One of my responsibilities is being Coordinator of the Comet Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), … More
Tag: Comets
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
Latest on Comet Pons-Gambart
I last reported on newly (re)-discovered comet C/2012 V4 back on December 8. Though comet C/2012 V4 has been linked … More
Wirtanen-id Meteors This Week?
This week sees the appearance of one of the years best meteor showers, the Geminids, this Thursday evening. But before … More
Comet Hergenrother in Outburst
Fourteen years ago, a 25 year old version of myself stumbled across a faint new comet in the constellation of … More
Comet 96P/Machholz Visible in SOHO Images
Updated (at 3 pm Tucson time on July 17). Every ~5.3 years, comet 96P/Machholz makes a close and personal swing … More
In The Sky This Month – April 2011
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of April 2011. … More
In The Sky This Month – February 2011
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of February 2011. … More
In The Sky This Month – December 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of December 2010. … More
Recent Discoveries – Nov 2 to 6
Between Nov 2 and 6 a total of 36 new NEAs have been announced. I say announced rather than discovered … More