During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday October 3rd. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will be set between 22:00 and 23:00 local standard time (LST) on the evening of the 2nd. As the week progresses the waxing gibbous moon will begin to seriously interfere with meteor observing as it approaches its full phase. This weekend, the morning hours will be free of interfering moonlight.
Read MoreRoberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Data on 824 fireballs observed by the digital cameras of the European Fireball Network in 2017–2018 II. Analysis of orbital and physical...
Read MoreRoberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Comets and meteor showers This article has been submitted for publication by Quanzhi Ye and Peter Jenniskens. Abstract: Earth occasionally...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday September 25th. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky...
Read MoreC/2022 R2 is a recently discovered comet with a preliminary orbit that passes within 0.05 AU of Earth’s orbit. D criterion assessment suggests that this comet has the potential to lead to an annual radiant in the heart of Lepus around November 22nd to 24th.
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