C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

         

(30) Urania
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(30) Urania

2024 MK
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2024 MK

A potentially hazardous asteroid, discovered on june 16 by ATLAS, making a narrow passage with Earth (between the Earth-Moon distance….

SN2024jlf in NGC 5690
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SN2024jlf in NGC 5690

2024jlf (= ZTF24aaozxhx) (= ATLAS24hul) (= PS24ddd) (= Gaia24bks), TNS discovered 2024/05/28.249 by Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Found in NGC 5690 at R.A. = 14h37m42s.315, Decl. =…

sn2024ggi in NGC 3621 (Hya)
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sn2024ggi in NGC 3621 (Hya)

2024ggi (= ATLAS24fsk) (= GOTO24aig) (= BGEM J111822.10-325015.1) (=PS24brj), TNS discovered 2024/04/11.141 by ATLAS Found in NGC 3621 at R.A. = 11h18m22s.087, Decl. = -32°50’15”.26 (…

sn2024inv in NGC 3524 (Leo)
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sn2024inv in NGC 3524 (Leo)

2024inv (= ZTF24aamtvxb) (= ATLAS24hcs) (= GOTO24csk), TNS discovered 2024/05/10.276 by ALeRCE Found in NGC 3524 at R.A. = 11h06m32s.162, Decl. = +11°22’42”.57 ( https://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html#2024inv )…

12P/Pons Brooks
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12P/Pons Brooks

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, a captivating interplanetary traveler, embarks on a mesmerizing journey through the solar system. This icy wanderer follows an…

C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)
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C/2023 C2 (ATLAS)

This comet was discovered on feb1, 2023 by the ATLAS survey.   IT was imaged on may 21, between the…

Total Solar Eclipse Texas, 2024
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Total Solar Eclipse Texas, 2024

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse passed over Mexico and the United States. I traveled to the US…

62P/Tsuchinshan
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62P/Tsuchinshan

Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan is a periodic comet that belongs to the Jupiter family, indicating its orbit is influenced significantly by Jupiter’s…

C/2023 H2 (LEMMON)
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C/2023 H2 (LEMMON)

   

C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)
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C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)

Discovered only 12 days earlier, on august 11, 2023. The comet is only visible very low on the horizon, in…