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Month: March 2009

2 Bright and Loud East Coast Fireballs

The past 10 days have seen 2 extremely bright fireballs over the East Coast of the US. Both fireballs also … More

astronomy, fireball, Meteors

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

astronomy, Meteors

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

astronomy, Meteors

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

astronomy, inferior conjunction, planets, venus

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

antihelions, astronomy, gamma normids, Meteors

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

astronomy, planets, venus

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

astronomy, Meteors

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

antihelions, astronomy, Meteors, virginids

Saturn and Venus

The evening sky is graced by two planets, brilliant Venus low in the western sky and Saturn in the eastern … More

astronomy, planets, saturn, venus

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

astronomy, comet itagaki

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