May 2000

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May 3 - A rare conjunction occurs on the New Moon including all seven of the traditional celestial bodies known from ancient times up until 1781 with the discovery of Uranus. The May 2000 conjunction consisted of: the Sun and Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
May 3 - Computer pioneer Datapoint Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
May 12 - The Tate Modern opens in London.
May 18 - Boo.com collapses due to lack of funds after six months.
May 25 - Israel withdraws IDF troops from southern Lebanon after 22 years.
May 28 - The volcano Mount Cameroon erupts.

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MAY (also known as: Mei, メイ, 메이) is a Korean singer, well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle". She is able to speak Korean, Japanese, and English.

MAY was born on May 6, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea.
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January 1- Millennium celebrations take place throughout the world.

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May 3 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Conjunction is a term used in positional astronomy and astrology. It means that, as seen from some place (usually the Earth), two celestial bodies appear near one another in the sky. The event is also sometimes known as an appulse.
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New Moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth.
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Astronomical objects are significant physical entities, associations or structures which current science has confirmed to exist in space. This does not necessarily mean that more current science will not disprove their existence.
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Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of human history until the Early Middle Ages^[1]. The goal of the modern day critical ancient historian is objectivity.
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Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture -
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Uranus

Uranus, as seen by Voyager 2
Discovery
Discovered by: William Herschel
Discovery date: March 13, 1781
Orbital characteristics^[1]^[2]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 3,004,419,704 km
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The Sun

Observation data
Mean distance
from Earth 1.49610¹¹ m
(8.31 min at light speed)
Visual brightness (V) −26.74^m ^[1]
Absolute magnitude 4.
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Moon

The Moon as seen by an observer on Earth
Orbital characteristics
Periapsis: 363,104 km
0.0024 AU
Apoapsis: 405,696 km
0.0027 AU
Semi-major axis: 384,399 km
0.
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Mercury

Mariner 10 photomosaic of Mercury
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 69,816,927 km
0.46669733 AU
Perihelion distance: 46,001,210 km
0.
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VENUS is an acronym for the Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea . The VENUS project is operated out of the University of Victoria and is an advanced cabled sea floor observatory, consisting of fibre optic cables connecting oceanographic instruments on the sea floor of the
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Mars

Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000<ref name="nssdc" />
Aphelion distance: 249,228,730 km
1.66599116 AU
Perihelion distance: 206,644,545 km
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Jupiter

This processed color image of Jupiter was produced in 1990 by the U.S. Geological Survey from a Voyager image captured in 1979. The colors have been enhanced to bring out detail.
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Saturn

Saturn, as seen by Cassini
Orbital characteristics^[1]^[2]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 1,513,325,783 km
10.11595804 AU
Perihelion distance: 1,353,572,956 km
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May 3 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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For a "data point" meaning a single datum, see data.

Datapoint Corporation, originally known as Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC), was a computer company based in San Antonio, Texas.
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Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is available to any business, whether organized as a corporation or sole proprietorship, or individual with
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