A brilliant fireball was observed over southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Sonora on Wednesday evening, September 14. Hundreds of reports … 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.
Long time… no blog…
It has been a long time since I’ve updated the Transient Sky blog. I’ll update everyone with more details later. … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 10-16, 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 July 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
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 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
In The Sky This Month – June 2011
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of June 2011. … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 28-June 3, 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 May 21-27, 2011
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
The Ups and Downs of T Pyx
Let me just say that I really like this star. On the evening of May 7th UT (6th in local … More
T Pyx Fading?
This evening I took another peak at T Pyx and was surprised to find it looking a bit fainter than … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 