[update: changed the time of mid-eclipse to 2:47 UT from 2:48 UT. thanks to Joe Stieber for catching the error. … More
Category: Asteroids
Here Comes the Geminids!
Tonight is one of the best nights of the year to see a meteor as the Geminid meteor shower is … More
2014 AA impact site identified?
Sky and Telescope magazine is reporting that Peter Brown (University of Western Ontario) has made a preliminary identification of the … More
Jan 1/2 Meteors and Tonight’s Quadrantids
Tonight brings the peak of the best meteor shower you have probably never seen. The best showers of the year … More
2014 AA – New Year’s Earth impactor
2014 has started off with fireworks! The first designated asteroid of the year, discovered only half an hour before midnight … 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
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
In the Transient Sky – January 2013
January 2013 Highlights * Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on the morning of January 3 * Jupiter is bright in the … More
Welcome to 2013!
2013 promises to be another great year for observers of the Transient Sky! Right now, it looks like we will … More