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What stargazers can look forward to in 2013
There is no Transit of Venus to be watched in 2013, or any major eclipses visible for long from Maryland, but local sky watchers say there is still plenty to look forward to seeing in the night sky.
There could be a few opportunities to see rare...Tags: Maryland Science Center, Astronomy, Personal Service, Atlantic Ocean
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NASA fast-motion video of sun: 'Violent dance'
The sun is ramping up toward solar maximum -- the white-hot peak of activity in an 11-year cycle -- and NASA has been snapping images of the phenomenon every 12 seconds for three years. The space agency put together a three-minute video showing images...
Tags: NASA
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Live music this week: Killing us softly
High temperatures bring increasingly sparse concert schedules for local venues. With April's average highs rising past 80 degrees, it's clear the low season has begun. The only musician Hard Rock Live has booked for the rest of the month is Roberta...
Tags: Of Montreal (music group), Music
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BBC Worldwide mart does brisk biz in MidEast, Africa: 'Paradise,' 'Midwife,' David Attenborough docs sell widely
VarietyLONDON -- Webs from across the Middle East and Africa have acquired a number of dramas at the annual BBC Worldwide Showcase market, which bowed on Sunday. The four-day event, held for the second year running in Liverpool, the northern England forever...Tags: The Beatles (music group), Health and Medical Professionals, Al Jazeera (tv network), Africa, David Attenborough
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Cruise Port Spotlight: Papeete, Tahiti
Special CorrespondentPapeete, Tahiti’s capital and gateway to many South Pacific voyages, has a cosmopolitan French/Polynesian ambiance and many natural and cultural attractions. And chances are good that travelers who go to Papeete to embark on a cruise to the...Tags: Polynesia, Tahiti (French Polynesia, France), Shipbuilding, French Literature, Geography
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Badminton jokes net laughs
Look at the bright side, you only have to read my post-Olympic assessment column once every four years. It is kind of like the Transit of Venus that way. You really don’t want to hear about it and don’t know why you should care, but at...
Tags: The Herald-Mail, Badminton, Barry Bonds
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Venus Transit Draws Hundreds of Anchorage Viewers
Channel 2 NewsA Venus transit drew hundreds of viewers in Anchorage Tuesday, as the solar system's second-closest planet to the sun passed across its face in a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. The University of Alaska Anchorage opened the the third floor of its...Tags: ConocoPhillips, Astronomy, Science, NASA, Space Programs
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Houstonians gather to view rare transit of Venus
KIAHRemember that old Manfred Mann song, about the warning from his mama not to look into the eyes of the Sun. 'But mama, that’s where the fun is.' And that’s where the fun 'was', as Venus made its once-in-our-lifetime transit of the Sun this...Tags: NASA
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The 'zombie apocalypse' does not spare Pennsylvania
Thank heavens gruesome things do not happen in Pennsylvania. Oops. Spoke too soon. Should have knocked on wood. Obviously, recent weird events must have had some something to do with the approaching full moon, combined with eager anticipation of the...Tags: Prosecution, Bath Salt Drugs, Rudy Eugene, Patrick Hamilton, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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Star struck? Here's where to go
If you became enthralled by happenings in the sky after watching last week's solar event, the transit of Venus in which the planet treks across the face of the sun, head to the observatories in the following cities for more stargazing.
-Nashville...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Research, Pluto (fictional animal), Vanderbilt University
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Midwesterners will have good view of Transit of Venus
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsVenus will begin its twice-a-century trip between the Earth and the sun this evening, and Midwesterners will have a decent view of a celestial event …...
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Transit of Venus (2012) Photos
June 2012: The transit of Venus, seen as a black circle...
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The planet Venus passes in front of the sun as seen thr...
(November 27, 2012)
Sky watchers on Mt. Wilson watch a screen projection of...
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