One of my responsibilities is being Coordinator of the Comet Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), … More
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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
Comet PANSTARRS heads north
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) has been thrilling observers in the southern hemisphere for the past few weeks as it approaches … More
Comet LINEAR at magnitude 9.6
Comet Pons-Gambart may be the center of attention in the comet community lately, but it is not the only comet … More
C/2012 V4 Spotted by STEREO-B
Comet C/2012 V4 (which is mostly likely a return of Comet Pons-Gambart) was discovered on images taken by the solar … More
Comet C/2012 V4 at magnitude 9.4
Last evening (Dec. 7 UT) the sky was finally free of cirrus and I was able to see newly discovered … More
Comet Pons-Gambart Seen Again After 188 Years
On June 21, 1827, French astronomers Jean Louis Pons and Jean-FĂ©lix Adolphe Gambart discovered a comet among the stars of … More
Watch Live as a Kreutz Sungrazing Comet Approaches the Sun
A few days ago Vladimir Bezugly noted a new comet in images taken with the SWAN instrument on the Solar … More