See the Geminids this Week

The next few nights bring the peak the Geminids, one of the year’s better meteor showers. It’s usually a toss … More

December 11 Meteors

Possible meteor activity from the 1947 dust trail of periodic comet 46P/Wirtanen was predicted for last night. I decided to … More

This week sees the appearance of one of the years best meteor showers, the Geminids, this Thursday evening. But before … More

Comet Pons-Gambart may be the center of attention in the comet community lately, but it is not the only comet … More

Comet C/2012 V4 (which is mostly likely a return of Comet Pons-Gambart) was discovered on images taken by the solar … More

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

Last evening (Dec. 7 UT) the sky was finally free of cirrus and I was able to see newly discovered … More

On June 21, 1827, French astronomers Jean Louis Pons and Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart discovered a comet among the stars of … More

December 2012 Highlights * Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 14/15 * Jupiter bright in the eastern … More

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