Month: June 2019

A new standard work on meteors: a must have! Galina Ryabova announced the publication of “Meteoroids, sources of meteors on Earth and beyond”, a new up-to-date standard work on meteor astronomy. The book can be...

During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday June 17th. At this time the moon is located opposite the sun and lies above the horizon all night long. As the week progresses, the waning gibbous moon will rise later in the evening with each passing night, allowing a small window of dark skies between dusk and moon rise when dark skies are available.

During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday June 10th. At this time the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and sets near 0200 local summer time (LST). As the week progresses, the waxing gibbous moon will set later in the morning with each passing night, reducing the window of dark skies available.