T Pyx’s Slow and Steady Brightening

Recurrent nova T Pyxidis continues to slowly brighten in the southern evening sky. The digital camera image below was taken … More

T Pyxidis Erupts

For the first time in nearly 45 years, the recurrent nova T Pyxidis is in outburst. The usually quiescent 15th … More

March is usually one of the slowest months of the year for meteor watchers. Not only are there no major … More

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

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

From Bob’s notes … Mar 13/14: “Despite the forecast for cloudy skies, the sky remained relatively clear all night long. … More

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

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of April 2011. … More

The first week of March continues February’s trend of low meteor rates and no major shower activity. Unfortunately this will … More

The end of the month brought some more clouds, a little more rain, and even a touch of snow and … More