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83E-95-Phantom Meteor Shower
Comet Blanpain was discovered in 1819 and was described as having a small confused nucleus. It was lost a few months after its discovery and pronoun…
5 years, 11 months ago
594-Earth Grazer
Asteroid hunters have discovered that the Earth encounters many tiny asteroids as it zips around the Sun at 67,000 miles per hour. Recently my Catali…
5 years, 11 months ago
82E-94-You Are Close To Outer Space
How often do you traveled 5, 10, or more miles on a shopping trip? If instead of traveling on the Earth's surface you were to travel 6 miles straigh…
6 years ago
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…
6 years 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…
6 years 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 …
6 years 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…
6 years 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…
6 years 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…
6 years ago