comet observing

Will Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Shine Brighter Than Expected?

Now is the time to catch Comet A3-Tsuchinshan-ATLAS at dawn.

3 months ago

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Set to Perform This Fall

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may be one to watch for at dawn late next month.

4 months ago

Catching Comet 13P Olbers This Summer

A little known periodic comet graces northern hemisphere summer skies.

7 months ago

Get Set For Comet K1 PanSTARRS: A Guide to its Spring Appearance

Get those binoculars ready: an icy interloper from the Oort cloud is about to grace the night sky. The comet…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

Will Comet ISON Dazzle our Skies? An Expert Weighs In

Comets are the big “question marks” of observational astronomy. Some, such as Comet Hyakutake and the Great Daylight Comet of…

12 years ago