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I last reported on newly (re)-discovered comet C/2012 V4 back on December 8. Though comet C/2012 V4 has been linked…

Lunar Occultation is Actually Tonight

Big mistake on my part… The lunar occultation I mentioned in the last post is actually occurring tonight (as in…

As the Moon travels across the sky it passes in front of many stars. Most of the time these stars…

The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can…

The Geminids meteor shower was forecast to reach its peak last night (Dec. 13/14, Thu/Fri night). According to reports submitted…

The Geminids aren’t expected to peak till tonight and yet last night they were definitely alive and kicking. In fact,…

The next few nights bring the peak the Geminids, one of the year’s better meteor showers. It’s usually a toss…

Possible meteor activity from the 1947 dust trail of periodic comet 46P/Wirtanen was predicted for last night. I decided to…

This week sees the appearance of one of the years best meteor showers, the Geminids, this Thursday evening. But before…

Comet Pons-Gambart may be the center of attention in the comet community lately, but it is not the only comet…