The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
Month: April 2011
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 23-29, 2011
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
T Pyx Update
I estimated the brightness of T Pyx at magnitude 7.3 during the past 2 evenings. This is a bit on … More
T Pyx’s Slow and Steady Brightening
Recurrent nova T Pyxidis continues to slowly brighten in the southern evening sky. The digital camera image below was taken … More
T Pyxidis Erupts
For the first time in nearly 45 years, the recurrent nova T Pyxidis is in outburst. The usually quiescent 15th … More
Rest of March Meteors
March is usually one of the slowest months of the year for meteor watchers. Not only are there no major … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 16-22, 2011
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 9-15, 2011
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
Second Week of March Meteors
From Bob’s notes … Mar 13/14: “Despite the forecast for cloudy skies, the sky remained relatively clear all night long. … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 2-8, 2011
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More