The 365 Days of Astronomy

Travelers in the Night - Eps 3E & 16: Finding Earth Approaching Object & The Discovery of Comet P-2014 A2 [Hill]

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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Have you noticed that the closer you are to something, the faster it appears to move? The apparent motion of an Earth approaching object allows us to find and track it . - Have you ever wondered how a comet is discovered and named? On the night of January 8-9, 2014 Rick Hill was using the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona. One of his moving object discoveries that night had a "fuzzy" looking image.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].

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