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81E-93-Name That Asteroid
It has been traditional for an asteroid to be named by its discoverer. The 1990s were the golden age for private individuals as computerized telescop…
5 years, 10 months ago
592-Invasion
Due to thoughtless outdoor night lighting on the surface and satellites in space the natural night sky is becoming a vanishing treasure. From clima…
5 years, 10 months ago
80E-92-An Earth Approaching Comet
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Richard Kowalski has discovered an Earth approaching comet that comes within 18 million miles of our home planet. It …
5 years, 10 months ago
591-Teddy's First Comet
One of the perks of being an asteroid hunter is to discover a comet and have it carry your name. Teddy's first comet discovery is a member of a grou…
5 years, 11 months ago
79E-91-Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Its not Superman, its a meteoroid. Yes, a volleyball sized stoney meteoroid, which is…
5 years, 11 months ago
590-Noctilucent Clouds
See Climate Change! Noctilucent Clouds exist at more than 50 miles above the Earth's surface or about 4 times higher than the tops of the most inten…
5 years, 11 months ago
78E-90-Shine Little Asteroid Shine
Recently I was observing with the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey 60 inch on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when I discovered a 200 foot diameter asteroid, 2014…
5 years, 11 months ago
589-Defending Earth
The International Asteroid Warning Network, or IWAN (Eye-Whan) for short has been established to link scientists who are discovering, monitoring, and…
5 years, 11 months ago
77E-89-Witnessing An Asteroid Impact
Recently I discovered a small asteroid with the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon. This space rock is about 200 feet in…
5 years, 11 months ago
588-Encounter With Saturn
From 1663 to 2011, seven comets had close encounters with Jupiter and two had close encounters with Saturn. In May of 1936, Comet P/2020 F1 Leonard …
5 years, 11 months ago