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Nova in Sagittarius: Nova Sagittarii 2012 No. 4
A nova visible in good binoculars was spotted July 7, 2012, by observers in Japan.
Possible Occultation by Pluto Tonight (June 13-14)
Both Pluto and the star are 14th magnitude, but observers with big telescopes and sufficient video capability should try to record this important event.
New Binocular Comet in the Morning Sky
On November 3, 2010, two amateurs in Japan discovered an 8th-magnitude comet visually. It's visible in binoculars.
Asteroid To Hide Naked-Eye Star
For anyone in a 25-mile-wide path right across Los Angeles, a bright star in Ophiuchus will wink off for several seconds in the predawn hours of April 6, 2010.
New Comet Machholz
California's comet-hunting veteran Don Machholz bagged his 11th discovery on March 23 and 26, 2010. It's a faint diffuse comet, low in the morning sky.
Nova in Eridanus
Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki, of recent comet fame, has just discovered a nova near Rigel on November 25, 2009.
New Circumpolar Comet Yi-SWAN
On March 26, 2009, Korean amateur Dae-am Yi caught the small, greenish glow of a new comet with his Canon camera.
Asteroid to Occult Star on Morning of Friday, Jan. 9
On the morning of Friday, Jan. 9, from 10:55 to 11:06 UT, asteroid 1963 Bezovec occults the 8.3-magnitude star HIP 64220 in a narrow path from Baja California through Texas to New England and Nova Scotia.
Rare Eclipse of EE Cephei Is Set to Begin
During January 2009 a faint star in Cepheus will fade, as it does every five or six years, when "something" goes in front of it.
Rock from Space to Burn Up over Africa
Late Monday night, October 6-7, 2008, a tiny asteroid will enter Earth's atmosphere over Sudan, creating a spectacular explosion in the night sky.
Possible Fireball Outburst Sept 9-10
An unexpected meteor burst was detected on the night of September 8-9. Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center is urging meteor watchers to see if the activity continues on the night of September 9-10.
Comet Boattini Brightens
During May and June 2008, this visitor may be dimly visible without a telescope — but only if you live in the Southern Hemisphere.
Another Bright Nova, This Time in Sagittarius
Just magnitude 9 when discovered on April 18, 2008, this nova in Sagittarius has brightened tenfold.
Found in Cygnus: A 7th-Magnitude Nova
Two Japanese amateurs captured the new star on April 10, 2008, at a spot where their camera had recorded nothing just three days earlier.
A Triple Occultation by Eugenia and Its Moons
On March 8, 2008, this asteroid or one of its two moons could make a faint naked-eye star vanish briefly from the sky.
Possible Occultation by Varuna Sunday Night
A huge, remote asteroid could briefly blot out a faint star in Gemini on February 10-11, 2008.
Nova in Puppis
On Nov. 14, 2007, a star in the constellation Puppis suddenly became visible in binoculars.
Comet Holmes Undergoes Huge Outburst
On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, this faint comet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter suddenly became a naked-eye "star."
An Occultation by Pluto's Moon Charon?
New calculations indicate that Charon may actually occult an 8.7-magnitude star on Sept. 27, 2007.
Occultations by Possible Rings of Pluto This Week
Pluto will pass extremely close to an 8.7-magnitude star on September 27, 2007; observers should monitor the star's brightness electronically.
