This was my second night observing from the dark site of Agios Pavlos in southern Crete. Like the previous night conditions were warm and windy, with some powerful gusts of wind making some minor problems with sand particles...
Read MoreAfter two successful observing campaigns in 2018 and 2019, I decided to go back to the south of Crete in 2022 to observe the maximums of the Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids. The place Agios Pavlos was chosen...
Read MoreAbstract: On August 16, 2022, the global CAMS low-light video camera networks detected a meteor outburst in the anti-helion source from a median radiant at geocentric position R.A. = 324.7 ± 0.2°, Decl. = -11.6 ± 0.3°, with...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday August 27th. 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 but will set long before the more active morning hours arrive.
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Figure 1. Beautifully composed 2.5 hour image of the tau Herculids outburst on May 31, 2022 over...
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