The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
Author: Carl Hergenrother
I am a professional astronomer specializing in the study of comets, asteroids and meteors. This blog will focus on my professional and amateur work in this field.
In the Transient Sky – March 2013
March 2013 Highlights * Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be visible in the evening sky for northern observers at magnitude … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 16-22, 2013
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
Awesome Fireball Event in central Russia
2012 DA14 may not be on a collision course with Earth later today but a smaller asteroid was. A major … More
2012 DA14
Remember to duck this Friday! As any one who has been following the news lately knows, a small asteroid named … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 9-15, 2013
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 February 2-8, 2013
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
In the Transient Sky – February 2013
February 2013 Highlights * Not one but two comets should be naked eye brightness for SH observers (C/2011 L4 and … More
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 Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 