Want to know what’s up in June?  Check out this podcast!  Scripted by me….voiced by my good buddy Sandra.  Courtesy IMAGINOVA and AstroShorts

It’s an exciting time when a comet becomes visible to the naked eye. Right now the opportunity to exists to see Comet 17P Holmes, now visible in the constellation Perseus. This came to us as a surprise because until late last week it was all but invisible to all but the most powerful telescopes. Literally overnight, the comet brightened by a factor of one million and of course we’re excited. Right now, you have the chance to see it as a fuzzy, yellowish star.

Where can you see Comet Holmes? Easy. Take a look at the clip above, originally posted on AstroShorts.

Want to know what’s up in October’s Skies?  Casey and I produced this piece for IMAGINOVA Canada.

Want to know what’s up in July’s skies?  Casey and I produced this piece for IMAGINOVA.  It’s a freely available Podcast that IMAGINOVA has on their website SPACE.COM in their NIGHTSKY section and it’s also available on ASTROSHORTS.

Casey voiced this piece while I scripted it.  The podcast highlights the different things going on in the sky on various July evenings -and one early morning too.

VIDEO courtesy:  IMAGINOVA

Setting up in Whitby

Photo Credit: Steve Bevan

On May 19th, astronomers all over the world got their telescopes out and shared their views with the public. My friends Arnold and Pedro joined me in Whitby Ontario where we were visited by many curious people. Venus, the Moon and Saturn were easily visible and many people were blown away by what they saw.

This event happened again and again all over the globe. You can see the results in the photo gallery available on-line at www.astroshorts.com which collected and displayed the photos on behalf of the International Sidewalk Astronomers . Take a look. Some of these events were HUGE!

Last Saturday, amateur astronomers around the world brought out their telescopes and showed views of the Moon, Venus, Saturn and other celestial objects to the general public. The first video we received was from our astronomer friends in Byron Bay, Australia.  They submitted their video on-line to AstroShorts.com.

My good friend Casey and I made the journey to Suffern, New York to check out NEAF, the NorthEAst Astronomy Forum.

Here’s our report as posted on AstroShorts.com

 Image Credit: NASAJHUAPL

The New Horizons spacecraft took this incredible picture of Jupiter’s moon IO recently.  See the volcanic plume at the top of the moon?  Io is massaged by the planet Jupiter as the little moon’s orbit takes it closer and then further away.

The New Horizons spacecraft is on its way to Pluto and is scheduled to arrive in the summer of 2015.

I’ve been a little tardy with my posts lately.  A lot has been happening.  First there was International Astronomy Day and then the North East Astronomical Forum which takes place in Suffern, New York.  I went down with my friend Casey to interview participants and record the event for everyone.  Soon we’ll have some video ready to air on AstroShorts.com.