Skywatching
Get Out Your Comet Scorecards: Comet Nevski Now Visible With Binoculars
Is 2013 truly the “Year of the Comet?” Perhaps “Comets” might be a better term, as no less than five…
Here Comes the Weekend Leonid Meteor Shower!
November 2013 offers a chance to catch a dependable meteor shower, albeit on an off year. The Leonid meteors are…
Tracking Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy through November
Tired of comets yet? Right now, northern hemisphere observers have four (!) comets within range of binoculars in the dawn…
Bright Venus Takes Center Stage in November
“What’s that bright object to the southwest at dusk?” We’ve already fielded more than a few such questions as Earth’s…
Watch Live: Sunday’s “Hybrid Solar Eclipse”
The chase is on. On Sunday, November 3rd, the shadow of the Moon will cross the Earth for one last…
Rare ‘Hybrid’ Solar Eclipse on November 3, 2013: How to See It
It’s almost upon us. The final eclipse of 2013 occurs this coming weekend on Sunday, November 3rd. This will be…
Comet LINEAR Suddenly Brightens with Outburst: How to See It
It’s swiftly becoming an “all comets, all the time” sort of observing season. The cyber-ink was barely dry on our…
How to See This Season’s “Other” Comet: 2P/Encke
2013 may well go down as “The Year of the Comet.” After over a decade punctuated by only sporadic bright…
This Week’s Penumbral Lunar Eclipse and the Astronomy of Columbus
You can always count on an eclipse to get you out of a delicate situation. Today is Columbus Day in…
New Data: Will Comet ISON Survive its Close Perihelion Passage?
It’s the question on every astronomer’s mind this season, both backyard and professional: will Comet C/2012 S1 ISON survive perihelion?…