The thrill is gone

Well, I’ve seen Comet Holmes again, tonight. The sky was clear enough in the early evening to get a glimpse — an hour later it had clouded over in the east. But the comet was a very different sight than it was ten days previously. It’s gotten bigger, which makes it more [...]

Namesake and nebulosity

We haven’t had many clear nights lately, and on what few we’ve had I’ve forgotten to go out and look. It was mostly clear tonight, though, with a day old moon, and the next several nights are forecast to be cloudy. It was, in other words, possibly our last, best chance. Kenny [...]