July 24-31 Meteors

The Arizona monsoon continued throughout the last week of July. Usually it can rain during the day but then clear … More

Bright comets visible this month (July 2017)

One of my responsibilities is being Coordinator of the Comet Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), … More

Tonight brings the peak of the best meteor shower you have probably never seen. The best showers of the year … More

This morning I ventured out to observe comets C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) and C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) with 10×50 binoculars. Under a … More

April 2013 Highlights * Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be visible in the morning sky fading from magnitude 4 to … More

Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) peaked between magnitude +1.0 and +2.0 in the days after its March 10th perihelion. Since then … More

Comet PANSTARRS is putting on a nice show in the evening sky. Even though it is located low in the … More

This evening I was successful in visually seeing Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) for the first time. Though not an easy … More

Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) has been thrilling observers in the southern hemisphere for the past few weeks as it approaches … More

March 2013 Highlights * Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be visible in the evening sky for northern observers at magnitude … More