Skywatching
Can You Say Camelopardalids? Observing, Weather Prospects and More for the May 24th Meteor Shower
It could be the best of meteor showers, or it could be the… Well, we’ll delve into the alternatives here…
If Pigs Could Fly – A Quick Guide to Solar Halos and Other Curiosities
Call it a porcine occultation. It took nearly a year but I finally got help from the ornamental pig in…
14 Red Dwarf Stars to View with Backyard Telescopes
They’re nearby, they’re common and — at least in the latest exoplanet newsflashes hot off the cyber-press — they’re hot.…
Saturn Disappears Behind the Full Flower Moon May 14 – Watch it Live
Funny thing. Skywatchers are often just as excited to watch a celestial object disappear as we are to see it make an…
Observing Alert: See Mercury’s Best Evening Show of the Year
Don't let furtive Mercury slip through your fingers this spring. The next two and a half weeks will be the best…
Interesting Prospects for Comet A1 Siding Spring Versus the Martian Atmosphere
It may be the chance of a lifetime for planetary science. This October, a comet will brush past a planet,…
Star Trail Photo Hints at Hidden Polestars
A week ago I made a 45-minute time exposure of the southern sky featuring the planet Mars. As the Earth…
Asteroid 2013 UQ4 Suddenly Becomes a Dark Comet with a Bright Future
On October 23, 2013, astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey picked up a very faint asteroid with an unusual orbit more…
The Hunt for KBOs for New Horizons’ Post-Pluto Encounter Continues
Are you ready for the summer of 2015? A showdown of epic proportions is in the making, as NASA’s New…
Comet Jacques Brightens: How to See it in May
A recently discovered comet is headed northward and is set to put on one of two fine performances for binocular observers…