Just like Brothers Grimm’s kissing the frog fairy tale, this software by Frank Shelly also helps us to find Earth approaching asteroids. More of it & AAVSO monitoring program at #365DaysOfAstro
Jan 16th: Kissing Frogs & Know A Star
Tag: catalina sky survey
Jan 3rd: Eighteen Sleeps Later & Asteroids Accessible By Human Space
Today is about New Horizons trip to Kuiper Belt object and asteroid 2014 TW
Feb 9th: Mtn Ops & Close Space Rocks
No asteroid will be found by Catalina Sky Survey team without the Mtn Ops. And a story of closest passage by a non-impacting space rock 2011 CQ1.
Nov 18th: Not So Secret & Asteroid Homestead
In the future one can envision a space mining family boarding the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Vehicle for a a trip into low Earth orbit! more at #365DaysOfAstro
Aug 13th: Martian Motherlode & Our Number
Discovery of Lake Surperior-sized layer of ice under Mars’s surface & 2016 WJ1, a large Earth approaching asteroid
Nov 20th: Lost & New Asteroid
Finally found after 75 years! Asteroid 878 Mildred!