December 2012 Highlights * Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 14/15 * Jupiter bright in the eastern … More
Category: Asteroids
In the Transient Sky – November 2012
November 2012 Highlights * Leonid meteor shower peaks on the morning of November 17 though rates will be low * … More
In the Transient Sky – October 2012
October 2012 Highlights * Orionid meteor shower peaks on the night of October 20-21 * Venus and Regulus pair up … More
In the Transient Sky – August 2012
August 2012 Highlights * Perseid meteor shower peaks on the morning of August 12 * Moon occults Venus on August … More
In the Transient Sky – June 2012
July 2012 Highlights * Venus and Jupiter share the early morning sky * The Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Aldebaran are … More
In the Transient Sky – June 2012
The big event this month (at least for folks around the northern Pacific basin) is the annular solar eclipse on … More
In the Transient Sky – May 2012
The big event this month (at least for folks around the northern Pacific basin) is the annular solar eclipse on … More
In the Transient Sky – April 2012
Though not quite as spectacular as March, 4 planets are visible in the evening this month (Venus, Jupiter, Mars and … More
In the Transient Sky – March 2012
Well, I guess this month’s “In the Transient Sky” is better late than never. This month is definitely the “Month … More
In the Transient Sky – February 2012
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of February 2012. … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 