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Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense have discovered that seals have the ability to recognise stars and groups of stars inside a modified planetarium. A five-metre round pool plus two harbour seals were covered with a dome with 6000 point light sources to simulate the Northern Hemisphere's starry sky. Bjørn Mauck and his team found that if they selected an individual star with a laser pointer, they could train the seals...
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By REGAN DU PREEZ
Students sit at their desks faced toward the image projected on the screen. These images are pictures of the night sky with unknown and mysterious objects. They stare studiously at the practically microscopic dots, searching for any movement or change. read more
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Friday night's Astronomy Open House at the Creekside Observatory proved to be the popular hangout for many members of the Daytona Beach community. Hosted by the Amateur Astronomy Club on campus, the evening had something for everyone interested in looking towards the heavens.
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We know that the cosmos is ever moving. Is the position of our solar system in our milky way changing? Probably its new position from Dec21, 2012 will cause upheavels on the earth. Incidentally one of the names of the Goddess in Hindu scripture of more than 10,000 years ago is "cause of the movemen
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NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe Credit & Copyright: Star Shadows Remote Observatory and PROMPT/CTIO (Steve Mazlin, Jack Harvey, Rick Gilbert, and Daniel Verschatse) Explanation: Shiny NGC 253 Galaxy, is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Dollar Galaxy for its appearance in small telescopes, or just the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the boundaries of the southern...
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