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telescopic observation
First telescopic observation of the night sky: Discovery of Jupiter's moons, lunar craters and the phases of venus -
great white thunderstorm
periodic storms that are large enough to be visible by telescope from Earth by their characteristic white appearance. The spots can be several thousands of kilometers wide. -
Robert H. Goddard
Goddard files for and is subsequently awarded U.S. patents on multistage and liquid-fueled rockets -
halleys comet
famous as a recurring omen in history , it will next return in 2061, a 75 year orbit takes it out as far as pluto and also in between mercury and venus -
hale_b0pp comet
Comet Hale–Bopp is a comet that was perhaps the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.orbits around the sun for about 2392 years -
transit of venus
lasting about 6 hours , this event sees venus traverse the sun . it wont happen again in 105 years -
total solar eclipse
the moon was last seen completely covering the sun -
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comet ison
super comet up to 50 times brighter than the moon, orbital period of 10 million years and may not be ever seen again -
rosseta
Rosetta is a cornerstone mission to chase, go into orbit around, and land on a comet. -
leonid meteor shower
annual occurance that produces 40 meteors an hour, every 33 years hundreds can be seen an hour , due to debris from the temple tuttle comet´s orbit -
penumbral eclipse of the moon
is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the moon becomes completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra. -
blue moon
A blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar. -
aldebaran shines bright
is an orange giant star located about 65 light years from the Sun in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It is the brightest star in its constellation and usually the fourteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky, though it varies slowly in brightness between magnitude 0.75 and .95. -
planetary alignment
in 2040 the moon , mercury , venus , mars , Jupiter , and Saturn will get completely aligned, this happens once every 57 years
