Second Half of September Meteors

The second half of September usually produces a high number of Sporadic meteors as well as a sprinkle from the … More

Moon and Jupiter This Evening

This week Comet Hartley 2 is at its biggest and brightest and the Moon will wreck the show. This week … More

2010 TW54 is the first of 4 small asteroids to buzz the Earth in the past week. I should rephrase … More

The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More

2010 TD54 will pass the Earth today at a close distance of 28,000 miles or 45,500 km above the Earth’s … More

Comet Hartley 2 has now reached naked eye brightness for those lucky enough to observe from a dark site. For … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2010. … More

Since my last ‘Recent Discoveries’ posting (on Oct 1) 18 new NEAs have been announced. These objects were discovered by … More

You have to be up pretty early in the morning to catch the Moon tonight. If you do happen to … More

The Moon rises early in the morning. This morning it will be in line with 3 of the brightest stars … More