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Pinned Near Earth Objects links of Interest Started by oldsalt , 06 Nov 2009	10 replies 11,737 views	WillCarney 17 Dec 2015
Pinned Cloudy Nights Terms of Service Started by star drop , 10 Feb 2016	0 replies 2,553 views	star drop 10 Feb 2016
Pinned Recruiting is open for new Moderator candidates Started by WOBentley , 07 Jul 2020	0 replies 33 views	WOBentley 07 Jul 2020
ALERT - Comet 17/P Holmes in mega outburst Started by Tonk , 24 Oct 2007 1 2 3 49 →	Hot 1,222 replies 73,621 views	DoctorNoodle 24 Oct 2008
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) Started by droid , 28 Dec 2012 1 2 3 29 →	Hot 724 replies 53,900 views	canukLX90 25 Jun 2013
2018 Mars Opposition Thread-Post your observations, sketches & images! Started by LivingNDixie , 01 May 2018 1 2 3 20 →	Hot 491 replies 27,703 views	Jeff B1 12 Nov 2018
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) Started by astrocy , 19 Dec 2014 1 2 3 20 →	Hot 476 replies 29,498 views	Aquarellia 20 Sep 2015
Comet Hartley in Peg Started by nytecam , 13 Aug 2010 1 2 3 19 →	Hot 461 replies 33,157 views	canukLX90 18 Nov 2010
Comet ISON - Cooked well done? Started by Glen A W , 25 Nov 2013 1 2 3 17 →	Hot 412 replies 21,800 views	star drop 02 Dec 2013
Mars! Started by RobSter , 22 Jun 2005 1 2 3 17 →	Hot 403 replies 21,086 views	tegea 19 Nov 2005
C/2007 N3 (Lulin) Started by Rev_Aaron , 28 Dec 2008 1 2 3 14 →	Hot 325 replies 32,189 views	Special Ed 19 Apr 2009
Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) Started by krp , 22 Sep 2015 1 2 3 13 →	Hot 303 replies 22,825 views	Aquarellia 12 Apr 2016
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Started by kdenny2 , 24 Jun 2020 1 2 3 12 →	Hot 280 replies 13,978 views	Starman1 Today, 11:47 AM
Uranus cloud bands in a C8 Started by Eddgie , 16 Sep 2012 1 2 3 11 →	Hot 271 replies 23,039 views	Rich (RLTYS) 25 Feb 2013
Uranus season is open Started by stanislas-jean , 23 Jul 2012 1 2 3 11 →	Hot 266 replies 17,796 views	Rich (RLTYS) 12 Sep 2012
C/2012 S1 ISON Started by John Wunderlin , 15 Jan 2013 1 2 3 11 →	Hot 266 replies 28,023 views	Tonk 28 Nov 2013
Anyone looking for C/2006 P1? Started by Phillip Creed , 14 Nov 2006 1 2 3 11 →	Hot 251 replies 13,710 views	Tonk 16 May 2007
46P/Wirtanen Started by Galaxy_Mike , 02 Nov 2018 1 2 3 11 →	Hot 250 replies 14,922 views	vakulenko_sergiy 21 Feb 2019
ISON, ENCKE, and LOVEJOY Visual Observations ONLY! Started by aa6ww , 11 Oct 2013 1 2 3 9 →	Hot 218 replies 20,671 views	Larry F 17 Dec 2013
Ashen Light - Redux Started by Rick Woods , 18 Mar 2013 1 2 3 9 →	Hot 215 replies 13,303 views	Rick Woods 30 Apr 2013
what was the most spectacular event you have seen in astronomy? Started by sunnyday , 03 Apr 2020 1 2 3 9 →	Hot 205 replies 5,417 views	kdenny2 Yesterday, 11:54 PM
8P/Tuttle - Brightening and coming soon! Started by tboss70 , 03 Nov 2007 1 2 3 8 →	Hot 190 replies 13,740 views	comets4tom 15 Jan 2008
Tracking 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 Started by Jeremy Perez , 05 Apr 2006 1 2 3 8 →	Hot 184 replies 14,293 views	Special Ed 02 Jun 2006
Observed comet Machholz Started by djeber2 , 01 Dec 2004 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 171 replies 11,739 views	Guest_DONOTDELETE_* 05 Feb 2005
Mars is killing me! Started by Rick Woods , 02 Nov 2009 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 168 replies 22,754 views	Sarkikos 20 Jan 2010
Some thoughts on a Transit of Io Started by JasonBurry , 26 Nov 2012 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 168 replies 13,137 views	rehling 21 Jul 2017
Seeing Encke! Started by EdZ , 02 Mar 2004 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 159 replies 23,105 views	Glassthrower 24 Jun 2008
Dark impact mark in Jupiters south polar region Started by Keith g , 19 Jul 2009 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 157 replies 12,430 views	Special Ed 25 Sep 2009
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak Started by Apercu , 20 Feb 2017 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 157 replies 14,315 views	Tonk 25 May 2017
Galilean Discs Started by Asbytec , 28 Sep 2011 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 156 replies 10,383 views	Asbytec 25 Oct 2011
The Lure of the Jovian Moons! Started by David Gray , 06 Feb 2014 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 150 replies 8,114 views	azure1961p 26 Mar 2014
will Pluto be left out again Started by grif 678 , 19 Jan 2015 planet 1 2 3 7 →	Hot 150 replies 6,624 views	Pinbout 21 Mar 2015
White Spot in Saturn's NTrZ Started by Dave Mitsky , 14 Dec 2010 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 146 replies 17,853 views	Dean Norris 18 Jun 2011
Comet C/2012 K5 is ready for chasing Started by Tonk , 14 Nov 2012 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 145 replies 15,995 views	nytecam 20 Feb 2013
Can i see Enkes divison with a 10f/6 reflector Started by DJD57 , 17 Sep 2011 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 144 replies 9,621 views	DJD57 01 Oct 2011
How should Mars look in my 12 inch Orion Dob Started by calibos , 22 Dec 2007 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 142 replies 13,014 views	blackhaz 20 Jan 2008
When or what do i need to see mars in detail ? Started by candymancan , 02 Sep 2009 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 138 replies 10,763 views	Mike Holland 30 Nov 2009
Comet C/2009 R1 McNaught is here Started by Tonk , 22 May 2010 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 135 replies 14,394 views	Mike C 25 Jun 2010
C/2014 E2 (Jacques) Returns Started by Octans , 14 Jul 2014 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 131 replies 9,791 views	Special Ed 08 Feb 2015
Uranus Started by penguinx64 , 18 Jul 2014 1 2 3 6 →	Hot 128 replies 11,473 views	azure1961p 27 Oct 2014
Did anyone see Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit Jupiter? Started by Telescopic , 24 Jan 2014 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 122 replies 9,105 views	indyanhorse 25 Aug 2014
Mars is now 10 arcseconds in diameter Started by dan777 , 02 Dec 2009 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 122 replies 12,960 views	BajaPaco 04 Jan 2010
Which Filters for Mars in a Filter Wheel? Started by Sarkikos , 12 Nov 2009 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 121 replies 10,720 views	dfell 18 Jan 2010
C/2006 VZ13 Anyone got it yet? Started by tboss70 , 01 Jul 2007 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 117 replies 5,652 views	Special Ed 26 Jul 2007
What scope will you be observing the Mercury Transit with? Started by aa6ww , 21 Oct 2019 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 116 replies 3,871 views	Dave Mitsky 15 Nov 2019
Comet C/2009 beginning of a tail Started by John Wunderlin , 26 Jul 2011 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 116 replies 15,018 views	Special Ed 01 Nov 2011
Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) Started by Artom , 20 Jan 2017 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 115 replies 13,889 views	Anduin 28 Jul 2017
What magnification you use for Jupiter? Started by penguinx64 , 28 Nov 2014 planet, equipment, eyepieces and 2 more... 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 109 replies 29,239 views	BGazing 11 Jul 2017
Upcoming Mars Opposition Started by Theodore Beaty , 03 Jun 2018 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 106 replies 5,293 views	Freezout 10 Aug 2018
Mars this coming april Started by Ant78 , 11 Jan 2014 1 2 3 5 →	Hot 105 replies 5,447 views	nirvanix 22 Mar 2014