Archive for 2005

New Moons around Pluto

Monday, October 31st, 2005 at 03:12 PM

When astronomers discover new objects in the solar system, the announcements are made through International Astronomical Union (IAU) Circulars. Earlier today I saw a post on the Minor Planet Mailing List noting that IAU Circular 8625 announces the discovery of two new moons around Pluto, which already had one previously known moon, Charon. IAU Circular 8625 reads in part as follows

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Mars: A Big and Bright Geological Ghost

Thursday, October 20th, 2005 at 01:35 PM

Mars is impressive this Halloween season, and recent discoveries are shedding light on the early history of this geological ghost.

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An important discovery orbiting 2003 UB313 (the “10th Planet”)

Thursday, October 6th, 2005 at 12:07 PM

Astronomers discover a moon around the “10th Planet” of our solar system, 2003 UB313

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RSS Feed bug fixed

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 at 03:39 PM

The bug in our RSS feed that resulted in this site producing an invalid feed has been fixed.

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Come See the Universe at Astronomy Public Nights

Friday, September 30th, 2005 at 06:00 PM

Have you ever wondered what a planetarium is like?Would you like to learn which constellations are in the fall skies?How spectacular is the view of Mars through a telescope?Come to the Astronomy Public Nights at St…. Objects that we will be able to observe include Pleiades (7-Sisters), Albireo, the Ring Nebula, the Hercules Globular Cluster, the Double Cluster in Perseus, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the planet Mars!The dates for the Astronomy Public Nights are: Monday, October 31 – (dress accordingly), Tuesday, November 1; Wednesday, November 2; Monday, November 7; Tuesday, November 8; and Wednesday, November 9.Show times each evening are at 7:00, 7:45 and 8:30 p.m. While this event is free and open to the public limited seating makes it necessary for us to require that you make a reservation for you and/or your group.

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