The past 10 days have seen 2 extremely bright fireballs over the East Coast of the US. Both fireballs also … More
Month: March 2009
Mar 26/27/28/29 Meteors
The weather continues to be good with the occasional batch of high cirrus. Though March is often a difficult month … More
Mar 23/24/25/26 Meteors
The doldrums of March continue, at least with regards to meteor activity. At least the weather has been good though … More
Venus: -4 Days Till Inferior Conjunction
Venus is getting harder and harder to see as it approaches inferior conjunction with the Sun. Due to breezy conditions … More
Mar 21/22/23 Meteors
The past month or so has been difficult for meteor observing from both San Diego and Tucson. Though it has … More
Venus… -6 Days Till Inferior Conjunction
We are now within a week of Venus‘ inferior conjunction. From my backyard there is no way to observe Venus … More
Mar 20/21 Meteors
Last night saw a bit of cirrus right before dawn. Now that the Moon is long past Full, almost the … More
Mar 17/18 to 19/20 Meteors
Last night was nearly a bust. Though my camera was able to see some stars all night long, the constant … More
Saturn and Venus
The evening sky is graced by two planets, brilliant Venus low in the western sky and Saturn in the eastern … More
New Comet Itagaki
A new comet has been discovered by amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. Comet C/2009 E1 (Itagaki) is a … More