April 2013 Highlights * Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) will be visible in the morning sky fading from magnitude 4 to … More
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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
Saturn from the VATT
On my last night at the VATT, the clouds rolled in right before dawn. Rather than close up early I … 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
In the Transient Sky – December 2012
December 2012 Highlights * Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of December 14/15 * Jupiter bright in the eastern … More
In the Transient Sky – November 2012
November 2012 Highlights * Leonid meteor shower peaks on the morning of November 17 though rates will be low * … More
In the Transient Sky – October 2012
October 2012 Highlights * Orionid meteor shower peaks on the night of October 20-21 * Venus and Regulus pair up … More
In the Transient Sky – August 2012
August 2012 Highlights * Perseid meteor shower peaks on the morning of August 12 * Moon occults Venus on August … More
The Moon, Saturn, Mars and Spica Team Up This Evening
Only a week or so ago, the Moon made a beautiful grouping with 2 planets (Venus and Jupiter) and a … More