Albion
15760 Albion, provisional designation 1992 QB1, was the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered after Pluto and Charon. It is a classical Kuiper belt object and gave rise to the name cubewano for this kind of object, after the QB1 portion of its designation. This minor planet was named after Albion from the complex mythology of English poet and painter William Blake (1757-1827).
Stunning albino sisters from Kazakhstan take social media by storm. Kazakhstan, Aktau.
Fourteen-year-old Aselya Kalaganova and her younger sister Camilla have always attracted a lot of attention in their native Kazakhstan because of their unique beauty. However, it wasn't until the sisters opened an Instagram account that the pair started to gather wider attention.
Albion (albinos) conjunct Uranus (social awareness ("people were very surprised by the fact that I am an albino. Many people don't even know who albinos are")).
Aselya admitted that being different was not always easy and at times she simply wanted to "blend in" with others.
Nonetheless, she has learned to appreciate her condition. In future the young woman intends to pursue her modelling career, and also to become a journalist.
Ocean Cleanup's System 001 is towed out of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. Ray Chavez, East Bay Times.
An enormous floating device designed by Dutch scientists for the non-profit Ocean Cleanup successfully captured and removed plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the company announced Wednesday.
Sun (ambition) quincunx Nessus (willing to lend a helping hand, transport ferries over water) quincunx Albion (initiatives, inventive, first oriented). Pallas (science, logic and applied strategy) trine Teharonhiawako (inspires innovative ideas) quincunx Altjira (strong sense of purpose/dharma, sense of appropriate position and need for involvement, visionary, proactive and energetic (our team has remained steadfast in its determination to solve immense technical challenges to arrive at this point)). Pluto stations direct (20 cp 38'2").
Ocean Cleanup has been hard at work on creating a device to attack the plastic waste crisis for seven years, by creating a device that captures plastic in its fold like a giant arm.
The company announced that it was able to capture and hold debris ranging from large cartons, crates and abandoned fishing gear - or "ghosts nets," which are a scourge to marine life - to microplastics that are as small as one millimeter.
Hemp New Zealand and NZ Yarns have become partners in developing new yarn blends. STACY SQUIRES / STUFF
New Zealand's hemp industry is quickly evolving with the release of food products and pharmaceuticals - and now a hemp company is investing several million dollars in NZ Yarn to develop wool blends and other products.
Mercury (coordination, commerce) quincunx Albion (first oriented (first processing line of its type)) quincunx Pelion (self-confidence for effort and the climb to accomplishment in life, awards and accolades (allow Kiwi producers to add more value to exports, also: hemp seed protein bars have won a competition for startup food businesses)). Sun (ambition, leadership) trine Uranus (progressiveness, pioneer). Venus (creative, cooperative) trine Teharonhiawako (inspires innovative ideas (market-leading innovations in hemp fibre processing)).
Dave Jordan, chief executive of Hemp New Zealand said it would be the first processing line of its type and allow Kiwi producers to add more value to exports.
Under the deal, Hemp New Zealand will take a 15 per cent stake and invest "several million" installing a fibre processing facility within the NZ Yarn factory in Burnside, Christchurch.
Discovery
1992 QB1/15760 Albion was the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered after Pluto and Charon. It was discovered in 1992 by David C. Jewitt and Jane X. Luu at the Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii. It is a classical Kuiper belt object and gave rise to the name cubewano for this kind of object, after the QB1 portion of its designation.
Decoding its provisional designation, "QB1" reveals that it was the 27th object found in the second half of August of that year. As of January 2018, over 2,400 further objects have been found beyond Neptune, a good number of which are classical Kuiper belt objects.
The discoverers suggested the name "Smiley" for (15760) 1992 QB1, but the name was already used for an asteroid 1613 Smiley, named after the American astronomer Charles Hugh Smiley. It has received the number 15760 and remained unnamed until January 2018 (it was normally referred to simply as "QB1", even though this was technically ambiguous without the year of discovery). It was named after Albion from William Blake's mythology.
