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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 th…
1 year, 10 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 d…
1 year, 10 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 sur…
1 year, 10 months ago
795-Spiral Comet
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes near the Sun once every 71 years. It was discovered in 1812 by Jean Louis Pons at Marseilles, France and then rediscover…
1 year, 10 months ago
282E-296-Tilted History
Seasons are created by the fact that the Earth's axis of rotation is currently tilted 23 1/2 degrees relative to our path around the Sun. The slight …
1 year, 10 months ago
794-An Apollo Space Rock to Follow
Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Vivian Carjaval was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Minor with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bi…
1 year, 10 months ago
281E-295-Close Passes
During a recent 3 night observing run my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Rose Matheny discovered 4 asteroids which can come to less than one half the Mo…
1 year, 10 months ago
793 Close Space Rock
Perhaps the most dangerous Amor asteroid is 2006 HZ51 .It was discovered by my team the Catalina Sky Survey. Fortunately the closest 2006 HZ51 will …
1 year, 10 months ago
280E-294-Dangerous Duo
Recently in the space of 28 hours my Catalina Sky Survey teammates Rose Matheny and Carson Fuls discovered two Potentially Hazardous Asteroids to add…
1 year, 11 months ago
792-Closest Approaching Comet
P/1999 J6 (SOHO) was discovered 10 May 1995 by Mike Oates as part of the Citizen Science Sun Grazer Project in which volunteers from all over the wor…
1 year, 11 months ago