NightSkies 2008

by Leo Enright

2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006

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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Venus and Jupiter Continue their Waltz, December 2008

Two Brightest Planets Still Dominate Evening Sky, November 2008

Two Brightest Planets Dominate October Evenings, October 2008

A Challenging Evening Clustering of Bright Planets , September 2008

Time to Enjoy the Milky Way & a Meteor Shower, August 2008

Jupiter Rules In Our July Night Sky, July 2008

A Dance of Bright Planets in the Morning Sky, June 2008

Mercury & Astronomy Day, May 2008

Saturn, Mars, And Pleiades Occultation, April 2008

A March Feast of Five Planets, March 2008

A Planet Conjunction and Lunar Eclipse, February 2008

A Dance of Bright Planets in the Morning Sky, January 2008