It’s still getting colder. Back on December 21 passed the winter solstice – accompanied, this year, by the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – and then on December 31 the lamentable moment when once-Great Britain dropped out of a greater family, the European Union.
Tag: meteors
Lion and Lama
The Leonid meteor shower comes around again, best seen in the after-midnight hours of the coming night, November 16/17. Continue reading “Lion and Lama”
Orion and the right to insult
You may notice a few Orionid meteors in the after-midnight sky any time from about October 2 to November 7, but they should be at their best in the night between October 20 and 21.
Intercepting the Perseids and the water
I’ve been so dazzled by Venus Continue reading “Intercepting the Perseids and the water”
The Quadrantids in your sky
We’ve already shown you how this stream of particles comes curving in Continue reading “The Quadrantids in your sky”
2020 vision
Welcome to 2020, the last year of the second decade of the 21st century. Continue reading “2020 vision”
The Geminids and where they come from
The particles that make the Geminid meteor stream come in across Continue reading “The Geminids and where they come from”
Officious Moon and declining island
On this unlucky Friday December 13, the Moon is at its northernmost point Continue reading “Officious Moon and declining island”
A meteor outburst from the Unicorn?
The usually sparse annual Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower may be a sensational Continue reading “A meteor outburst from the Unicorn?”
Leonid meteors this weekend
This most famously erratic of the annual meteor showers comes around Continue reading “Leonid meteors this weekend”