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Amateur Astronomer Discovers Comet C/2013 N4 (Borisov) During a Star Party
universetoday.com ^
| July 14, 2013
| Bob King on
Posted on 07/14/2013 11:51:13 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Ukrainian amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered a brand new comet on July 8 near the bright star Capella in the constellation Auriga. The comet was confirmed and officially christened C/2013 N4 (Borisov) on July 13. At the time of discovery, Borisov was attending the Russian-Ukrainian “Southern Night” star party in Crimea, Ukraine. He nabbed the comet – his first – using an 8-inch (20-cm) f/1.5 wide field telescope of his own design equipped with a CCD camera.
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Aside from how prominent or not Gennady’s comet will become, the most amazing thing is that he beat the automated surveys to the punch. These days nearly all comets and many asteroids are found by professional astronomers using robotic telescopes hooked up to sensitive cameras and computers...
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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: astronomy; auriga; c2013n4; capella; comet; crimea; gennadyborisov; ukraine; ukrainian
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posted on
07/14/2013 11:51:13 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Wasn’t there a movie like this some years back?
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posted on
07/14/2013 11:56:31 AM PDT
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mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: mountn man
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posted on
07/14/2013 11:59:23 AM PDT
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mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: mountn man
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posted on
07/14/2013 12:09:05 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(If America is a nation of immigrants, where's my free stuff?)
To: FlingWingFlyer
LOL!
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posted on
07/14/2013 12:14:32 PM PDT
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mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
Thanks BenLurkin, extra to APoD members.
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posted on
07/14/2013 6:20:32 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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posted on
07/14/2013 6:22:25 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
Whoops, thanks fieldmarshaldj!
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posted on
07/14/2013 6:23:51 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: BenLurkin
At a Star Party! I want to hear more about the Star Party. Were cocktails served? Were the women hot?
To: SamAdams76
Were cocktails served? Were the women hot? This was the Ukraine after all, drinks and hot chicks are a given I would think.
To: BenLurkin
Wolf-Biederman
Call Robert Duval!
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07/15/2013 10:35:23 AM PDT
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hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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