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Heart Shaped Sunspot spotted from Aguadilla

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A huge heart shaped sunspot with at least two times the diameter of Earth was captured by camera from Puerto Rico. Efraín Morales, from the Caribbean Astronomy Society, captured the images using a telescope with a hydrogen-alpha filter.

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Twin comets will pass near earth

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Two comets with similar orbit are getting close to our planet, and one of these will pass at a short distance, making it the closes to earth in 246 years.

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Asteroid of unknown trajectory will get close to earth

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A small asteroid, with a trajectory that is not well known, will be near Earth in the beginning of March. According to NASA, astronomers have descarted the possibility of impact and will seek to define its orbit. 

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Spectacular image of Saturn from Aguadilla

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The Astronmy Society of the Caribbean will host an event at the Morro in San Juan on May 23rd, 2015 at 7:00pm to observe Saturn through telescopes. 

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The C3TEC in Caguas will be showing the documentary Hubble 3D on Sunday

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CAGUAS – The C3Tec will be celebrating the 25 years of the Hubble telescope by showing the documentary Hubble 3D narrated by Leonardo Di Caprio on Sunday, May 3rd. The tickets are $5 for adults and $3.50 for children.

For more information call  (787) 653-6391 or visit www.c3tec.org.

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Arecibo Observatory will celebrate 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope

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This Friday, April 24, the Arecibo Observatory will celebrate 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope. The center will open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The tickets price is $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children. For more information, call 787-878-2612 ext. 346, or visit their facebook page: Arecibo.Observatory and find them on Twitter @NAICobservatory

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Meteor could have fallen north of Camuy

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An analysis about an enormous meteor seen on Friday April 3rd showed that the rock could have fallen north of the coast of Camuy.

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Recently discovered asteroid will come close to Earth on Sunday

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Space rocks continue to be hard to detect when they are relatively small. An asteroid which size is estimated between 29 and 91 feet in diameter will pass close to Earth on Sunday, informed the Center of Asteroid Detection of the Astronomical International Union.

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The explosion of a star was captured from Puerto Rico

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The explosion of a star was captured from Puerto Rico, as announced by the Astronomic Society of the Caribbean (SAC).

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Puerto Rican students observed Perseids meteor shower

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A group of students lead by Professor Oscar Resto (UPR-Physics Department) designed an experiment to capture the Perseids Meteor Shower.

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