Comet Encke

Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?

We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…

9 years ago

Tracking Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy through November

Tired of comets yet? Right now, northern hemisphere observers have four (!) comets within range of binoculars in the dawn…

10 years ago

Morning Comets Continue to Dazzle in New Images, Timelapses

While many are anticipating seeing Comet ISON, there's more in the sky these days than just one comet. There are…

10 years ago

Four Comets Haunt the Halloween Dawn! Here’s How to See Them

Get your astronomical trick-or-treat bags ready. An excursion under the Halloween morning sky will allow you fill it in a…

10 years ago

Weekend Comet Bonanza!

Astrophotographers were out in full force this weekend to try and capture the bonanza of comets now visible in the…

10 years ago

How to See This Season’s “Other” Comet: 2P/Encke

2013 may well go down as “The Year of the Comet.” After over a decade punctuated by only sporadic bright…

11 years ago