Saturn from the VATT

On my last night at the VATT, the clouds rolled in right before dawn. Rather than close up early I … More

Comets from the VATT

Last week I spent three nights observing asteroids and comet with the Vatican Observatory’s 1.8-m VATT telescope on Mount Graham … 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

The Quadrantid meteor shower was predicted to peak last night. Even though the nearly Last Quarter Moon was high in … More

January 2013 Highlights * Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on the morning of January 3 * Jupiter is bright in the … More

This year’s Quadrantids will peak during the morning of January 3rd. Unfortunately, a very bright Moon will be located high … More

2013 promises to be another great year for observers of the Transient Sky! Right now, it looks like we will … More