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800-Telescope Reborn
In an astonishing rebirth, the Mayall 4-m telescope has jumped to the forefront of astronomy once again because it is sturdy and precise enough to carry the massive Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrume…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
287E-302-Sensing A Comet
More than 400 years ago Galileo Galilei expanded human vision using a telescope to view the cosmos. Since then humans have extended their senses to view the Universe in x-rays, ultraviolet, infrared,…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
799-Nature's Gateways
The Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary and the Aldo Leopold Gila Wilderness in New Mexico are gateways to nature where man is only a visitor.These New Mexico neighbors give us a sense…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
286E-301-Visitors From Afar
A pair of comets visiting our neighborhood are discovered in a matter of 4 days.
One of the perks of being an asteroid hunter is having a comet named for you. To do this you must be the first to disc…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
798-Destination Enceladus
Life on Earth appears to have formed in our oceans. Scientists are thus on the hunt for other worlds which have oceans of liquid water and thus potentially could be the home of fellow living creature…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
285E-299-Sporadic Geysers
Using a small telescope or a set of binoculars you can see Europa for yourself as a small moving point of light circling the giant planet Jupiter. More than 400 years after Galileo Galilei discovered…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
797-Recoveries
It is essential that asteroid hunters keep track of potentially dangerous asteroids to make sure that their orbits haven’t changed as they encounter other objects in space to make them a threat to ou…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
284E-298-Rosetta
The Rosetta Spacecraft left planet Earth in 2004. During its twelve year lifetime this robotic emissary traveled 5 billion miles on 6 trips around the Sun, flew by Earth three times, visited Mars, an…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
796-COMET C.2024 E1 (Wierzchos)-Preview
On the 3rd of March 2024 while asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon , Arizona my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Kacper Wierzchos discovered a comet moving through the constellation…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
283E-297-White Sky
Inappropriate night time outside lighting causes accidents and does not deter crime. However, it blinds you from the beauty of the Universe which surrounds you.
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago