Sunday, October 31, 2010

Radio licenses received

Radio licenses received
Earlier this month, students of PHYS 401: Physics of Ham Radio passed their amateur radio licensing exams, allowing them to independently broadcast on various frequencies. Three exam levels - technician, general and extra - give increasing orders of permitted access to frequencies.
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Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have discovered

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Which constellations fall over Savannah, GA during the four different seasons?

by Kaptain Kobold
Question by miracle882: Which constellations fall over Savannah, GA during the four different seasons?
Can someone tell me which constellations you would see in the night sky of Savannah, GA during each of the four seasons? Thanks!


Best answer:
Answer by ☺ мαℓℓσяу.i have no idea.
but i love savannah.
river street has to be the best place in the world.
:D

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Importance of Aspects of planets and role of Moon in Education and Profession in astrology

by garyfgarcia
Importance of Aspects of planets and role of Moon in Education and Profession in astrology

Importance of Aspects of planets and role of Moon in Education and Profession

The Moon in Aries aspected by:
1) The Sun and Mars – Military science, mechanics, instrumentation, cruelty and poverty.
2) Mercury – Literature, arts, poetry, commercial science, higher education.
3) Jupiter – Politics, military science.
4) Venus – Fine arts, music,

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

History Of Gemini Constellation

by aion-elewyn
History Of Gemini Constellation

One of 88 constellations defined by the Astronomical Union is the Gemini constellation. It is a group of galaxies and stars visible in northern and southern hemisphere during the winter and autumn. Two long spurs form the Gemini constellation joined at one end by the stars Castor and Pollux, and the other ends splits again into four short spurs. The constellation has four main stars that are visible to human eye, they are Wasat,

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Jupiter moons?

by mcwetboy
Question by Kara: Jupiter moons?
I believe that Jupiter has quite a few moons that orbit it and that the gravitational pulls on a couple of the moons actually cause them to switch orbital patterns occasionally. My questions are:

1) is it possible for two full-sized planets to orbit the same sun/star and occasionally switch orbital patterns?

2) If question 1 is possible, is it possible for those two planets to collide (obviously at the intersection point)?

3) If question

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Anger is new director of Discovery Park

Anger is new director of Discovery Park
Published on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 1:25 PM MST
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Canyons curiosity will launch with space shuttle Endeavour
When space shuttle Endeavour lifts off for what's slated to be its last mission next February, Canyons School District...
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TEACHER SPOTLIGHT
Hometown: Born and raised in Stevens Point, Wis.; Currently live in Big Lake. Degree(s) Earned: Masters of Science in Science

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CSTAR Telescope Array in China arrived in the highest point of the Antarctic Dome A Inland

by Crunchy Footsteps
CSTAR Telescope Array in China arrived in the highest point of the Antarctic Dome A Inland

Following the January 18, 2005 for the first time for China to achieve the human from the ground to reach the Antarctic ice sheet after the peak of Dome A, the 24th Chinese Antarctic icecap expedition team expedition on January 12, 2008 once again get called " not close to the very human, "the highest point of the Antarctic inland ice dome A. The last difference is

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Celestron 21037 PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope

Celestron 21037 PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope


70mm (2.8") diameter refractor, 700mm focal length (f/10), German equatorial mount with RA and DEC slow-motion controls and setting circles, 5x24 finderscope, 20mm eyepiece (35x) - 1-1/4", 4mm eyepiece (175x) - 1-1/4", erect image diagonal - 1-1/4", Barlow lens 3x - 1-1/4", adjustable aluminum tripod with accessory tray, "The Sky Level 1" CD-ROM. Metallic charcoal black tube color.



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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Moon Enters Pisces & Mars Opposition Saturn & Moon into Aries (August 8 -9) Hurricane Warning for Hawaii

by fdecomite
Moon Enters Pisces & Mars Opposition Saturn & Moon into Aries (August 8 -9) Hurricane Warning for Hawaii

The specific changes of the astrological weather are not so impressive this weekend! Never the less it looks like the real weather might have some big splashes waiting for us here in Hawaii. I am a member of the CERT, the Community Emergency Response Team on the island. We have been called in to an emergency briefing later in the day in preparation of the

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Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes (Scientists in the Field Series)

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