Sky Tonight—April 21, Lyrid meteors fly in moonlight, Venus shines
The 2011 Lyrid meteor shower will pepper the night tonight between late night and dawn
Sky Tonight—April 20, Vega marks radiant point of April’s Lyrid meteor shower
The 2011 Lyrid meteor shower is now picking up steam
EarthSky Tonight—Dec. 13, Best night for 2010 Geminids
The best night for viewing the 2010 Geminid meteor shower might be the night of December 13 from late night until dawn (Monday before midnight,
EarthSky Tonight—December 12, 2010 Geminid meteors late evening to dawn
Sunday, December 12 is one of the peak nights of the 2010 Geminid meteor showers. Monday, December 13 might be even better.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight December 11, Radiant point for Geminid meteor shower
December’s famous Geminid meteor shower is peaking around now
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 17, No meteors last night? Try between moonset and dawn November 18
The forecast calls for the annual Leonid meteor shower to be at its best during the predawn hours on Wednesday, November 17, or Thursday, November 18. Which morning will be…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 16, Leonid meteors peak before dawn November 17 and 18
very year – in November – our planet Earth crosses the orbital path of the Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Debris from this comet burns up in the Earth’s upper atmosphere to create…