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Ernesto Guido

Five Amateurs Win Comet Prize - 0 views

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    The 2009 Edgar Wilson Award honors amateur astronomers who discovered five different comets in the last 12 months, proving that backyard comet hunting still thrives in this age of automated professional sky patrols.
Ernesto Guido

2009 Comet Awards Announced - 0 views

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    The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) -- operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the International Astronomical Union (IAU) -- has announced the recipients of the 2009 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets by amateurs during the calendar year ending June 11.
Ernesto Guido

Impact Flash on Jupiter - 1 views

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    Amateur astronomers Anthony Wesley (Australia) and Christopher Go (Philippines) have independently observed an impact flash on Jupiter.
Ernesto Guido

Bright Sungrazing Comet - 0 views

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    Australian amateur astronomer Alan Watson discovered on December 30, 2009 images a bright sungrazing comet in the images taken by STEREO-A spacecraft.
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