Venus: -4 Days Till Inferior Conjunction

Venus is getting harder and harder to see as it approaches inferior conjunction with the Sun. Due to breezy conditions…

Mar 21/22/23 Meteors

The past month or so has been difficult for meteor observing from both San Diego and Tucson. Though it has…

We are now within a week of Venus‘ inferior conjunction. From my backyard there is no way to observe Venus…

Last night saw a bit of cirrus right before dawn. Now that the Moon is long past Full, almost the…

Last night was nearly a bust. Though my camera was able to see some stars all night long, the constant…

The evening sky is graced by two planets, brilliant Venus low in the western sky and Saturn in the eastern…

A new comet has been discovered by amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. Comet C/2009 E1 (Itagaki) is a…

Meteor rates continue to be low. This is not surprising since March suffers from a lack of major showers and…

Venus continues to drop closer to the horizon every evening. After reaching its furthest angular distance from the Sun (known…

The past week has been tough for detecting meteors. Most nights have been plagued by persistent clouds. When it is…