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September 10, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at September 10, 2009

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Minerva and its two moons – confirmed!

Hello, You may remember that I posted on my blog that we discovered a forth triple asteroid system in the main-belt. I submitted our discovery to […]

September 6, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at September 6, 2009

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Mount Wilson Observatory – saved and clean up time

Hello, The cosmic diary was not accessible at the end of the week so I could not post any updates about the wild fire which was […]

September 1, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at September 1, 2009

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Fire at Mount Wilson Observatory – some positive news?

Hello, Apparently the Mount Wilson Observatory survived the night. The web cam is still active and this morning did not show any damages on the mountain. […]

August 31, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at August 31, 2009

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Mount Wilson Observatory – an update

hi, an update of my previous post. Despite the back fire set up by the firefighters last night, the station fire continued explanding and it is […]

August 30, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at August 30, 2009

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Station fire nearby the Wilson Observatory and Jet propulsion Observatory

Hello, A station fire burning North of La Canada, nearby Los Angeles, CA, is moving toward the Wilson Observatory (MWO). This is a serious threat and for […]

August 24, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at August 24, 2009

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217P/LINEAR is breaking up or giving birth?

Hello from Hawaii, I am in vacation so this post will be brief. David Cardenosa from the Bootes Obs, Boecillo, Valladolid in Spain (observatory code J05) reported […]

August 21, 2009

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The discovery of a new triple asteroid – (93) Minerva

Hello, So I was quite mysterious after my observations at Keck Observatory, and I briefly mentioned that we discovered something interesting during the night. I will […]

August 16, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at August 16, 2009

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A fantastic night at Keck observatory – A follow-up

Hello, Yesterday I was observing at Keck Observatory as you could read in my previous post. I was not very positive when I wrote my post […]

August 16, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at August 16, 2009

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Binary asteroids and good Omens – the dilemma of observers

Hello, I am in Hawaii on the Big Island preparing our observations at Keck Observatory for tonight. If the weather gets clear, it is going to […]

August 13, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at August 13, 2009

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I am back… Jupiter Impact 32 days after its discovery

Hello, So after the Jupiter Impact and the madness which followed, I got buried into a lot of work. Today, I will not post much but […]

July 30, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at July 30, 2009

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Jupiter impact 2009 – follow-up observations

Hello, I am sorry for not having written much on this blog over the last week. After we confirmed using the Keck NIRC2 image that indeed […]

July 23, 2009

Published by Franck Marchis at July 23, 2009

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A first class telescope for a first class astronomical site

Dear readers, After several years of site testings the consortium in charge of building the TMT (Thirty-Meter Telescope) announced that they have chosen the Mauna Kea […]