Lagniappe Observing

Jan 29, 2026

Select Noteworthy NEOs

NEO Close Approaches — for 433 Eros (A898 PA)

NEO Close Approaches — for 1862 Apollo (1932 HA)

NEO Close Approaches — for 2101 Adonis (1936 CA)

NEO Close Approaches — for 69230 Hermes (1937 UB) — The Asteroid News

NEO Close Approaches — for 1566 Icarus (1949 MA)

NEO Close Approaches — for 1620 Geographos (1951 RA)

NEO Close Approaches — for 4581 Asclepius (1989 FC)

NEO Close Approaches — for 137108 (1999 AN10)

NEO Close Approaches — for 363116 (2001 GQ2)

NEO Close Approaches — for 99942 Apophis (2004 MN4)

NEO Close Approaches — for 242708 (2005 UK1)

NEO Close Approaches — for 367943 Duende (2012 DA14)

NEO Close Approaches — for (2013 YB)

NEO Close Approaches — for (2024 YR4)

NEO Close Approaches — for (2026 BK2)

NEO Close Approaches — for (2026 AS2) Goldstone Radar Target, Earth MOID (Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance) 0.015 au (351.822 Earth radii (Re))/li>

Jan 8, 2026

100 Closest NEO Approaches By Year

The Asteroid News

Jun 15, 2024

Interstellar Voyage: The Ancient Mariner's Tale - The Journey of Aurora

https://trivial-tidbits.com/The-Journey-of-Aurora.html

The image image was created with OpenArt.ai Prompt: Create a UHD, 64K professional oil painting The Mariner, with his long grey beard and glittering eyes, sat quietly in the observation deck, gazing out into the infinite cosmos. His eyes held a depth of knowledge and sorrow that spoke of many untold stories. It was here that he encountered a young space traveler, By Steven M. Tilley using Model: OpenArt SDXL

This story, "Interstellar Voyage: The Ancient Mariner's Tale," is inspired by "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (text of 1834) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was written by "Write For Me" ChatGPT with the help of Book Creator Guide and Grammarly, under the guidance of Steven M. Tilley

Aug 21, 2022

Using Find_orb(interactive version) and Guide9 To find the impact location of The NEO 2008 TC3.

Using Find_orb(interactive version) and Guide9 To find the impact location of The NEO 2008 TC3.

Credits

The Observations of 2008 TC3 were obtained from the The Minor Planet Center (MPC)

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=2008+TC3

The Observations were examined with Find_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto http://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm

Text editing was done with MS Notepad.

The impact.tdf graphic was done with MS Paint.

The Map was done with Guide9 https://www.projectpluto.com/guide9b.htm

2008TC3-groundpath-rev Wikimedia Commons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_TC3#/media/File:2008TC3-groundpath-rev.png

Music Way Out West by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org https://youtu.be/1jYKETpAu1A

Created using Pinnacle Studio

Steven M. Tilley

http://lagniappeobserving.com

Jul 31, 2022

ALCon 2023 Presentation

The 2023 Astronomical League Convention will be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from July 26th to 29th. Our theme will be “Astronomical Gumbo," which represents the blend of diverse subfields and people within the vast field of astronomy. Gumbo is a dish that combines the culinary practices of Africans, Native Americans, French, and Spanish, and is often used as a metaphor for the mix of cultures that exist in southern Louisiana. Baton Rouge, which is French for "red stick," is the capital of Louisiana and sits along the mighty Mississippi River. The city's many attractions include a planetarium, the new and old State Capitol buildings, and many museums. Serving as the melting pot between the urban cityscape and the rural scenes of nature, Baton Rouge is home to plenty of art, music, and great food for visitors and families to enjoy.

Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, or BRAS, was established in 1981. With over 100 members, it is Baton Rouge's premier meeting place for amateur astronomers. BRAS features a diverse collection of individuals, ranging from new members seeking to learn the basics to more experienced observers sharing their knowledge with others. Anyone who shares the common love of astronomy is welcome to join.

Louisiana is home to LIGO Livingston, one of only 5 gravitational wave interferometers in the world, and one if only 2 in the United States. Visitors are able to tour a world-class scientific research facility located deep in the of the pine forests of Livingston.

John R. Nagle, President of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

Trey Anding, Treasurer of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

Steven Tilley, chair of ALcon 2023 Baton Rouge Louisiana.

Carroll Iorg, President of the Astronomical League

Voice-over By

Natalia "Nat" Brue

Photos

the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

Video Editing

Steven M. Tilley

Music

Moonlight Sonata

Composed by: Lugwig Von Beethoven

Performed by: Bellini Ensemble Unique

Recording date: 1924

Source National Park Service

By way of the Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0197-09

For more information on past ALCons, see: https://www.astroleague.org/al/alcons/alcons.html

Aug 21, 2021

Meteor 2021-08-20 05:13:44 UTC [12:13:44 AM CDT] camera (4 SW) AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge, LA

Aug 10, 2021

The NEO Apollo PHA 2016 AJ193 on 2021 08 09

The NEO [Apollo, PHA] 2016 AJ193

on 2021-08-09

from Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Code Q62)

60 2BIN 60sec Luminance images

using itelescope.net's

T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD)

By Steven M. Tilley

Credits

The targeting information was obtained from The Minor Planet Center (MPC) https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/

The Orbit Diagram -- JPL Small-Body Database Browser (2016 AJ193)

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2016AJ193

The images were taken with iTelescope.net'sTEL T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD )

Siding Spring Observatory Australia (MPC Q62)

https://iTelescope.Net/

Data reduction, Image blinking, stacked image, and the object verification windows were done with Astrometrica

http://www.astrometrica.at/

Image blinking and the stacked image was done with CCDStack2

http://www.ccdware.com/

The data was examined with the help ofFind_Orb Orbit determination software - Project Pluto https://www.projectpluto.com/find_orb.htm

Edited was done with Pinnacle Studio 21

Aug 6, 2021

I spy something- Flying Lightning Bugs Night of 2021-08-05 AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge LA

I spy something- Flying Lightning Bugs Night of 2021-08-05 AMS114 (River Oaks) Baton Rouge LA I have an all-sky cam (AllSky7) and get a lot of false detections