Neil has said that this talk will be slightly different from the one he will be giving as part of the AAA lecture series on Friday night, March 13. Note,...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 4, 2009 11:38 pm
From NASA Science News, "Green Comet Approaches Earth" http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/04feb_greencomet.htm?list1075395 Julian Parks Rego Park, NY ...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Feb 6, 2009 6:08 am
I've never been at all clear as to what causes an antitail to form sunward of a comet's nucleus. Lulin's antitail is quite pronounced. Bruce...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 6, 2009 4:14 pm
... From: Elizabeth Stachow To: department Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 10:02 AM Subject: [star-struck] CANCELLED - Hayden Lecture - Feb 9 - Touching...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 6, 2009 7:17 pm
Bruce, A good question. As you know a comet sometimes has a dust and gas tail and may on occasion have what is called an, "anti-tail." Now a dust tail and a ...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 11, 2009 1:18 am
Hello Observers, As you may know, Comet Lulin is coming. Perhaps some of you may seen it already. It should be easily visible from the city with a telescope...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 13, 2009 5:45 am
Neil deGrasse Tyson will be Tavis Smiley's guest on Channel 13: Aired Friday night at midnight Rebroadcast Monday, 2/16, 1 p.m. ...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 16, 2009 4:26 am
Observation of Saturn Object information Object name: Saturn Object type: Planet Magnitude: 0.63 RA: 11h 26m 39s Dec: 06° 01' 23" N Observation details ...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 17, 2009 2:08 pm
Observation of Saturn Object information Object name: Saturn Object type: Planet Magnitude: 0.62 RA: 11h 26m 23s Dec: 06° 03' 16" N Observation details ...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 17, 2009 3:26 pm
From the BBC: "Race for 'God particle' heats up" "Europe's particle physics lab, Cern, is losing ground rapidly in the race to discover the elusive Higgs...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 17, 2009 3:29 pm
From Science Daily: "Satellite Collisions: What Can Be Done To Prevent Them In The Future" "The recent collision involving an active U.S. commercial Iridium...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 17, 2009 3:35 pm
From Science Daily: "Scientist Predicts A 'Miserable Future' For Our Universe" "How did the universe begin? How will it end? Do other universes exist? Everyone...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 17, 2009 3:46 pm
Also things closer to home. From the United States Geological Survey(USGS): "Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Likely to Erupt" "The level of seismic activity...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 19, 2009 2:28 am
As bright as Venus is now, shining in the southwestern evening sky, she will reach her brightest on Friday, Feb. 20th. Just have a look on any clear evening....
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jrsquid3
Feb 19, 2009 11:00 pm
Hello fellow Astronomers! I have a bunch of exciting news and a call out to lend me a hand. As part of my Inwood Astronomy Project, the pitch to get the Lights...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 20, 2009 1:37 am
penumbral eclipseWed Feb 18, 2009 11:08 am (PST) During the last penumbral lunar eclipse, here's what Kaguya saw: ...
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jrsquid3
Feb 20, 2009 4:56 pm
Hey there, I need to make a retraction of the previous email. I had a chat with the parks administrator and I was mistaken about a bunch of things. First, the...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 20, 2009 6:08 pm
Hello Observers, For an article in the New York Times on light pollution, a reporter wants to know low long ago was the Milky Way visible from NYC. Any of you...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 21, 2009 4:31 am
Comet Lulin is about midway between Saturn and Spica, being about 5 degrees closer to Saturn and to the right of eta Virginis. The nucleus and tail are just...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 22, 2009 10:17 pm
Hello Observers, Thanks to all of you (there were many!) who responded to my question as to whether you have seen the Milky Way from the city. When the...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 23, 2009 2:08 am
From Universe Today: "Sounds Painful: Are Deadly Asteroids Stuck in Earth's Lagrangian Points?" "It is a known fact that other planets in the Solar System...
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jrsquid3
Feb 23, 2009 1:59 pm
To watch the conjunction of Saturn and Comet Lulin, I will be leading a group at the top of Inwood Hill Park at about 8:30 until late. You are welcome to come...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Feb 23, 2009 3:29 pm
Maybe they'll find planet Vulcan! Lagrange points are one of those many things in astronomy that I still have some trouble understanding. Anyway, I'm also...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 23, 2009 6:03 pm
... From: Elizabeth Stachow To: department Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:16 PM Subject: [star-struck] Reminder: Celestial Highlights - February 24 ...
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Julian Parks
lacusfelicit...
Feb 23, 2009 9:10 pm
Bruce, I thinking they will find an alien drone craft that has been spying on us and would explain all those UFOs sited in the Air Force's Project Blue Book. I...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 25, 2009 6:50 am
Comet Lulin was a little disappointing. I repeatedly found the field, but I saw nothing cometlike in it with my 10X50 binoculars. Once Jason got the comet in...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 25, 2009 6:59 am
Spaceweather.com has a nice gallery of Lulin photos. http://spaceweather.com/comets/lulin/24jan09/Alejandro-Tombolini1.gif showed more or less the way it...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 27, 2009 6:39 pm
... From: Elizabeth Stachow To: department Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:09 PM Subject: [star-struck] Asimov Debate - March 10 - Almost Sold Out ...
