We are approaching the mid point of the current lunation and the surveys are in full discovery mode. Clear weather … More
Tag: astronomy
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 30-November 5, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
In The Sky This Month – November 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of November 2010. … More
Oct 25/26/27/28 Meteors
In the last ‘Meteor’ post, I was all excited about getting a clear night (Oct 25/26) to catch some Orionids. … More
Recent Discoveries – Oct 19 to 28
The past week saw only a few new asteroid discoveries. Due to bright sky conditions caused by the nearly Full … More
Oct 23/24/25 Meteors
Oct 23/24 finally brought a clear night… well at least one with only a little cirrus. The next night was … More
Oct 19/20 to 22/23 Meteors
The night of October 21/22 marked the peak of this year’s Orionids shower. For observers around the world the display … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 23-29, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Latest on Comet Hartley 2
Just a quick update on the status of Comet 103P/Hartley 2. This is the 3rd update on 103P (1st update … More
First Half of October Meteors
This week’s main event, meteor-wise, is the maximum of the Orionids. These meteors were produced by Comet Halley over 2000-3000 … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 