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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 … More

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 … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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