Around the Sky in 28 Days – Day 10

This evening (Sept 18) the Moon is in the middle of Capricornus and can still be used to find the…

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 18-24, 2010

The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the…

For the past 2 days the Moon was traversing Sagittarius, which is a Centaur archer or a teapot depending upon…

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

The Moon is now well past First Quarter and is steadily “fattening” as it approaches Full Moon. This evening is…

2010 RA91 was discovered by Arizona amateur Joe Hobart. Joe used a 0.36-m or 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain located at his observatory,…

The Moon is now a day past First Quarter or when it appears half Full in the evening sky. It…

This evening the Moon drifts between the constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius. In fact according to modern constellation boundaries, the…

Two days ago 10 NEAs were announced, yesterday saw only a single announcement. The reason… most asteroid surveys are located…

Tonight the Moon visits the bright star Antares, the “heart” of Scorpius. This obviously red star is the 15th brightest…