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EPOXI Visits Hartley 2

This morning EPOXI, the spacecraft formerly known as Deep Impact, flew within 435 miles (700 km) of the nucleus of … More

103P, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Comets, EPOXI

Comet News: A New Bright Comet and Rendezvous with Hartley 2

Comet 103P/Hartley and EPOXI We are only hours away from the EPOXI spacecraft’s (the spacecraft formerly known as Deep Impact) … More

103P, astronomy, comet 2010 v1, Comets, EPOXI, hartley 2

Latest on Comet Hartley 2

Just a quick update on the status of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. This is the 3rd update on 103P (1st update … More

103P, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Comets

Recent Discoveries – Oct 12 to 18

2010 TW54 is the first of 4 small asteroids to buzz the Earth in the past week. I should rephrase … More

2010 TN55, 2010 TW54, 2010 UE, 2010 UJ, 2010 UK, Asteroids, astronomy, Comets, P/2010 T2, P/2010 U1, P/2010 U2

Update on Comet Hartley 2

Comet Hartley 2 has now reached naked eye brightness for those lucky enough to observe from a dark site. For … More

astronomy, comet 103P, comet hartley 2, Comets

In the Sky This Month – October 2010

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2010. … More

103P, Asteroids, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Comets, flora, hebe, jupiter, mars, mercury, Meteors, orionids, planets, saturn, uranus, venus

Recent Discoveries – Oct 1 to 5

Since my last ‘Recent Discoveries’ posting (on Oct 1) 18 new NEAs have been announced. These objects were discovered by … More

2010 PL80, 2010 RA147, 2010 RR179, 2010 SA17, 2010 SC17, 2010 SZ16, 2010 TD, 2010 TE, 2010 TF, 2010 TK, 2010 TK6, 2010 TL, 2010 TM, 2010 TM3, 2010 TM4, 2010 TN3, 2010 TN4, 2010 TU5, Asteroids, astronomy, Comets, P/2010 T1

Recent Discoveries – Sept 28 – Oct 1

With the start of the current lunation, the surveys kicked into high gear. Recent discoveries include: 2010 OC127 – This … More

2010 OC127, 2010 SD13, 2010 SF15, 2010 SG13, 2010 SG15, 2010 SH13, 2010 SH15, 2010 SJ13, 2010 SJ15, 2010 SK13, 2010 SK15, 2010 SL13, 2010 SL15, 2010 SO16, 2010 SR16, 2010 SS16, 2010 ST16, 2010 SU15, 2010 SV15, Asteroids, astronomy, C/2010 S1, Comets

Introducing Comet Hartley 2

The upcoming close approach of Comet Hartley 2 should be the cometary event of the year. If the comet behaves … More

103P, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Comets

In The Sky This Month – September 2010

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of September 2010. … More

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