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January 2015 Celestial Events & Space Research News
January 2015 SkyMaps & Sky Guides will not be available until January 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
January 2015 –
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
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BBC The Sky at Night – January 2015
Meteorite Times Magazine – January 2015 – usually available middle of the month
Radio Jove – Solar & Planetary Radio Astronomy for Schools
The Cassini Solstice Mission – Latest News & Current Location
At the start of January 2015 the Sunspot Number is 94
Your 2015 Aussie sky guide
January 01 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Printer-Friendly Finder Chart for Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 from Sky & Telescope
“How To See Comet Lovejoy Tonight”
“Tacoma professor tackles mystery of ancient, astronomical device”
“The visibility of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) continues to improve”
“Solstices at the Hardknott Roman Fort”
January 02 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Give-and-Take Origin for Earth’s Water?”
January 03 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Quadrantids Meteor Shower History
Quadrantids (QUA) Meteor Shower Peak 19:30 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap
Asteroid 2014 YE42 flyby – miss distance 4.3 LD, size = 88 metres
January 04 2015 – 06:36 UT –
Earth at Perihelion
(closest to the Sun – 0.983 AU)
January 04 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“A vast hole has opened in the atmosphere over the sun’s south pole”
January 05 2015 – 04:53 UT –
Full Wolf Moon
January 05 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mercury
Passes 1.7 Degrees From
Venus
“Astronaut feels the force”
“Let in the Light: Ancient Roman Fort Designed for Celestial Show” see also Here
“Potential Signs of Ancient Life in Mars Rover Photos”
“Chasms and cliffs on Mars”
January 06 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Realtime Comet Photo Gallery up-to-date images of Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
“Kepler marks 1,000th exoplanet discovery and more small worlds in habitable zones”
“Scientist tackles mystery of ancient astronomical device”
“New evidence undermines mammoth-killing cosmic impact”
“Hubble discovers that Milky Way core drives wind at 2 million mph”
“Charting the Andromeda Galaxy”
“2014 Astrobiology Top 10”
January 07 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1531 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) –
Closest Approach To Earth (0.469 AU)
“Hubble: Pillars of Creation are also Pillars of Destruction”
“‘Alien Earth’ is among eight new far-off planets”
“How To See Comet Lovejoy passing by Orion en route to Taurus”
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
Taken by Franklin Loehde on January 6, 2015
in The Canary Islands and uploaded
to the SpaceWeather.com
Real Time Comet Gallery
Copyright © Franklin Loehde 06.01.2015
January 08 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) Ephemeris for telescopes from the Minor Planet Center
“Announcing the third annual Tucson Public Star Party”
“Hubble’s high-definition panoramic view of the Andromeda Galaxy”
“Stars’ Spins Show Their Ages”
“Newgrange: Celebrating the New Year Pagan-Style”
January 09 2015 – 18:17 UT –
Moon at Apogee
(furthest from the Earth)
January 09 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Finder chart for Comet Lovejoy
“The Potential for Life in a Europa Plume”
“ESA Week in Images: 5-9 January 2015”
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
Finder Chart for January 2015
The dates are in Universal Time; the ticks are at 0:00 UT
Copyright © Sky & Telescope 2015
January 10 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Magnetic Storm on Comet Lovejoy?
January 11 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1532 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
SpaceWeather.com Realtime Comet Photo Gallery
Cassini Titan Flyby
Mars Winter Solstice
“New Look at Eagle Nebula”
January 12 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
……………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mercury
Passes 1.0 Degrees From
Venus
January 13 2015 – 09:47 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter
January 13 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1533 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 AO43 flyby – miss distance 4.3 LD, size = 22 metres
“ESA Preview 2015: Exciting year ahead”
January 14 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern
Elongation (19 Degrees)
Realtime Comet Photo Gallery
Asteroid 2015 AQ43 flyby – miss distance 0.4 LD, size = 10 metres
“Vega ready to launch spaceplane”
“The Other Milky Way: Comet Lovejoy Mosaic”
“Ten years at Titan”
January 15 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Asteroid to fly by Earth safely January 26”
January 16 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Comet Lovejoy and the Pleiades”
“Lost Beagle2 probe found ‘intact’ on Mars”
“Beagle-2 lander found on Mars”
“Missing Beagle 2 spacecraft located on surface of Mars”
“Rejigging the Cluster quartet”
January 17 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1534 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Meteorite Times Magazine January 2015 Edition now available online
January 18 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Destination: Moon”
“Comet Lovejoy & Pleiades”
January 19 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mars
Passes 0.2 Degrees From
Neptune
“Astronomical alignment of geoglyph in Republic of Macedonia … “
“StarStuff Image of the Week: The Pillars of Creation show their dark side”
“Venus Express snaps swirling vortex”
January 20 2015 – 13:14 UT –
New Moon
January 20 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 BC flyby – miss distance 1.6 LD, size = 63 metres
Asteroid 2015 BP flyby – miss distance 1.8 LD, size = 10 metres
“How the Earth got its nitrogen”
“Summer stargazing”
“Signing up for life on Mars”
January 21 2015 – 20:06 UT –
Moon at Perigee
(closest to the Earth)
January 21 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1537 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“StarStuff PodCast: Mysterious cosmic burst detected in real-time”
“A hard drive from space: Hidden magnetic messages uncovered”
“2015 Aussie sky guide”
January 22 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Rosetta: ‘Goosebumps’ on ‘space duck’ hint at comet formation”
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere January 22 – January 29”
“Getting to know Rosetta’s comet”
“Do Atmospheres Spin Worlds to Habitability?”
“Comet close-ups”
“Mysteries in Nili Fossae”
January 23 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1540 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Join us on 23 January, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme”
“Researchers Extract Tiny Nanomaterial from Meteorites found in Argentina”
“Integral manoeuvres for the future”
January 24 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
January 25 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
……………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1542 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 BK4 flyby – miss distance 5.3 LD, size = 45 metres
January 26 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 AK45 flyby – miss distance 4.7 LD, size = 23 metres
Asteroid 2004 BL86 flyby – miss distance 3.1 LD, size = 680 metres
Asteroid 357439 (2004 BL86) –
Near-Earth Flyby (0.008 AU)
“Asteroid 2004 BL86: how to see it!” YouTube video observing tips
“Animated image at SpaceWeather.com of Asteroid 2004 BL86 flyby tonight”
“Jupiter’s cratered moon, Callisto”
“Rosetta watches comet shed its dusty coat”
“Violent heart of the Milky Way exposed”
January 27 2015 – 04:48 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter
January 27 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
……………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery
As of today there are 1541 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Asteroid 2004 BL86 Has a Small Moon”
“Rosetta Reveals Much About Comet 67P”
“Striking lightning from space”
January 28 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“StarStuff PodCast: Rosetta’s comet dissected in detail”
“Bright Comet Prospects for 2015”
“Astronomers find oldest-known solar system”
“Citizen scientists lead astronomers to mystery objects in space”
January 29 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 BE92 flyby – miss distance 3.2 LD, size = 10 metres
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere January 29 – February 05”
“The Long-Lived Magnetic Fields of Meteorites”
“Dawn spacecraft captures best-ever view of dwarf planet”
“The tell-tale signs of a galactic merger [heic1503]”
“Ancient Five-Planet System Found”
“Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds”
January 30 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 BD511 flyby – miss distance 4.5 LD, size = 19 metres
“Stunning supernova has a bubbly interior”
“Planck: Gravitational Waves Remain Elusive”
January 31 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
……………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1540 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2008 CQ flyby – miss distance 4.8 LD, size = 36 metres
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February 2015 Celestial Events & Space Research News
February 2015 SkyMaps & Sky Guides will not be available until February 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
February 2015 –
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
…………………………………………………….
BBC The Sky at Night – February 2015
Meteorite Times Magazine – February 2015 – usually available middle of the month
Radio Jove – Solar & Planetary Radio Astronomy for Schools
The Cassini Solstice Mission – Latest News & Current Location
At the start of February 2015 the Sunspot Number is 153
“Long-runout landslides and the long-lasting effects of early water activity on Mars”
February 01 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1541 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Venus
Passes 0.8 Degrees From
Neptune
February 02 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“XMM-Newton and Hubble view of Jupiter’s Ghost”
“Celestial creature reveals a glowing hunger”
“Celestial creature reveals a glowing hunger”
“The telltale signs of a galactic merger”
February 03 2015 – 23:09 UT –
Full Snow Moon
February 03 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1542 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Snow Moon and Jupiter rise together” SkyMap for observers
February 04 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“StarStuff PodCast: Supernova autopsy cuts to the core”
“Rosetta swoops in for a close encounter”
February 05 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere February 05 – February 12”
“Planck reveals first stars were born late”
February 06 2015 – 06:25 UT –
Moon at Apogee
(furthest from the Earth)
February 06 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Jupiter –
At Opposition
Realtime Jupiter Photo Gallery
“Jupiter At Opposition” diagram from SpaceWeather.com
“An Edge-On Close Encounter with Jupiter”
“Comet Lovejoy Shines On”
February 07 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1543 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 CD1 flyby – miss distance 2.1 LD, size = 10 metres
“Curiosity analyzing sample of martian mountain”
February 08 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
alpha–Centaurids (ACE) Meteor Shower Peak 06:00 UT – IMO Details & SkyMap
Asteroid 2015 CL flyby – miss distance 4.3 LD, size = 36 metres
February 09 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Cappuccino swirls at Mars’ south pole”
“First pair of merging stars destined to become supernova found”
“Celestial bauble is a true death star”
February 10 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cassini Distant Flyby of Rhea
“ATV to bid farewell to Space Station for last time”
“Planck Upholds Standard Cosmology”
“NASA spacecraft completes 40,000 Mars orbits”
“Organise your own Asteroid Day event … “
“Asteroid Day videos”
“Europe set to test new spaceplane”
February 11 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1544 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 CH13 flyby – miss distance 0.7 LD, size = 9 metres
“StarStuff: First stars are younger than we thought”
“IXV mission timeline”
“Watch IXV launch LIVE at 12:45 GMT (UT) TODAY”
“Outback icon spectacular from space”
“ESA Bulletin: IXV in pictures”
“ESA experimental spaceplane completes research flight”
February 12 2015 – 03:50 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter
February 12 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cassini Titan Flyby
“The Very Large Array finds unexpected ‘storm’ at galaxy’s core”
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere February 12 – February 19”
“Comet Lovejoy Shines On” finder charts for February & March
February 13 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Pluto and Charon’s Gravitational Dance”
“Follow ESA spacecraft and track ESA missions” interactive map
“Venus and Mars Pair Tightly at Dusk”
“Exploded star blooms like a cosmic flower”
February 14 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
February 15 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1545 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 CS flyby – miss distance 3.4 LD, size = 22 metres
Asteroid 2015 CL13 flyby – miss distance 2 LD, size = 32 metres
Mars Summer Solstice
“Today is the 2nd anniversary of the ‘Chelyabinsk Meteor’ event” interactive video
February 16 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Rosetta Comet 67P/C–G on 14 February from 8.7 km”
“ALMA sees super stellar nurseries at heart of Sculptor Galaxy”
“Deep Fried Comet Ice”
“Mystery Mars plume baffles scientists”
“Twisted galaxy shows scars of close encounter”
February 17 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1547 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 DD1 flyby – miss distance 0.1 LD, size = 4 metres
“Rosetta’s closest encounter” ESA video
February 18 2015 – 23:47 UT –
New Moon
February 18 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 DB flyby – miss distance 1.3 LD, size = 12 metres
“StarStuff PodCast: Mysterious Martian mists discovered”
February 19 2015 – 07:29 UT –
Moon at Perigee
(closest to the Earth)
February 19 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Chinese New Year
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere February 19 – February 27”
“Mars hills hide icy past”
February 20 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Cepheids Map Milky Way – and Beyond”
“Telescopes give shape to furious black hole winds”
“An unusual Kreutz sungrazer comet is skirting past the sun today”
“Introducing Sky & Telescope‘s Earth Globe”
February 21 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Catalina State Park Star Party Tucson, Arizona, USA
Venus
Passes 0.5 Degrees From
Mars
“ABC Radio National – The Science Show: Come in extra-terrestrials” audio
February 22 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1548 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
February 23 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1549 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 DF200 flyby – miss distance 3.7 LD, size = 26 metres
“Exploring the colours of the Small Magellanic Cloud”
“StarStuff Photo of the Week: Mercury shines in blue and gold”
February 24 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mercury
At Its Greatest Western
Elongation (27 Degrees)
“Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2015”
“Why comets are like deep-fried ice cream”
“The Mysterious Martian ‘Plumes'”
February 25 2015 – 17:14 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter
February 25 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1551 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“StarStuff PodCast: Black holes control galactic evolution” audio
“Comet Lovejoy Shines On” Update February 25 2015
“Ancient super-bright quasar with massive black hole found”
February 26 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere February 26 – March 05”
“CubeSats offered deep-space ride on ESA asteroid probe”
“Monster Black Hole in Early Universe”
“‘Bright spot’ on Ceres has dimmer companion”
February 27 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 90416 (2003 YK118) –
Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU)
“Puzzling Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Ceres”
February 27-28 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Dark Sky Festival Harmony, Florida
February 28 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………….
Astronomy Picture of the Day
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the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets
Over the past few centuries, our understanding of how the Sun drives space weather and climate
on the Earth and other planets has advanced at an ever increasing rate
March 2015 Celestial Events & Space Research News
March 2015 SkyMaps & Sky Guides will not be available until March 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
March 2015 –
SkyMaps & Celestial Guides
………………………………………………………..
BBC The Sky at Night – March 2015
Meteorite Times Magazine – March 2015 – usually available middle of the month
Radio Jove – Solar & Planetary Radio Astronomy for Schools
The Cassini Solstice Mission – Latest News & Current Location
Tour March’s Sky: Orion and His Belt from Sky & Telescope
At the start of March 2015 the Sunspot Number is 70
March 01 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1553 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 DY198 flyby – miss distance 2.2 LD, size = 21 metres
March 02 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 DS53 flyby – miss distance 3.1 LD, size = 64 metres
Asteroid 2015 DO215 flyby – miss distance 3.1 LD, size = 20 metres
“Simulating space for JWST’s four infrared instruments”
“Fibril flowers on the Sun’s surface”
March 02-05 2015 –
Conferences, Workshops & Star Parties
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3rd Asia Oceania Space Weather Alliance (AOSWA) Workshop – Fukuaka, Japan
March 03 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1555 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Ancient galaxy sheds light on dust in early Universe”
“Sun’s Lost Sibling”
March 04 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Venus
Passes 0.1 Degrees From
Uranus
“StarStuff PodCast: Dawn prepares to orbit dwarf planet Ceres” – audio
March 05 2015 – 07:35 UT –
Moon at Apogee
(furthest from the Earth)
March 05 2015 – 18:06 UT –
Full Worm Moon
March 05 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 EG flyby – miss distance 4.4 LD, size = 31 metres
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere March 05 – March 12”
March 06 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1556 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Dawn –
Ceres Arrival
“NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet”
“March 20th’s Arctic Total Solar Eclipse”
“Have you ever used a camera on board an interplanetary spacecraft?”
“Dawn Orbiter Reaches Dwarf-Planet Ceres”
“The planet that lost an ocean’s worth of water”
March 07 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Infrared observations used to home in on dark energy”
March 08 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Daylight Saving – Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour – United States
Asteroid 3200 Phaethon –
Closest Approach To Earth (0.796 AU)
March 09 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“The twisted shockwaves of an exploded star”
“Once upon a time… Comet landing” – a great cartoon for kids under 99
“Electrifying dust devil on the surface of Mars”
March 10 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 ET flyby – miss distance 0.3 LD, size = 20 metres
“NASA to Investigate Magnetic Explosions”
March 11 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mars
Passes 0.3 Degrees From
Uranus
“Milky Way may be 50 per cent bigger than thought”
“Hot water activity on icy moon’s seafloor”
March 12 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 EQ flyby – miss distance 3.4 LD, size = 24 metres
Asteroid 2015 EO6 flyby – miss distance 0.3 LD, size = 5 metres
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere March 12 – March 19”
“Crossing the boundary from high to low on Mars”
March 13 2015 – 17:48 UT –
End of Third Lunar Quarter
March 13 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1557 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 EK flyby – miss distance 3.1 LD, size = 24 metres
Asteroid 2015 EZ6 flyby – miss distance 1.9 LD, size = 8 metres
Asteroid 2015 EF flyby – miss distance 2.5 LD, size = 19 metres
“ESA minisatellites to follow Europe’s solar eclipse” – Solar Eclipse March 20, 2015
“Sixth Galileo satellite reaches corrected orbit”
“Chinese space mission uncovers Moon’s layered past”
March 14 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cassini Distant Flyby of Helene & Calypso
“Millisecond pulsars could lead to detection of gravitational waves”
March 15 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 EO flyby – miss distance 2.8 LD, size = 20 metres
March 16 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
………………………
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Cassini Titan Flyby
“Last night, March 15th, a meteor exploded over Switzerland and southern Germany”
“Solar corona viewed by Proba-2”
“Ripples in the Milky Way”
“The twisted shockwaves of an exploded star”
“New desktop application has potential to increase asteroid detection”
March 17 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Mercury
Passes 1.6 Degrees From
Neptune
“The strongest geomagnetic storm of the current solar cycle currently underway”
“Messenger Reveals Mercury Mysteries”
“Colorful life-form catalog will help discern if we’re alone”
March 18 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Realtime Aurora Photo Gallery
As of today there are 1558 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“StarStuff PodCast: Hot springs on Saturn moon” – audio
March 19 2015 – 19:38 UT –
Moon at Perigee
(closest to the Earth)
March 19 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 FK flyby – miss distance 3.6 LD, size = 37 metres
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere March 19 – March 26”
“Protecting Earth from space weather”
“The Mystery of Nanoflares” – also on
NASA ScienceCast video
“ESA minisatellites to follow Europe’s solar eclipse” – Tomorrow Morning
“Getting to Totality: Not Easy!”
March 20 2015 – 09:36 UT –
New Moon
March 20 2015 – 22:45 UT –
Alban Eilir –
Vernal (Spring) Equinox
March 20 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1560 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Asteroid 2015 EG7 flyby – miss distance 2.7 LD, size = 15 metres
Asteroid 2015 FF flyby – miss distance 4.2 LD, size = 20 metres
Total Solar Eclipse
“Europe’s solar eclipse seen from Proba-2”
“Animated Solar Eclipse Map”
“Cosmic dust survived in denser universe”
“Reports from March 20’s Total Solar Eclipse”
March 21 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Watch STARGAZING LIVE on BBC iPlayer”
March 22 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Nova in Sagittarius Now 4th Magnitude!”
March 23 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“World’s largest asteroid impacts found in central Australia”
“APEX observations help unravel mystery of Nova Vulpeculae 1670”
“Space in Images: Porpoise or penguin?”
“Nova fireworks 1500 light years away”
March 24 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Nova Sagittarii: Catch It While You Still Can!”
“Jupiter’s migration key to our unique solar system”
“NASA satellites catch a ‘growth spurt’ from a newborn protostar”
“MAVEN Spots Dust Cloud, Aurora on Mars”
March 25 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1563 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Galileo satellites enclosed for Friday’s launch”
“StarStuff PodCast: Largest asteroid impact zone found in Australia” – audio
“Black hole winds pull the plug on star formation”
March 25-28 2015 –
Conferences, Workshops & Star Parties
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International School of Gravitational Wave Physics – Kyoto, Japan
March 26 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 FC flyby – miss distance 2.9 LD, size = 20 metres
“Scuttling satellites to save space”
“The Sky This Week for the Southern Hemisphere March 26 – April 02”
“The colours of orbit”
March 27 2015 – 07:43 UT –
End of First Lunar Quarter
March 27 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1564 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Watch the Galileo/Soyuz launch LIVE” – Streaming starts at 21:26 GMT [UT]
“Dark matter is ghostly and non-interactive”
March 28 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Asteroid 2015 FF36 flyby – miss distance 3.5 LD, size = 22 metres
Asteroid 2015 FT117 flyby – miss distance 2.8 LD, size = 9 metres
Asteroid 2015 FM118 flyby – miss distance 0.9 LD, size = 8 metres
“Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation”
“New idea for the formation of the earliest black holes”
March 29 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
European Summer Time Begins – Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour – (European Union)
March 30 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
“Total Eclipse of the Moon” – Saturday April 04 2015
“The tumultuous heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud”
NASA ScienceCasts
Total Eclipse of the Moon
March 31 2015 –
Today’s Celestial Events & Space Exploration News
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
As of today there are 1568 known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
“Herschel and Planck find missing clue to galaxy cluster formation”
“Work begins on ESA’s part of planetary defence test”
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“The 2300 BC Event – Vol. 1:
Archaeology and Geophysics
& The Meteoroid Stream”
by
M. M. Mandelkehr
“The 2300 BC Event takes a new look at an old puzzle: what happened
at this date to cause the various advanced societies on the Earth to simultaneously collapse?
Civilizations in Anatolia and Greece, through Egypt and the Middle East, and eastward to India and Central Asia were at their height. The collapse of these civilizations due to earthquakes and climatic changes has been mirrored by similar interruptions on all continents, in the Arctic, and extending to the Pacific.
The discontinuities have long puzzled archaeologists and historians. New religions and accompanying mythologies appeared at this time in all cultural regions describing bombardment and flooding from the skies.
Strangely, the dominant aspect of the mythologies, however, is the observation and worship of a ring appearing to surround the Earth, oriented to the two Ursa (Bear) constellations.”
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“Some time around 2300 BC the Eath encountered a dense clustering of space debris, the early Southern & Northern Taurid meteoroid stream. The result was an intense fall of meteoroids, some of them sufficiently large to cause surface destruction.
Simultaneous with the meteoroid fall was a huge downpouring of water which caused flash flooding. Extensive destruction and loss of life resulted. An astonishing aspect of the event was the formation of a ring surrounding the Earth, reflecting sunlight during the day, hiding some stars at night, and moving around the sky through a 24-hour period.
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“The 2300 BC Event Vol. 3:
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“The Northern/Southern Taurid meteoroid stream is identified as the specific meteoroid stream that the Earth encountered at 2300 BC.
The Earth’s encounter with a dense cluster of large objects would produce atmospheric phenomena very different from the pleasant and interesting night displays of meteor trails that are within our own experience.
The rain of objects would have generated extraordinary visual and auditory effects combined with ground vibrations; and under extreme conditions would bring about severe surface destruction and loss of life.
The overall event was associated by the people with powerful deities and formed the basis for major religions. The mythologies and traditions are, in large part, the residues of those religions.”
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“Natural Catastrophes During Bronze Age Civilisations”
(British Archaeological
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Research in the field of neo-catastrophism and impact cratering has quickened its pace since the early 1980s. Scholars such as Victor Clube, Bill Napier, Mark Bailey, Sir Fred Hoyle and Duncan Steel claim that a more ‘active’ sky might have caused major cultural changes of Bronze Age civilizations, belief systems and religious rituals.”
“Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth
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“Stonehenge:
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Jonathan Morris
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“Stonehenge:
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Paul D. Burley
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“A Little History of
Astro-Archaeology:
Stages in the Transformation
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John Michell
“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.”
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“Avebury Cosmos:
The Neolithic World
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Nicholas R. Mann
“The ancient Britons were inspired by a profound knowledge of the heavens when they erected the monumental stones of Avebury.
Mann throws light on the motive behind the creation of its awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths by demonstrating that they were aligned to the cycles of the Sun, Moon and stars.
This book will help visitors and readers to see Avebury in a wholly new light – the light of the heavenly bodies that guided its Neolithic builders.”
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“Avebury:
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Maria Wheatley
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“Chaco Astronomy:
An Ancient American Cosmology”
by
Anna Sofaer
“After rumors surfaced about the sun bisecting a petroglyph at Chaco Canyon, people never looked at the site the same again.
The discovery proposed a cosmology at Chaco, and the book looks at the people who lived in the San Juan Basin from 850 AD to 1300, developing an elaborate culture around the cycles of the sun and moon.
Anna Sofaer’s pioneering work on Chaco Canyon, a World Heritage Site, should be required reading for anyone interested in how the prehistoric people of the American Southwest conceptualized their universe and placed themselves within that universe.”
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“A Guide to Prehistoric
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J. McKim Malville
“Dr. J. McKim Malville has outdone himself in this guide to prehistoric astronomy.
Even a reader with little or no background in archaeoastronomy will like this book.
One reason is the tons of good photos and diagrams that can help anyone better appreciate the miraculous order of our solar system and the stars.
It would make a great gift for children between 10 and 16, potentially stimulating them to enter the field of science.”
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“Patterns in the Sky:
An Introduction to Ethnoastronomy”
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Stephen M. Fabian
“Since the beginning of humankind, people around the world have had a strong interest in the powers and beings perceived in the sky.
This compelling short work helps students fully understand and appreciate the ways in which non-Western indigenous and small-scale societies perceive, conceptualize, and make sure of what they astronomically observe.
With its concise explanations of prominent astronomical phenomena, discussions of relevant crosscultural examples, and instructive suggestions for active field research, Patterns in the Sky is a unique and practical guide for doing ethnoastronomy.
In addition, Fabian offers exercises in observational astronomy with the naked eye so that students can get in touch with the cosmos and natural world around them.”
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“The Ancient Paths:
Discovering the Lost Map
of Celtic Europe”
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Graham Robb
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“The Nebra Sky Disc:
cycles in the cosmos”
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M Howard Crowhurst
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“Philip’s Planisphere:
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“Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun’s variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets.
Over the past few centuries, our understanding of how the Sun drives space weather and climate on the Earth and other planets has advanced at an ever increasing rate.”
“Heliophysics I:
Plasma Physics of the
Local Cosmos”
Edited by
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“This volume, the first in a series of three heliophysics texts, integrates such diverse topics for the first time as a coherent intellectual discipline.
It emphasizes the physical processes coupling the Sun and Earth, allowing insights into the interaction of the solar wind and radiation with the Earth’s magnetic field, atmosphere and climate system.
It provides a core resource for advanced undergraduates and graduates, and also constitutes a foundational reference for researchers in heliophysics, astrophysics, plasma physics, space physics, solar physics, aeronomy, space weather, planetary science and climate science.”
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“The Sun is a magnetically variable star and for planets with intrinsic magnetic fields, planets with atmospheres, or planets like Earth with both, there are profound consequences.
This 2010 volume, the second in this series of three heliophysics texts, integrates the many aspects of space storms and the energetic radiation associated with them – from causes on the Sun to effects in planetary environments.
It reviews the physical processes in solar flares and coronal mass ejections, interplanetary shocks, and particle acceleration and transport, and considers many space weather responses in geospace. In addition to its utility as a textbook, it also constitutes a foundational reference for researchers in fields from heliophysics to climate science.”
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“Heliophysics III:
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“This final book in this series of three heliophysics texts, published in 2010, focuses on long-term variability from the Sun’s sunspot cycle and considers the planetary system’s evolution from a climatological perspective.
Topics covered range from the dynamo action of stars and planets to processes in the Earth’s troposphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere and their effects on planetary climate and habitability.
Supplemented by online teaching materials, it can be used as a textbook for courses or as a foundational reference for researchers in fields from astrophysics and plasma physics to planetary and climate science.”
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“The Power of Stars:
How Celestial Observations
Have Shaped Civilization”
by
Stephen M. Fabian
“What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established?
And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples?
This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by providing a clear overview of the many ways in which humans have used the stars as an ordering principle in their cultures, and which today still inspire us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.
The book explores constellation lore from around the world, celestial alignments of monuments and temples, both from ancient and modern civilizations, and the role the sky has played in the cultures of the Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Native American, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca.
Models of the universe from each of these cultures are described clearly, and each culture’s explanation of the stars, planets, and other celestial objects are described.
The roots of astronomy and astrology are presented with original imagery and reproductions of ancient manuscripts that portray the structure of the physical universe as conceived by a diverse array of human cultures over the centuries.
Our own scientific Big Bang cosmology and the origin of stars and elements are discussed in a philosophical context, to explore how we as modern people learn about the Universe, and incorporate the findings of science into our world views.
A concluding chapter provides a summary of modern science’s effort to unlock the celestial secrets from the sky and from past civilizations, and what these answers mean for us today.”
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“Imhotep The African:
Architect of the Cosmos”
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Robert Bauval
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Thomas Brophy
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“The Crystal Sun:
Rediscovering a Lost Technology
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Robert Temple
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