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  • Night sky guide for October 2013

    On October 1, Comet ISON is making closest approach to Mars. Mars missions will have a close up look at the comet.
    On October 3 – Uranus is at opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully

  • Very strong earthquake M 6.7 off shore Kamchatka

    A very strong and deep earthquake M 6.7 hit off shore Kamchatka (Sea of Okhotsk) on October 1, 2013 at 03:38 UTC. Both USGS and EMSC report same magnitude at depth of about 570 km.

    Epicenter was located at sea, 316 km (196 miles) NW of Ozernovskiy and 394 km (245

  • Deadly typhoon Wutip makes landfall near Dong Hoi, Vietnam

    Typhoon Wutip blew ashore over central Vietnam at around 09:00 UTC on September 30, 2013 forcing thousands of evacuations. Prior to landfall Wutip sank at least two Chinese fishing boats near the Paracel Islands, leaving 75 fishermen missing,

  • Very strong M 6.7 earthquake hit Kermadec Islands

    A very strong, harmless, earthquake M 6.7 hit Kermadec Islands on September 30, 2013 at 05:55 UTC. USGS measured depth at 34.8 km (21.6 miles), EMSC at 40 km (Mw 6.4).

    Epicenter was located off shore, 81 km (50 miles) NE of L'Esperance Rock and 870 km (541

  • Two large fireballs spotted over the skies of Ohio, US

    Two very bright fireballs were spotted and recorded over the skies of Ohio, US, in just two days. They quickly became 2nd and 3rd most reported events of all time on the American Meteor Society (AMS) website.Witnesses from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and