There has been a long held rule that comets can not be named after more than 3 discoverers. In the…
Sept 20/21/22 Meteors
Meteor activity remains strong over the past few night. Low levels of activity continue to radiate from the Perseus/Auriga area…
Rocket Launch Seen Over the NE US
A few reports have been received of a mysterious “comet”-like cloud visible over the Middle Atlantic and New England states…
Sept 17/18/19 Meteors
Meteor rates are about half of what they were earlier in the week. This is probably due to random fluctuations…
Now’s the Time to See Comet Christensen
The brightest comet in the sky is Comet C/2006 W3 (Christensen). Now is the best time to observe this comet…
Sept 16/17 Meteors
Meteor rates continue to be healthy. Still most of the enhanced activity appears to be caused by the Sporadic background…
Update on the Vancouver/Seattle Fireball
There have been more reports of Saturday night’s brilliant fireball seen over British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. The reports were…
Sept 15/16 Meteors
Last was another great night of meteors. It was the darkest night I’ve yet measured at my home (over the…
Sept 9/10 to 14/15 Meteors
For most of the past week, clouds and a hazy sky has kept meteor rates low. This has all changed…
Fireball Over British Columbia and the American Northwest
Reports have been coming in of a slow bright fireball seen over the Canadian province of British Columbia and the…
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 