli provides a clear, up-to-date survey of current thinking on the motives of the ancients for building fabulous and mysterious monuments all over our planet. Was it an attempt to reproduce the sky on Earth, to bring down the power of the stars to where they could see it, worship it and use it?


The connecting thread is astronomy: Giulio Magli uses astronomy as a key to understanding our ancestors’ way of thinking. It is a challenge he likes to call ‘predicting the past’ – archaeology as a science is able to make predictions, like any other science, and to check them.


All of the astronomical achievements of the past are considered as a whole, in a comprehensive way that shows the depth and breadth of the thought behind them. In the past, the motives of the ancients – and particularly their scientific thought – have often been misconstrued, maligned or even dismissed.


In an ironic, provocative style, Professor Magli shows the limitations of orthodox archaeology in the face of astronomically-based artefacts and tries to understand what led the ancients to construct magnificent buildings such as the city of Teotihuacan in the Mexico Valley, the Ceremonial Centre of Chaco Canyon in the USA, the Avebury stone circle in Great Britain or the Great Pyramids in Egypt.


The book is divided into two parts. In the first, the reader is taken on an ideal ‘world tour’ of many wonderful and enigmatic places in almost every continent, in search of traces of astronomical knowledge and lore of the sky. In the second part, Giulio Magli uses the elements presented in the tour to show that the fundamental idea which led to the construction of the astronomically-related giant monuments was the foundation of power, a foundation which was exploited by ‘replicating’ the sky.


A possible interpretive model then emerges that is founded on the relationship the ancients had with “nature”, in the sense of everything that surrounded them, the cosmos.


The numerous monumental astronomically aligned structures of the past then become interpretable as acts of will, expressions of power on the part of those who held it; the will to replicate the heavenly plane here on earth and to build sacred landscapes.”

 


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