Sentences with phrase «discovered by amateur astronomers»

Many of those comets were discovered by amateur astronomers downloading images from the SOHO website.

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Comet 332P was discovered in November 2010, after it surged in brightness and was spotted by two Japanese amateur astronomers.
The work done by the NASA surveys, and the other international professional and amateur astronomers, to discover and track NEOs is really remarkable.»
The new dot in the sky was discovered on 3 September by Arizona - based amateur astronomer Bill Yeung.
Kamuela, HI — Combining observations from the world's largest telescopes with small telescopes used by amateur astronomers, a team of scientists discovered that the large main - belt asteroid (87) Sylvia has a complex interior, thanks to the presence of two moons orbiting the main asteroid, and probably linked to the way the multiple system was formed.
[17] A survey conducted by amateur astronomers discovered that 54 % of consumers would still want to «name a star» with a non-scientific star - naming company even though they have been warned or informed such naming is not recognized by the astronomical community.
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