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PASSOVER POSTPONED because of CORONAVIRUS. SECOND PASSOVER next month MAY. Numbers 9.
Monday, 13 April 2020
PASSOVER POSTPONED b`coz of CORONAVIRUS. SECOND PASSOVER next month MAY. Numbers 9.
VIDEO:
PASSOVER POSTPONED because of CORONAVIRUS. SECOND PASSOVER next month MAY. Numbers 9.
PASSOVER POSTPONED b`coz of CORONAVIRUS. SECOND PASSOVER next month MAY. Numbers 9.
VIDEO:
PASSOVER POSTPONED because of CORONAVIRUS. SECOND PASSOVER next month MAY. Numbers 9.
Close approach Asteroid 1998 OR near Earth at 29th April. VIDEO, Orbit path
If you’re feeling a bit disappointed with the breakup of Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4), console yourself by searching for a large near-Earth asteroid with the catchy official name of 52768 (1998 OR2) that is already visible with instruments as small as 15-cm (6-inch) aperture and will brighten to eleventh-magnitude by the end of April.
The following extract of a detailed printable PDF finder chart for download shows the track of 1998 OR2 when moonlight will not be a problem for observers in the British Isles as darkness falls, which is about 10:40pm in mid-April, or 11pm a week later (all times BST, central UK).
By new Moon on 23 April, 1998 OR2 is predicted to be magnitude +12 or brighter and crossing the constellation border of Cancer into Leo at a rate of close to 4¼ degrees per day. By the time that the asteroid passes closest to Earth at a distance of just 16.4 lunar distances (6.3 million kilometres) at 09:56 UT (10:56am BST) on Wednesday, 29 April, it’s predicted to peak at magnitude +10.8, moving at a rate of 6.9 degrees/day against the stars of Hydra.
Read more from source - https://astronomynow.com/2020/04/12/seek-out-1998-or2-the-brightest-predicted-near-earth-asteroid-encounter-of-2020/
Close approach Asteroid 1998 OR near Earth at 29th April. VIDEO, Orbit path
If you’re feeling a bit disappointed with the breakup of Comet ATLAS (C/2019 Y4), console yourself by searching for a large near-Earth asteroid with the catchy official name of 52768 (1998 OR2) that is already visible with instruments as small as 15-cm (6-inch) aperture and will brighten to eleventh-magnitude by the end of April.
The following extract of a detailed printable PDF finder chart for download shows the track of 1998 OR2 when moonlight will not be a problem for observers in the British Isles as darkness falls, which is about 10:40pm in mid-April, or 11pm a week later (all times BST, central UK).
By new Moon on 23 April, 1998 OR2 is predicted to be magnitude +12 or brighter and crossing the constellation border of Cancer into Leo at a rate of close to 4¼ degrees per day. By the time that the asteroid passes closest to Earth at a distance of just 16.4 lunar distances (6.3 million kilometres) at 09:56 UT (10:56am BST) on Wednesday, 29 April, it’s predicted to peak at magnitude +10.8, moving at a rate of 6.9 degrees/day against the stars of Hydra.
Saturday, 11 April 2020
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau Volcano Has Longest Eruption Since 2018
Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano spewed a column of ash 500 meters (1,640 feet) into the sky in the longest eruption since the explosive collapse of the island caused a deadly tsunami in 2018, scientists said Saturday.
Closed-circuit TV from Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation showed lava flares Friday night.
The agency said that the volcano was continuously erupting until Saturday morning. A level 2 alert status remained in place, the second-highest on a scale of four.
There were no casualties reported. The 2018 eruption caused a tsunami along the coasts of Sumatra and Java, killing 430 people.
Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Kratakau, is the offspring of the famous Krakatau volcano, whose monumental eruption in 1883 triggered a period of global cooling.
Read more from source - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-11/indonesia-s-anak-krakatau-volcano-shoots-ash-lava
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