In the Sky This Month – October 2010

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2010. … More

Recent Discoveries – Oct 1 to 5

Since my last ‘Recent Discoveries’ posting (on Oct 1) 18 new NEAs have been announced. These objects were discovered by … More

With the start of the current lunation, the surveys kicked into high gear. Recent discoveries include: 2010 OC127 – This … More

Catching up on the last week in comet and asteroid discoveries… A week ago new NEA announcements were coming left … More

The upcoming close approach of Comet Hartley 2 should be the cometary event of the year. If the comet behaves … More

The discoveries keep rolling in as the prime discovery surveys continue to enjoy clear skies. The number of new finds … More

If you’ve never seen a meteor this is the week to see one. Many times a year the Earth passes … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of July 2010. … More

We should have known better. Early predictions called for Comet 2009 R1 (McNaught) to get as bright as 2nd magnitude. … More

The comet is still an easier (easier being a relative term) object to see in the morning sky. It also … More