Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 142 years of astronomy
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A video put together by our Supernova search team of the recent close pass by Near-Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14. The original video with information is on the Datascope wiki here.Continue Reading »
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