This morning I was facing south to concentrate on the southern showers. As has been the case recently the humidity has been high and the transparency has been poor. The light dome from San Diego was bad, affecting the sky toward...
Read MoreDuring this period the moon will reach its full phase on Monday August 7. At this time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This is the worst time to try and view meteor activity this month as the bright moon will obscure all but the brighter meteors.
Read MoreIt was 1 year ago tonight that the July gamma Draconids produced an impressive outburst over Europe. If any such occurrence were to repeat in 2017, it would most likely occur over North America near 6UT. I went out with little...
Read MoreDuring this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Sunday July 30. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local summer time (LST). As the week progresses the waxing gibbous moon will impede upon the morning sky shrinking the window of opportunity to view under dark skies.
Read MoreI have been waiting for the moon to pass its last quarter phase so I can catch some of the mid-July activity. Unfortunately our area has been plagued by clouds so I had to wait until this morning to finally get a peak at the...
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