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| planet visible near moon | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I live just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the U.S. Last night (November 1st, 2009)around ...
A: If you are able to e-mail me a copy of the pictures (harryhayfield@googlemail.com) that would allow ...
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| veiw of earth | 4/27/2009 |
Q: How far in space would someone have to be in order to get a full view of the earth considering it ...
A: It depends entirely where you start from. Where I live you would have to be at least 7,500km above ...
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| (some astronomy questions) | 1/26/2008 |
Q: In which direction on the horizon does the sun appear to rise on July 4 in New York State? Which ...
A: All answers based on Albany, NY: 058° from north, Days would double in length (i.e 48 hours instead ...
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| solar system | 12/20/2007 |
Q: I am in the 8th grade. I was wondering what your thoughts were on how the solar system was formed, ...
A: Don't worry. You witter on! Our solar system was indeed formed by a solar nebula (when the sun ...
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| solar eclipse | 12/16/2007 |
Q: how come the sun who is so massive can be covered by moon who is so tiny? why is solar or lunar ...
A: Prespective! The sun has a diameter of 1.39 million km and is 149.6 million km from Earth. The moon ...
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| astro-fest | 9/26/2007 |
Q: sir, we are students of IT-BHU, India and our college is going to conduct an astronomy fest ...
A: 1) I am not aware of any astronomy fests but I am quite sure that if you contacted other ...
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| need help please | 3/2/2007 |
Q: hi im doing n earth science project about an timeline of the theories on how the solar system was ...
A: Over 4.6 billion years ago: The Sun burst into life when it started it's nuclear fusion 4.6 billion ...
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| The Sun | 5/7/2006 |
Q: The Sun produces a tremendous amount of energy and will for the next 5 billion years, should we ...
A: Indeed, and it should be stated at that the last local elections here in the UK parties that ...
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| UFO Sightings | 3/6/2006 |
Q: I hope that you can appreciate right now I'm up late thinking about this subject! I have some ...
A: Yes, it is kinda silly and not really what I meant when I said I was an expert in Eclipses. I have ...
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| eclipse | 10/6/2005 |
Q: I've taken some photos ( more than 10 ) from the eclipse.(it was partial at the place were I ...
A: Well, you did better than me then. Completely clouded out here! Okay then, here's an interesting ...
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| looking for a project subject | 9/10/2005 |
Q: I want to work on an astronomical project and I'm looking for a subject, and is better if the ...
A: Have I got a couple of projects for you! On October 3rd 2005, Tehran will see a partial solar ...
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| historical accounts | 7/23/2005 |
Q: I'm a recent college grad. I was talking a lifer friend of mine (he's been in college for 6 years) ...
A: Well, I can't comment on the sun standing still for a day one, but the Star of Bethlehem I can ...
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| celestial events | 6/1/2005 |
Q: Yes, around Italy or Southern Europe.Were there any celestial events, such as a comet/meteor/falling ...
A: Well, things like comets, meteors and shooting stars are a little hard to come across online, but I ...
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| Beautiful moon | 2/23/2005 |
Q: On 1/30/05 at 10:30pm EST In NW Connecticut I saw the most amazing thing..... the moon was bright ...
A: Provided that the weather not too cloudy, have a look in the following directions over the next week ...
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| Beautiful moon | 2/23/2005 |
Q: On 1/30/05 at 10:30pm EST In NW Connecticut I saw the most amazing thing..... the moon was bright ...
A: "On 1/30/05 at 10:30pm EST In NW Connecticut I saw the most amazing thing..... the moon was bright ...
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| Apparent Zenith of Sun at Particular Latitude | 11/14/2004 |
Q: I am an American volunteer in Namibia (southern Africa) and have recorded what I believed to be the ...
A: The GPS location that you gave me puts you about 100 miles from Victoria Falls. Is that is correct ...
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| Lunar eclipse | 10/26/2004 |
Q: the gps posision is 62.5670° N, 7.7000° Em, and the lunar epelipce in pertikular I'm thinking of is ...
A: In theory there should be nothing preventing you watching the eclipse with a 114mm reflector ...
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| The Cassini Mission | 8/22/2004 |
Q: Has The Cassini Mission launched in 1997 reached Saturn and do you have any good interrnet sources ...
A: Yes, it has reached Saturn but you are a little ahead of the game actually. Cassini is indeed in ...
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| eclipse | 8/1/2004 |
Q: i have a follow-up question about eclipses... Does an eclipse happens during nightime only? thanks ...
A: It depends what you term by "nightime". You see it's night somewhere in the world at any one time ...
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| eclipse | 7/31/2004 |
Q: . i have many questions about eclipse cause i have an upcoming report.. thanks for your big help! so ...
A: Glad to be of help! Question 1: Which is more frequent among the phases of the three solar eclipses ...
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| cme' and the cause of the 03'black out | 6/26/2004 |
Q: do you think that the great black last summer may have been caused by a magnetic storm like the one ...
A: Oh, if only it was Kwok. I am sorry to state that the reason for the power loss in the Northeeastern ...
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| Totality of Solar Eclipse | 5/9/2004 |
Q: What is the maximum possible length of time that totality can last during a solar eclipse? When did ...
A: The therotical maximum duration for a solar eclipse is 7 minutes 31 seconds. The longest so far ...
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| the moon | 3/29/2004 |
Q: what would happen to the Earth if there was no longer a moon?
A: Well, in the first place if there wasn't a moon we wouldn't be here (as it was the moon's influence ...
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