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Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper. Supercatastrophic disruption of asteroids in the context of SOHO comet, fireball and meteor observations This paper has been submitted for...

Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper. Physical properties of Taurid meteoroids of various sizes This paper has been submitted for publication to Planetary and Space Science by Jiří...

Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper. The orbital clusters among the near Earth asteroids This paper has been submitted for publication to the Monthly Notices of the Royal...

During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday January 25th. At this time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but set long before the more active morning hours arrive.

During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday January 18th. At this time the half illuminated moon will rise near 0100 local standard time (LST) and will remain in the sky the remainder of the night....

During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday January 17th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight local standard time (LST). This weekend the nearly full...

During this period the moon waxes from a half-illuminated phase to nearly full. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the early morning, allowing a few hours of viewing under dark skies.

During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday January 3rd. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will rise shortly after midnight local standard time (LST). This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the early evening hours and will not interfere with meteor observing, especially during the more active morning hours.

Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper. Parker Solar Probe Observations of a Dust Trail in the Orbit of (3200) Phaethon By Karl Battams, Matthew M. Knight, Michael S.P. Kelley, Brendan...

During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday December 26th. At this time the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early...

During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday December 19th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 01:00 local standard time (LST). This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours and will make it difficult to view any meteor activity.

During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday December 12th. At this time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set a couple of hours before dawn allowing a quick session under dark skies before the onset of dawn.