A few nights later, I returned to Bootland Farm for a two hour meteor watch (from about midnight to 2am EDT local time). The sky conditions were much better than the previous session, with 3/5 transparency, and a quite nice...
Read MoreAfter several months of being away from observing, and having rather poor luck with weather for the late 2020 meteor showers maximums, it was good to finally be out again this summer. The period from late July and into August...
Read More2020 URSIDS REPORT: There was a possibility that the 2020 Ursids might produce a series of predicted outbursts during the night of December 21/22. The weather appeared hopelessly cloudy within driving distance, but I decided to...
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The viewing conditions for the Geminids in 2020 were excellent, so local amateur...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday September 21st. At that time the moon lies opposite the sun and remains above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the late morning hours, allowing only a limited opportunity to view under dark skies between moon set and dawn.
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