April 2013 Highlights * Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be visible in the morning sky fading from magnitude 4 to … More
Tag: Comet Panstarrs
Comet PANSTARRS now fading
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) peaked between magnitude +1.0 and +2.0 in the days after its March 10th perihelion. Since then … More
Comet PANSTARRS dazzles in the evening sky
Comet PANSTARRS is putting on a nice show in the evening sky. Even though it is located low in the … More
Comet PANSTARRS naked eye from Tucson
This evening I was successful in visually seeing Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) for the first time. Though not an easy … More
Happy Perihelion Day, Comet PANSTARRS!
Today (March 10) at 4 hours UT (or GMT) comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) reached perihelion, or the point in its … More
In the Transient Sky – March 2013
March 2013 Highlights * Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be visible in the evening sky for northern observers at magnitude … More
In the Transient Sky – February 2013
February 2013 Highlights * Not one but two comets should be naked eye brightness for SH observers (C/2011 L4 and … More
Comets from the VATT
Last week I spent three nights observing asteroids and comet with the Vatican Observatory’s 1.8-m VATT telescope on Mount Graham … More
In the Transient Sky – January 2013
January 2013 Highlights * Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on the morning of January 3 * Jupiter is bright in the … More
Welcome to 2013!
2013 promises to be another great year for observers of the Transient Sky! Right now, it looks like we will … More