Mariasole Maglione (Gruppo Astrofili Vicentini) Lorenzo Barbieri (CARMELO network and AAB: Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi) Introduction December is the month of the Geminids (GEM), a very unusual shower because it originated...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday January 21st. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise between midnight and 0100 local standard time (LST) on that...
Read MoreRoberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Decameter-sized Earth impactors– I: Orbital properties This article has been submitted by Ian Chow, Peter G. Brown. Abstract: Numerous...
Read MoreThis video shows a superb bolide recorded over Spain on January 9, at 21:08 UT. It was brighter than the full Moon, with an absolute magnitude of -14. The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual eyewitnesses, who...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday January 14th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will remain above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set...
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