NightSkies 2007

by Leo Enright

2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005

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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Bright Stars, December Meteors and Two Comets, December, 2007

Several Good Conjuntions & a Meteor Shower, November, 2007

Spectacular Morning Conjunction & Two Meteor Showers, October, 2007

Venus Dominates our Morning Skies, September, 2007

Stars, Meteors & a Lunar Eclipse, August, 2007

Venus and Saturn Drift Apart in July's Night Sky, July 2007

Venus and Saturn Converge, June 2007

Venus Dominates our Evening Sky, May 2007

Brilliant Venus Moves Past the Pleiades, April, 2007

A Lunar Eclipse and Chance to view the Zodiacal Light, March 2007

A Mercury Sighting Opportunity, February, 2007

The Return of Hesperus, January, 2007