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data-id=\"bc18369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Golden Ears Observatory<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d045a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d045a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We explore, discover and share the wonders of the Cosmos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25d546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a25d546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aacee5c\" data-id=\"aacee5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b433a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b433a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4b450 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3b4b450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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We support planetary defense activities such as detecting, tracking and reporting precise astrometry of newly discovered asteroids, known potentially hazardous asteroids and other unusual minor planets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1bb640 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1bb640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the Golden Ears Observatory Transient Survey (GEOTS) reports discoveries of transients of cataclysmic nature like dwarf novae, to the International Astronomical Union.<\/p><p>Click below to find more about us and our instruments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f0739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79f0739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenearsobservatory.com\/?page_id=152\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Know More About Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723cfc6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"723cfc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a1b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a1b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Golden Ears Observatory - Observations Statistics<br><br>Credit: https:\/\/www.jostjahn.de\/stations\/U55.html<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6c881 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7a6c881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Minor Planet Discovery  Confirmations<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48297fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"48297fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Transient Discoveries<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"95\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb1ab8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"9cb1ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">MPEC Publications<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"350\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd96a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"9dd96a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Total No. of Observations<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"30\" data-from-value=\"0\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d3f9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d3f9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06c9c4c\" data-id=\"06c9c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc8b13 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1cc8b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bal \u2014 Founder, Golden Ears Observatory<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b58e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b58e4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b22c65b\" data-id=\"b22c65b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-size-default\">Activities<br>Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca32b4\" data-id=\"3ca32b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da724f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da724f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7325ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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Custom written software is employed to search for minor planets (both known and unknown, in near real time. At the end of every night, observations of known minor planets and completed sky coverage plots are sent to the Minor Planet Centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489bb27 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"489bb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Asteroid-r0hh1ap9ga8ivvebuvv6f07qf7nm50mcm9jgj2zmyk.jpg\" title=\"Asteroid\" alt=\"Asteroid\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Minor Planet Survey<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The observatory's Minor Planet Survey autonomously searches for fast moving Near Earth Objects (NEA) on a nightly basis using a 14\" wide-field (F\/1.9) Cassegrain telescope. A smaller 10\" Ritchey-Chretien telescope is employed independently for discovery confirmation of newly discovered minor planets by professional Sky Surveys such as Catalina Sky Survey and PANSTARRS. The official code of the observatory, assigned by the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) is U55.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60a51c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d60a51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Nova-r0hh0rwhnlisfo5mwnqn14yiji89v2jpvohqxjrif0.jpg\" title=\"Nova\" alt=\"Nova\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Transient Survey<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Golden Ears Observatory Transient Survey (GEOTS) searches for new variable stars and cataclysmic events such as Nova, Dwarf nova and Supernova. Several discoveries made by the observatory have been confirmed by the orbiting GAIA space observatory.  The observatory also confirms transient discoveries made by professional Sky Surveys such as the Zwicky Transient Facility and ASAS-SN Sky Patrol.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7df602 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d7df602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/MeteorSurvey-r0hh0xjislqidbxfzq6eg3ja3tgh5963wgent7j5do.png\" title=\"MeteorSurvey\" alt=\"MeteorSurvey\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Meteor Survey<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">An All Sky Camera System installed at the observatory, consisting of 7 high resolution ccd cameras and a linux computer, monitors the night sky continuously from dusk to dawn and shares time of impact,  astrometry and photometry data of bright meteors and Bolides with the American Meteor Society (AMS) on a daily basis.  The AMS Code for the Golden Observatory Meteor Survey is AMS126.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f331f7b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f331f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Sun-r0hh1ckxtyb3j3bljwofjzqnlzeckettaiufhmwum4.jpg\" title=\"Sun\" alt=\"Sun\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Solar Astronomy<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">All Solar observations are done using a Quark Chromosphere Ha filter mounted on a large 6-inch Refractor telescope. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d5c9d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f7d5c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/RGB_Vela-1-r0hh1egm7mdo6b8v8xhooz9ksr52zt19ys5eg6u29o.png\" title=\"RGB_Vela\" alt=\"RGB_Vela\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Astrophotography<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Several telescopes are used for Astrophotography depending on the type of the deep space objects imaged. Pixinsight is used to post process images.\n\n<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be8b3c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0be8b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/spacedebris1_1-r0hh1egm7mdo6b8v8xhooz9ksr52zt19ys5eg6u29o.jpg\" title=\"spacedebris1_1\" alt=\"spacedebris1_1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Space Situational Awareness<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Several Canadian Government funded research has been carried out at the site using state-of-the-art detectors for detection and classification of Geostationary and Low Earth Orbiting Satellites both in day and night.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b19d5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b19d5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4178a7\" data-id=\"d4178a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0efb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0efb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blog<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7127a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae7127a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80150f elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-timeline\" data-id=\"e80150f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-timeline-e80150f\" class=\"eael-post-timeline timeline-layout-default eael-post-timeline-arrow-\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-timeline eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-e80150f\"><article class=\"eael-timeline-post eael-timeline-column\">\n    <div class=\"eael-timeline-bullet\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-timeline-post-inner\">\n        <a class=\"eael-timeline-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/interstellargalactic.com\/?p=1092\" title=\"Discovery of AT2023ivk\">\n            <time datetime=\"May 20, 2023\">May 20, 2023<\/time>\n            <div class=\"eael-timeline-post-image  attachment-medium size-medium\" style=\"background-image: url();\"><\/div><div class=\"eael-timeline-post-excerpt\"><p>Happy to report the 4th discovery of 2023! 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