A casual observer may watch the sky at night and see 3 to 5 sporadic meteors per hour. However, on some nights, this number may increase markedly, and on projecting the paths of the meteors back, we find that many appear to radiate from a tiny area in the sky. This...
There’s lots happening this month in the skies above! Although we are past the best of the Milky Way viewing season – there is still plenty to see. Suppose you can get away from the lights and hills. In that case, you can still see the almost uninterrupted ring...
