“New” Comet Blues – Comet McNaught Falls Short

We should have known better. Early predictions called for Comet 2009 R1 (McNaught) to get as bright as 2nd magnitude. … More

Partial Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Sheesh… I almost forgot. Tonight a partial lunar eclipse will occur over much of North and South America, the entire … More

The comet is still an easier (easier being a relative term) object to see in the morning sky. It also … More

Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) is still 2 weeks from perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun). Unfortunately it has become … More

The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More

It was more of the same over the past week. Meteor rates are still low. With no showers, major or … More

Comet 2009 R1 (McNaught) is the center of attention in the early dawn sky. The 5th magnitude comet is brightening … More

Tonight the Moon and Venus will make a spectacular pair low in the western sky just after sunset. It will … More

The video below is from a Japanese NHK TV crew. IMHO it is better than the video NASA released. Enjoy!

The sample return capsule of the Hayabusa spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth. The video below was taken by a … More