In the Sky This Month – January 2010

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

In the Sky This Month – December 2009

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of December 2009. … More

In The Sky This Month – October 2009

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2009. … More

In The Sky This Month – September 2009

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of September 2009. … More

In The Sky This Month – June 2009

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of June 2009. … More

Apr 21/22 Meteors – The Peak of the Lyrids and a Cloud Occultation

Yesterday morning the sky showed a double feature, the Lyrid meteor shower and a lunar occultation of Venus. I was … More

Two Reasons to Wake Up Early Wednesday Morning

Reason #1 … On the morning of April 22, the Moon will occult (or pass in front) of Venus for … More

In The Sky This Month – 2009 April

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of April 2009. … More

Venus: -4 Days Till Inferior Conjunction

Venus is getting harder and harder to see as it approaches inferior conjunction with the Sun. Due to breezy conditions … More

Venus… -6 Days Till Inferior Conjunction

We are now within a week of Venus‘ inferior conjunction. From my backyard there is no way to observe Venus … More