Author: Robert Lunsford

During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday July 10th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 01:00 local summer time (LST). As the week progresses the crescent...

Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much like June with predominantly slow rates. After the 15th though, both sporadic and shower rates increase...

During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday June 26th. At that time, it will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 01:00 local summer time (LST). As the week progresses the gibbous moon will...

During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday June 18th. At that time, it will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the thin crescent moon will enter the evening sky but will set...

During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday June 10th. At that time it will rise near 02:00 and will remain above the horizon the remainder of the night. It will be a slight nuisance to meteor observing but one can simply view toward another direction to avoid the moon’s glare. Toward the end of the week the thin crescent moon will rise just prior to dawn and will not interfere with meteor observing.