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778-Two Comets
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Two Comets in Southern Skies , Credit: Jose J. Chambo (Cometografia)
Matching his wife’s discovery of two comets on the same observing run seven years previously my Catalina Sky Survey team caption Carson Fuls discov...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., WTIP, KKRN, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Reflecting on three years of war in Tigray, Ethiopia: The 21st century's deadliest conflict
From: Jules Feeney
Caption: Salem Tewelde (left) and her cousin Jerusaliem Gebreziabher (right) during a trip to Sudan to document stories of refugees fleeing violence in Tigray., Credit: Courtesey of Salem Tewelde
On this three-year anniversary of war in Tigray, members of the diaspora spoke about their loss, grief and commitment to solidarity.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2023
  • Length: 04:50
598-Illusive Asteroids
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Hannes Groeller was observing in the constellation of Boötes with our 60 telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he d...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
560-Wet Nights
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Siding Spring Observatory, Credit: www.destinationsjourney.com
One of the most frustrating situations for an asteroid hunter is a night when the stars are shining bright above the mountain but the humidity is s...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
546-Snoopy
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
49 years after the Lunar Landing Module "Snoopy" was abandoned by Apollo 10 Astronauts, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Carson Fuls may have spott...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
541-Most Dangerous in 2018
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Fortunately, on its current path, the most dangerous asteroid discovered in 2018 cannot come closer than 12.5 times the Moon's distance to humanity...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: May 25, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
508-Quiet Sun
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Don't count on the decrease in solar activity to save you from human produced global warming, however something potentially important to you is hap...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
506-Large PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Richard Kowalski was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Pegasus with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bi...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
480-A Large Visitor
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
Statistically, asteroid hunters are thought to have discovered 90% of our potentially dangerous celestial neighbors greater than 1 KM in diameter. ...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KSFR, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
449-Cloud 7
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
To give you an idea of the asteroid traffic in our neighborhood, on a mostly cloudy night, through holes in the clouds, in a space of less than 2 h...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KSFR, KUPR low power FM, Bandon Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
448-Two PHA's
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
The large dangerous asteroids that we don't know about are what keep asteroid hunters going to the telescope.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KSFR, KKRN, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
230-Close Or Not
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
An Earth approaching object once again comes within range of our telescopes.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7