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New supernova in M95
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:13
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There are reports on a new supernova in the bar-ring galaxy M95. It is easily located high in the southern horizon only a few degrees SE of the brigth planet Mars. M95 is magnitude 11,4, and the Supernova is magnitue 12,5, so it is easily seen and medium-sized amateur telescope (>114mm OD)

Sources: Rochester University and Professor Mike Merrifield (ill.) of Nottingham University 

 
Watch a Moon-walk
Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:39
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The Moon, Venus and Jupiter conjunction saturday

The western evening-sky is dominated by a brigth Venus and an almost just as brigth Jupiter. Saturday evening the the new Moon will pas close by Venus, and Sunday it will have wandered on to Juoiter

 
X-class flare gives opportunities for Aurora this weekend
Wednesday, 09 November 2011 12:07
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A large sunspot 1339 is now directly facing Earth, and with a 3 day Solar-wind travel-time to Earth, there is a chance to see Aurora in northern Europe this weekend.
SEE MORE at Spacewheather

 
Interesting comet in the sky
Sunday, 23 October 2011 16:25
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Comet 2010X1 Elelin which was discovered last year is now well situated to observe and easy to find, right between "the Twins", high in the South-Eastern sky, late in the evening.

 
Meteorshower saturday evening
Friday, 07 October 2011 22:10
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Saturday evening from 20-22 UT (summertime), we have the anual Draconid meteorshower, They are remninats og the Giacobini-Zinner comet, and is a short itense shower, with op to 1000 meteors/hour. But they are generally not so bright and disturbed by a 3/4 moon. But if you plan to try to see them, you should look to the NW

 
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