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Month: October 2010

Oct 25/26/27/28 Meteors

In the last ‘Meteor’ post, I was all excited about getting a clear night (Oct 25/26) to catch some Orionids. … More

103P, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Meteors, orionids

Recent Discoveries – Oct 19 to 28

The past week saw only a few new asteroid discoveries. Due to bright sky conditions caused by the nearly Full … More

Asteroids, astronomy

Oct 23/24/25 Meteors

Oct 23/24 finally brought a clear night… well at least one with only a little cirrus. The next night was … More

astronomy, Meteors, orionids

Oct 19/20 to 22/23 Meteors

The night of October 21/22 marked the peak of this year’s Orionids shower. For observers around the world the display … More

astronomy, Meteors, orionids

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 23-29, 2010

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

astronomy, beta cancrids, epsilon geminids, eta taurids, leonis minorids, Meteors, northern taurids, october ursa majorids, orionids, southern taurids

Latest on Comet Hartley 2

Just a quick update on the status of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. This is the 3rd update on 103P (1st update … More

103P, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Comets

First Half of October Meteors

This week’s main event, meteor-wise, is the maximum of the Orionids. These meteors were produced by Comet Halley over 2000-3000 … More

astronomy, Meteors, orionids

Second Half of September Meteors

The second half of September usually produces a high number of Sporadic meteors as well as a sprinkle from the … More

astronomy, Meteors

Moon and Jupiter This Evening

This week Comet Hartley 2 is at its biggest and brightest and the Moon will wreck the show. This week … More

astronomy, jupiter, moon, uranus

Recent Discoveries – Oct 12 to 18

2010 TW54 is the first of 4 small asteroids to buzz the Earth in the past week. I should rephrase … More

2010 TN55, 2010 TW54, 2010 UE, 2010 UJ, 2010 UK, Asteroids, astronomy, Comets, P/2010 T2, P/2010 U1, P/2010 U2

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