Venus and Jupiter Put on an Early Morning Show

[Editor’s note: I notice that lots of people are still finding this now a few years old post. If you … More

Nova Oph 2012 Fades Rapidly

After spending the past 3 months since discovery bouncing back and forth between V magnitude 10.5 and 12.5, Nova Oph … More

There are now 4 (and possibly 5) novae in the Sagittarius/Ophiuchus/Scorpius region that have erupted in the past few months. … More

The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More

The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More

It’s been a pretty amazing run of celestial eclipse events the past few weeks here in Tucson. Last month, we … More

The big event this month (at least for folks around the northern Pacific basin) is the annular solar eclipse on … More