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GEMINIDS 2009 - 0 views

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Ernesto Guido on 16 Dec 09

This weekend, Earth passed through a stream of debris from 3200 Phaethon. In 1983 Whipple identified Phaethon like the parent of Geminid meteor stream. But it has never displayed unambiguous cometary activity. The Geminids provide the most impressive meteor display of any of the annual showers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This weekend, Earth passed through a stream of debris from 3200 Phaethon. In 1983 Whipple identified Phaethon like the parent of Geminid meteor stream. But it has never displayed unambiguous cometary activity. The Geminids provide the most impressive meteor display of any of the annual showers.</div>

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Bright Sungrazing Comet - 0 views

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Ernesto Guido on 03 Jan 10

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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Australian amateur astronomer Alan Watson discovered on December 30, 2009 images a bright sungrazing comet in the images taken by STEREO-A spacecraft.</div>

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Arxiv - Orbital Elements of Comet C/1490 Y1 and the Quadrantid shower - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 19 Aug 09 - Cached

Ernesto Guido on 19 Aug 09

The Quadrantid shower, one of the most intense showers, has been observed at the beginning of January each year. However, the origin of the meteors is still unknown. It was Hasegawa (1979) who first suggested comet C/1490 Y1 to be the likely origin of the shower based on the historical records of East Asia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Quadrantid shower, one of the most intense showers, has been observed at the beginning of January each year. However, the origin of the meteors is still unknown. It was Hasegawa (1979) who first suggested comet C/1490 Y1 to be the likely origin of the shower based on the historical records of East Asia. </div>

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Five Amateurs Win Comet Prize - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 25 Aug 09 - Cached

Ernesto Guido on 25 Aug 09

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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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Arxiv - Continuous Monitoring of Comet Holmes from Before the 2007 Outburst - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 12 Aug 09 - Cached

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The outburst and subsequent brightness evolution of Comet 17P/Holmes has been observed using the MMT Observatory's All-Sky Camera (Pickering 2006) on Mt. Hopkins near Tucson, Arizona, USA.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The outburst and subsequent brightness evolution of Comet 17P/Holmes has been observed using the MMT Observatory's All-Sky Camera (Pickering 2006) on Mt. Hopkins near Tucson, Arizona, USA.</div>

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Three new comets discovered - 0 views

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Three new comets have been discovered in the last few days.....

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Three new comets have been discovered in the last few days.....</div>

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Sunday Night's Virginia Fireball: a Meteor, Not a Rocket Re-entry - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 31 Mar 09 - Cached

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The confusion over whether the great Virginia fireball Sunday night was a meteor or a Russian rocket re-entry seems to be resolved - in favor of a meteor

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The confusion over whether the great Virginia fireball Sunday night was a meteor or a Russian rocket re-entry seems to be resolved - in favor of a meteor</div>

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Jupiter's Been Hit! - 0 views

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Nasa images confirm Jupiter impact!!! - 0 views

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Reassessing the Source of Long-Period Comets - 0 views

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We present numerical simulations to model the production of observable long-period comets (LPCs) from the Oort Cloud, a vast reservoir of icy bodies surrounding the Sun. We show that inner Oort Cloud objects can penetrate Jupiter's orbit via a largely unexplored dynamical pathway, and they are an important, if not the dominant, source of known LPCs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We present numerical simulations to model the production of observable long-period comets (LPCs) from the Oort Cloud, a vast reservoir of icy bodies surrounding the Sun. We show that inner Oort Cloud objects can penetrate Jupiter's orbit via a largely unexplored dynamical pathway, and they are an important, if not the dominant, source of known LPCs. </div>

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McNaught Bags His 50th Comet - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 08 Sep 09 - Cached

Ernesto Guido on 08 Sep 09

McNaught has just discovered his 50th comet. He spotted it, as he does most often these days, on images taken with the 20-inch (0.5-meter) Uppsala Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">McNaught has just discovered his 50th comet. He spotted it, as he does most often these days, on images taken with the 20-inch (0.5-meter) Uppsala Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.</div>

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New Comet Discovery: C/2009 R1 (McNAUGHT) - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 10 Sep 09 - Cached

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IAU Circular nr.9071, issued on 2009, Sep. 10, announces the discovery of a new comet by R. H. McNaught, named C/2009 R1 (McNAUGHT). This comet may reach magnitude 5 at the end of June 2010, but the elongation will be very small (only 18 degree on June 27, 2010) and so the observing conditions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IAU Circular nr.9071, issued on 2009, Sep. 10, announces the discovery of a new comet by R. H. McNaught, named C/2009 R1 (McNAUGHT). This comet may reach magnitude 5 at the end of June 2010, but the elongation will be very small (only 18 degree on June 27, 2010) and so the observing conditions. </div>

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Giant planet holds comets hostage - 0 views

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Jupiter has been caught 'kidnapping' comets when they venture too close, forcing them to become temporary satellites of the great planet before they are slingshot away or spiral into Jupiter, according to new data presented at this week's European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) in Potsdam, Germany.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jupiter has been caught 'kidnapping' comets when they venture too close, forcing them to become temporary satellites of the great planet before they are slingshot away or spiral into Jupiter, according to new data presented at this week's European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) in Potsdam, Germany.</div>

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Jupiter captured comet for 12 years in mid-20th Century - 0 views

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Comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu was captured as a temporary moon of Jupiter in the mid-20th century and remained trapped in an irregular orbit for about twelve years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu was captured as a temporary moon of Jupiter in the mid-20th century and remained trapped in an irregular orbit for about twelve years. </div>

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Comet Holmes produced mini-comets - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 17 Sep 09 - Cached

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The outburst of Comet 17P/Holmes was so violent that it blew huge chunks of the comet's surface clean off, according to a new analysis of images taken in November 2007.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The outburst of Comet 17P/Holmes was so violent that it blew huge chunks of the comet's surface clean off, according to a new analysis of images taken in November 2007.</div>

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Asteroid Juno Grabs the Spotlight - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 17 Sep 09 - Cached

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Toward the end of September, the sun will turn a spotlight on the asteroid Juno, giving that bulky lump of rock a rare featured cameo in the night sky.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Toward the end of September, the sun will turn a spotlight on the asteroid Juno, giving that bulky lump of rock a rare featured cameo in the night sky.</div>

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New Comet: C/2011 A3 (GIBBS) - 0 views

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Comet-like appearance of (596) Scheila - 0 views

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Jupiter sports new 'bruise' from impact - 0 views

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A new black spot about as big as the Earth has been found on Jupiter. Astronomers say it was caused by an impact.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new black spot about as big as the Earth has been found on Jupiter. Astronomers say it was caused by an impact.</div>

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GEMINIDS 2009 - 0 views

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Arxiv - Orbital Elements of Comet C/1490 Y1 and the Quadrantid shower - 0 views

Five Amateurs Win Comet Prize - 0 views

2009 Comet Awards Announced - 0 views

Arxiv - Continuous Monitoring of Comet Holmes from Before the 2007 Outburst - 0 views

Three new comets discovered - 0 views

Sunday Night's Virginia Fireball: a Meteor, Not a Rocket Re-entry - 0 views

Jupiter's Been Hit! - 0 views

Nasa images confirm Jupiter impact!!! - 0 views

Reassessing the Source of Long-Period Comets - 0 views

McNaught Bags His 50th Comet - 0 views

New Comet Discovery: C/2009 R1 (McNAUGHT) - 0 views

Giant planet holds comets hostage - 0 views

Jupiter captured comet for 12 years in mid-20th Century - 0 views

Comet Holmes produced mini-comets - 0 views

Asteroid Juno Grabs the Spotlight - 0 views

New Comet: C/2011 A3 (GIBBS) - 0 views

Comet-like appearance of (596) Scheila - 0 views

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