COMET LEONARD 2021 
by Irene Baron 5 March 2021

Whoever believes they have discovered a new comet should send by email or fax the celestial location of the comet to the United States Naval Observatory. 

The person sending the first received notification will be considered to be the official discoverer of the comet. That person is always given the option to name the comet.  This comet was discovered by Greg Leonard (Greg Leonard | Catalina Sky Survey (arizona.edu)) on 3 January, 2021 at the Mount Lemmon…

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THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER

The Perseid meteor shower is the most exciting astronomy event of the year.

It can be viewed the nights of 17 July through 24 August 2020. The peak night when you will see the most meteors will be Wednesday, 12 August. 

Expect light pollution from the Moon this year. 

Due to COVID-19, the Zanesville Astronomy Club will not host a Perseids Meteor Shower event.

The best viewing time is from eleven pm and later.  After midnight, expect to see at least one meteor or shooting star per…

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REMANZACCO OBSERVATORY BLOG 
NEOWISE COMET C/2020 F3

 

This information was first reported on 3 April 2020 by bloggers at the Remanzacco Observatory in Italy. They specialize in asteroids and comets and near-space objects.  I recommend you follow their data through email or Facebook.. (The image to the left is 15 July 2020 from Germany.)

New Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) 
https://remanzacco.blogspot.com/p/daily-updated-asteroid-flybys.html 

CBET 4740 & MPEC 2020-G05, issued on 2020, April 01, announce the…

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COMET NEOWISE  Comet NEOWISE will be visible in the evening sky beginning the week of 13 July 2020 

                                                                                       
BACKGROUND:

In March 2020, astronomers were looking for near-Earth asteroids and found a comet. Since the Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer found it, the comet was named for that NASA mission, the NEOWISE. From studying the orbit, NASA determined NEOWISE  will return in 6,800 years. Being the third comet…

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SPACE INSTRUMENT MODELS
TO PRINT & BUILD 
www.irenebaron.com Telescopes & More - ​​​​​​Build them all!

You will need a printer, paper (card stock is best), scissors, glue, etc.

Skill levels are listed for each model from "easy" to "complex". These are fun models to build by yourself or with others. Children in 3rd grade can build easy ones, sometimes needing adult guidance. Adults will find great pleasure constructing models of all levels. Builders will create an educational collection that will last for…

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