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22E-34-Number 5000
The 5000th Earth approaching asteroid discovered by the University of Arizona's NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey is approximately 3 times the size of…
7 years, 3 months ago
533-100 Moons
A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood.
7 years, 4 months ago
21E-33-A Busy Month In The Earth's Neighborhood
For us who look for Earth approaching objects, March of 2014 was a busy month. Six asteroids which pass closer than our Moon were discovered and trac…
7 years, 4 months ago
532-Teddy's Debut
On a recent training night with Teddy Pruyne at the controls of our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, this duo discovered six new Earth Appro…
7 years, 4 months ago
20E-32-A Peanut Shaped Asteroid with a Moon
It appears that Hektor and its moon were created by a collision between two icy asteroids early in the 4.5 billion year history of our solar system w…
7 years, 4 months ago
531-Alex's Catch
On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors while obser…
7 years, 4 months ago
19E-31-A Gentle Breakup Of An Asteroid
An asteroid spins up and comes apart. When the Earth runs into its trail we will be treated to a meteor shower.
7 years, 4 months ago
530-Cuban Meteorites
A large fireball meteor which exploded over Cuba produced a number of interesting results.
7 years, 4 months ago
18E-30-Asteroids On An Inside Track
Only 13 out of the more than 10,000 Earth approaching objects have their orbit completely within that of the Earth.
7 years, 4 months ago
529-Africano 4
My Catalina Sky Survey Teammate Brian Africano discovered his 4th comet while asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Major with our Schmidt te…
7 years, 4 months ago