Astronomie
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Chapman-Silverman storm of 1872 / The Extreme Space Weather Event of 1872 February: Sunspots, Magnetic Disturbance, and Auroral Displays – publication
Two of the most massive magnetic storms known are the Carrington Event of 1859 and the New York Railroad Superstorm of 1921, the study 'The Extreme Space Weather Event of 1872 February: Sunspots, Magnetic Disturbance, and Auroral Displays', however, also identified another storm named the Chapman-Silverman storm of 1872.
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The case for a Lunar Anthropocene – publication
Human exploration of the Solar System began on the Moon during the space race of the mid-twentieth century, to facilitate documentation and study of the human influence on the Moon, the authors of the comment argue it is time to designate a ‘Lunar Anthropocene’.
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(319) Leona asteroid occults HIP 27989 (Betelgeuse)
For years, astronomers have worried that Betelgeuse might explode. Instead, it's about to disappear. On Dec. 12th (Universal Time), main
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Meteorenzwerm Geminiden in december 2023
De meteorenzwerm Geminiden bereikt op donderdag 14 december 2023, rond 17:30, zijn maximum, de meteoren van de Geminiden zijn gemiddeld snel, gelig van kleur, vaak helder en hebben korte sporen.
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Meteorenzwerm Ursiden in december 2023
De meteorenzwerm Ursiden bereikt op zaterdag 23 december 2023, rond 11:45, zijn maximum, de meteoren van de Ursiden zijn niet erg opvallend.
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Deep Space Network – start (1963) 2023
The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) formally announced its intention to send missions into deep space on 24 December 1963; it has remained in continuous operation in one capacity or another ever since.
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Vroege Vogels : Ode aan de Maan | 26 december 2023 (Radio 1 NPO)
Soms rond en geel iets boven de horizon, dan weer een heldere sikkel hoog aan de hemel of een plotselinge verschijning vanachter de wolken: iedereen is bekend met de maan.
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Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory GUSTO
The GUSTO (Galactic / Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory) mission is a planned high-altitude balloon mission that will carry an infrared telescope to measure fine-structure line emission from the interstellar medium. The mission was developed by NASA's Explorers Program, and was launched on December 31, 2023 from Antarctica.
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Jaar van het Planetarium
In 1923, ZEISS presented the world's first projection planetarium developed for the Deutsches Museum in Munich, the first public demonstration and hence the birth of the modern planetarium took place on this occasion.
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Quadrantiden Meteorenzwerm 2024
De Quadrantiden behoren tot de sterkste meteorenzwermen van het jaar, de activiteit van de meteorenzwerm duurt jaarlijks van 28 december tot 12 januari, op hun piek in 2024 op 3 januari produceren de Quadrantiden ongeveer 80 meteoren per uur (volgens de Internationale Meteorologische Organisatie kan het aantal meteoren zelfs kortstondig 200 per uur bereiken).
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition 2024
Astronomy Photographer of the Year is an annual astronomy photography competition and exhibition that is organised by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (part of Royal Museums Greenwich).
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Meteorenzwerm Boötiden in januari 2024
De meteorenzwerm Boötiden bereikt op donderdag 4 januari 2024, rond 11:30 uur, zijn maximum.

