Young Imagers at Roper Mountain Astronomers One of the best parts of the hobby of Astronomy is spending time with others who share your interests. In addition to imaging from Transit Dreams Observatory, when the weather permits, I am also … Continue reading
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New Comet!- Comet C/2017 O1 A new comet has been discovered on images captured on July 19th by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae. The comet designated C/2017 O1 by the MPC, will grace our skies this fall. It … Continue reading
TDO Reaches 50 Asteroids Sometimes the weather and the Moon don’t cooperate in our quest to measure faint NEO’s and provide useful data that can refine their orbits. Located in Southeastern United States, Transit Dream Observatory is subject to high … Continue reading
Asteroid (0070) Panopaea Asteroid (0070) Panopaea is a main belt asteroid. It is approximately 22 kilometers long by 2 kilometers wide. Discovered in 1861, it orbits the sun in 4.23 years and rotates in 15.87 hours. It was imaged and … Continue reading
New Menu New menu items have been established for the website. The data menu item is supporting sub-menus for the Asteroid data and Comet data measurements recorded and reported to the IAU Minor Planet Center. The measurements with the “xxx” … Continue reading