The evening sky is crowded with bright stars and planets this week. Luckily these bright objects can be seen from…
Jupiter gets popped again
Amateur astronomers from Australia and the Philippines have detected an apparent “impact” on Jupiter. The event was captured at 20:31…
In The Sky This Month – June 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of June 2010.…
May 25/26 to 29/30 Meteors
Recent video meteor rates have been very disappointing the last few nights. I’m not sure why they are so low.…
2010 KQ is probably not an asteroid
A few days back I posted about a very small asteroid orbiting on a very Earth-like orbit. At the time…
May 22/23/24/25 Meteors
Video meteor rates have varied by a factor of 3 over the past 3 nights. Each night was clear though…
Two Close Asteroid Fly-bys
A day or so ago I posted about a close approach by 2010 KQ, a small asteroid only about 2-6…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 22-28, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the…
2010 KQ – a very small, very close asteroid
Small asteroids buzz past the Earth every day. The great majority of them pass by sight unseen. One little asteroid,…
May 16/17 – 21/22 Meteors
The past week saw the end of activity from the Halley-produced Eta Aquariids. Though there are few active showers (minor…
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 