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  • 1913 Great Meteor Procession

    On 2/8/2013 11:16 PM David Morgan wrote: This is wild: 1913 Great Meteor Procession I like the temporary orbit hypothesis. Indeed! Extraordinary event. What I find peculiar is the reports of the bright, star-like object seen during the middle of the display. “Several report that near the middle of the great procession was a fine…

  • ScienceCasts: A Naked-Eye Comet in March 2013

    Comet Panstarr Coming in March 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlenAvqLCI

  • Occultation Alert

    Attention Occultation Alert  How many of us have seen a star occulted by an asteroid? It is kind of like watching a solar eclipse but in miniature, it is the passing of an asteroid in front of a star. This one occurs in the constelation of Auriga. On Friday Feb. 22, 2013 at 02:25UT (09:25pm…

  • NASA Night Sky Network

    NASA Night Sky Member

  • Buddy’s Observation List

    Buddy’s Observation List September 2010 Objects located between 20:00 and 22:00 hours of Right Ascension. These objects are located near the meridian on Sept. 1 at 10:20 pm and on Sept. 30 at 8:30 pm Ten Telescopic Deep-Sky Objects Object Type Con. R.A. Dec. Mag. Size PSA M 2 GC AQR 21h33.5m -00d 49m 6.5m…