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Wednesday 30 June 2010

Probe plots course to comet rendezvous / New national space policy

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AGI Users' Conference: We're Coming to You!

AGI is taking its technology on the road in 2010. We'll be making stops in
18 states around the U.S. Each free, one-day event includes hands-on
software demos, virtual expert sessions, developer kiosks and user
discussions. Register today at
http://uc.agi.com
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SPACE PROBE SWINGS BY EARTH FOR RENDEZVOUS WITH COMET
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NASA's intrepid comet explorer has used Earth as a gravitational
slingshot, zipping by the planet to reshape its interplanetary trajectory
and take aim toward its next target.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/28epoxi/


RADIO OBSERVATIONS SHED LIGHT ON HANNY'S VOORWERP
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New high resolution radio observations from the European Very Long
Baseline Interferometry Network and the UK's Multi-Element Radio Linked
Interferometer Network have probed the famed green cloud of gas known as
"Hanny's Voorwerp."

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1006/25voorwerp/


GALAXY COLLISION FIRES UP QUASAR
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Using the Very Large Telescope in Chile and the Gran Telescopio Canarias
on La Palma, a team of astronomers have found evidence for a high
luminosity quasar powered by the collision of two galaxies.

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1006/25quasar/


SOYUZ TAKES STATION CREW FOR "SPIN AROUND THE BLOCK"
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The International Space Station's new docking module added by the shuttle
Atlantis astronauts in May received its first vehicle Monday when the
outpost's crew relocated a Soyuz capsule there.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/100628relocate/


"THIS WEEK IN SPACE:" FALCON 9 RESULTS
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An exclusive interview with SpaceX's safety officer delves into the
post-flight review of the Falcon 9 test launch. Also this week, the final
shuttle missions slip out and John Glenn enters debate about the space
program's future.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
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Information:
http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/LOWESTOFT---3054/Lowestoft%20And%20Great%20Yarmouth%20Regional%20Astronomers%20(Lyra

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