NightSkies 2004

by Leo Enright

2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004

Leo Enright of Sharbot Lake is one of the foremost authorities in Canadian amateur astronomy. Leo is an accomplished solar and aurora observer, and has written the Beginner's Observing Guide.  

Leo and his wife, Denise Sabatini, have had a minor planet named after them by the Nomenclature of the Solar System Commission of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU is an organization of professional astronomers. The official name of the minor planet is (9070) Ensab = 1993 OZ (Ensab is a combination of their last names) and it is the only name recognized by astronomers worldwide.

The minor planet was discovered by David Levy, a friend and astronomy acquaintance of Enright/Sabatini, and Carolyn Shoemaker on July 23, 1993 (coincidently, the 5th anniversary of the wedding of Leo and Denise).

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Jupiter Occultation and Geminid Meteor, December, 2004

Bright Planet Spectacle In Morning Sky, November 2004

A Meteor Shower And Total Lunar Eclipse, October 2004

Three Bright Planets in the Early Morning Sky, September 2004

A Month For Morning Planets and Many Meteors, August 2004

A Brilliant Planet in Evening and Morning Sky, July 2004

The Month Of A Rare Venus Event, June 2004

Four Bright Evening Planets and Two Comets! May 2004

Four Bright Planets for Spring Enjoyment, April 2004

View five planets at once! March 2004

Four planets across the Evening Sky, February 2004

Five Bright Planets & a Repeat of Christmas Conjunction, January 2004