Monthly Archives: February 2011

New comet C/2011 C1 (McNaught)

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Luca Buzzi

C/2011 C1 is the 58th comet found by Robert H. McNaught, the most prolific comet discoverer of all time. It was discovered on 2011, Feb. 10.71 with the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt telescope + CCD during the course of the Siding … Continue reading →

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Our first Pan-STARRS confirmations

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Luca Buzzi

On the night between Feb. 01 and 02 the sky was very good so I’ve decided to confirm some faint targets in the NEOCP, at that time full of Pan-STARRS discoveries. The majority of them were out-of-range for my equipment … Continue reading →

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The best January of all time

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Luca Buzzi

This last January has been the best since I’ve started observing. In 12 nights I’ve observed 193 minor planets and 24 comets, with 607 astrometric measures sent to the MPC. This was primarily due to the weather: an amazing winter … Continue reading →

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