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  • Sharjah Planetarium, Shawwal crescent, sharjah planetarium announce ramadan eid al fitr dates in the uae, Astronomy

    Sharjah Planetarium announce Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr dates in the UAE... 18 March 2013

    The Sharjah Planetarium at the Department of Culture and Information has announced that the Ramadan Crescent will form on July 8, 2013 at 11:14am and set at 19:08pm, five minutes before the sunset. Moreover, the crescent will be seen on...

    Keywords: Astronomy Researcher, Gulf, Shawwal crescent, Dubai

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    Shawwal crescent, Ramadan, oz the great and powerful is living up to its name at the box office, Astronomy

    'Oz the Great and Powerful' is living up to its name at the box office... 18 March 2013

    On Sunday, Walt Disney's 3-D blockbuster lead all films for the second week in a row, taking in $42.2 million (Dh154.9 million) according to studio estimates.  To get into detail... Sam Raimi's prequel to the L. Frank Baum classic 'The...

    Keywords: Department of Culture and Information Sharjah, Ramadan, Shawwal crescent, UAE

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    largest observatory, ALMA, world s largest ground based astronomy project opens for business, Astronomy

    World's largest ground-based astronomy project opens for business... 13 March 2013

    Radio telescope antennas of the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) project are seen in the Chajnantor plateau, Atacama desert, some 1500 km north of Santiago, on March 12,2013.   On Wednesday, in an extremely dry desert having an altitude of...

    Keywords: Chile, Santiago, Atacama desert, astronomy

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