We are now entering a transition period as we leave behind November’s showers (such as the Leonids and Taurids) and … More
Month: November 2010
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 27-December 3, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Recent Discoveries – Nov 7 to 18
The past week or so has seen the announcement of 57 new NEAs. The discovery tally breaks down as such: … More
Nov 11/12 to 16/17 Meteors
The maximum for this year’s Leonids shower should have taken place late this morning a few hours after sunrise here … More
Recent Discoveries – Nov 2 to 6
Between Nov 2 and 6 a total of 36 new NEAs have been announced. I say announced rather than discovered … More
Nov 6/7 to 10/11 Meteors
We are currently in a time of overlap with a slowly declining Orionid shower and a slowly rising Leonid shower. … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 6-12, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Oct 28/29 to Nov 5/6 Meteors and the Lack of Any ‘Hartley-ids’
The current streak of consecutive nights with a meteor detection is up to 41 now. And with no storm systems … More
EPOXI Visits Hartley 2
This morning EPOXI, the spacecraft formerly known as Deep Impact, flew within 435 miles (700 km) of the nucleus of … More
Comet News: A New Bright Comet and Rendezvous with Hartley 2
Comet 103P/Hartley and EPOXI We are only hours away from the EPOXI spacecraft’s (the spacecraft formerly known as Deep Impact) … More