Around the Sky in 28 Days – Day 10

This evening (Sept 18) the Moon is in the middle of Capricornus and can still be used to find the … More

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 18-24, 2010

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

For the past 2 days the Moon was traversing Sagittarius, which is a Centaur archer or a teapot depending upon … More

The discoveries keep rolling in as the prime discovery surveys continue to enjoy clear skies. The number of new finds … More

The Moon is now well past First Quarter and is steadily “fattening” as it approaches Full Moon. This evening is … More

2010 RA91 was discovered by Arizona amateur Joe Hobart. Joe used a 0.36-m or 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain located at his observatory, … More

The Moon is now a day past First Quarter or when it appears half Full in the evening sky. It … More

This evening the Moon drifts between the constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius. In fact according to modern constellation boundaries, the … More

Two days ago 10 NEAs were announced, yesterday saw only a single announcement. The reason… most asteroid surveys are located … More

Tonight the Moon visits the bright star Antares, the “heart” of Scorpius. This obviously red star is the 15th brightest … More