The Orionid meteors are most likely to be seen in the night between Continue reading “Sparks from Halley’s Comet”
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Perseids through moonlight
The Perseids, most famous of the annual meteor showers, come around again in the night between August 12 and 13. Here is our scene Continue reading “Perseids through moonlight”
The Geminids and the son of the Sun
This is annual meteor shower is one of the most reliably strong. It will be at its peak in the night of December 13/14.
Aquarids and anagrammoids
These fragments of Halley’s Comet may be seen as “shooting stars” between midnight and dawn of Thursday May 6.
Crashing into the Last Quarter Moon
It’s still getting colder. Back on December 21 passed the winter solstice – accompanied, this year, by the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – and then on December 31 the lamentable moment when once-Great Britain dropped out of a greater family, the European Union.
Lion and Lama
The Leonid meteor shower comes around again, best seen in the after-midnight hours of the coming night, November 16/17. Continue reading “Lion and Lama”
Orion and the right to insult
You may notice a few Orionid meteors in the after-midnight sky any time from about October 2 to November 7, but they should be at their best in the night between October 20 and 21.
Intercepting the Perseids and the water
I’ve been so dazzled by Venus Continue reading “Intercepting the Perseids and the water”
The Quadrantids in your sky
We’ve already shown you how this stream of particles comes curving in Continue reading “The Quadrantids in your sky”
2020 vision
Welcome to 2020, the last year of the second decade of the 21st century. Continue reading “2020 vision”