Minds Eye Observatory

09/11/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1G8CrLJzH1/

09/10/2026

☄️2026 RW1 asteroid atmospheric entry on September 6th is definitely confirmed! It's the 13th asteroid to be discovered BEFORE it entered the Earth's atmosphere.
Read more here: https://gfo.rocks/blog/2026/06/09/2026-RW1_impact-confirmation.html

09/07/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/outback-amateur-astronomer-part-of-saturn-decagon-wave-discovery/107112590?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf281705268&utm_campaign=abc_science&utm_source=m.facebook.com&fbclid=IwdGRjcAULh8djbGNrBQuHtXBkb2YBZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeonLFFNFMx9wx9EWB8OPA6RVQZV5Mxs5IqlpJEzhhGqy1TJRtlJpThpSUcDo_aem_jrZNliD58E9YUL_enpPjcw

An amateur astronomer helps discover a mysterious decagon on Saturn's south pole, which he tracked from his homemade backyard observatory.

Read more: https://ab.co/4xflDyW

09/06/2026

CERNQ52 unconfirmed NEO has follow-up observations adequate to confirm an Earth impact. The object's size and location appears to pose no danger.

Last Updated: 2026-Sep-06 14:14:26 UTC
Orbital elements: CERNQ52
Perihelion 2026 Dec 9.51717 +/- 0.00371 TT = 12:24:43 (JD 2461384.01717)
Epoch 2026 Sep 6.0 TT = JDT 2461289.5 Earth MOID: 0.0000 Ve: 0.0430
M 258.19581419 +/- 0.0031 (J2000 ecliptic) NEOfixer
n 1.07709732 +/- 9.19e-6 Peri. 121.20928 +/- 0.00043
a 0.94253919 +/- 5.36e-6 Node 343.77034 +/- 0.00006
e 0.1916482 +/- 2.89e-5 Incl. 1.51428 +/- 0.00028
P 0.915/334.225d H 33.11 G 0.15 U 5.0
q 0.76190322 +/- 3.15e-5 Q 1.12317515 +/- 2.11e-5
13 of 15 observations 2026 Sept. 5-6 (22.5 hr); mean residual 0".60
# MOIDs: Me 0.445100 Ve 0.043013 Ea 0.000006 Ma 0.290269
# MOIDs: Ju 3.958702 Sa 8.258024 Ur 17.412639 Ne 28.913437
# 1 oppositions
# Elements written: 6 Sep 2026 14:13:46 (JD 2461290.092897)
# Full range of obs: 2026 Sept. 5-6 (22.5 hr) (15 observations)
# Find_Orb ver: 2026 Jul 09
# Earth encounter velocity 5.5321 km/s
# Barbee-style encounter velocity: 4.6938 km/s
# Diameter 1.0 meters (assuming 10% albedo)
Last Updated: 2026-Sep-06 14:13:46 UTC

Residuals in arcseconds
260905 F52 .15- .17- 260906 V06 1.3+ .38+ 260906 V38 .25+ .59+
260905 F52 .23+ .11+ 260906 V06 .54+ .22+ 260906 V00 .34+ .03+
260906 G96 1.7- .52- 260906 V06 1.5+ .34+ 260906 V00 .23+ .06-
260906 G96 .17+ .22+ 260906 V06( 2.6+ .58+) 260906 V00 .11+ .27+
260906 G96( 3.8- 1.2-) 260906 V38 .90- .13+ 260906 V00 .31- .24-

Station data:
(F52) Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala (N20.707382 W156.255910) US/Hawaii.
(G96) University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey (N32.442729 W110.788720)
US/Arizona.
(V00) Kitt Peak-Bok (N31.963125 W111.600190) US/Arizona.
(V06) Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper (N32.416871 W110.732550) US/Arizona.
(V38) McDonald Observatory-LCO ELP Aqawan A #1 (N30.680075 W104.015070)
US/Texas.
Last Updated: 2026-Sep-06 14:13:46 UTC

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07/27/2026

07/27/2026

Crazy couple weeks of weather here in Sebastian. Direct lightning strikes around our residence and observatory as well. When the inside of the house lights up blue it's getting real. All is well though. 😎

07/27/2026

80,000+ LIGHTNING STRIKES! ⚡️ Florida definitely lived up to its reputation this weekend with an electrifyingly large number of strikes from strong storms on Saturday and Sunday. Every single yellow bolt you see below is a strike!

07/20/2026

Happy International Moon Day!

07/01/2026

Happy Asteroid day!