Comet Lulin approaching
    Comet Lulin discovered a couple of years ago is swinging around the sun and approaching earth.    Right now it is still dim, but can be seen through mid-sized backyard telescopes. Lulin will make its closet approach to ...

The big chill
   Did anyone get up early enough this morning to see the South Texas snow, also known as frost?    I could see it even before the sun rose, thanks to that very bright moon.    The National Weather Service ...

Another big moon on tap
    If you missed the biggest and brightest full moon of 2008 when it appeared last month, then you’re in luck. The event will repeat Saturday night and will be the biggest, brightest moon of 2009.  It will be ...

Meteor shower helps kick off the new year
    The first meteor shower of 2009 should peak on the mornings of Jan. 3 and Jan. 4.    It’s called the Quadrantid meteor shower, named for the extinct constellation Quadrans Muralis. Stardate.org reports that the shower is fairly ...

Waning days of 2008 offer evening gems
   The next few evenings will offer interesting viewing for sky watchers.    Starting Monday evening, step outside just after sunset and look to the southwest.    The two bright points of light to the lower right of the moon ...

Tide, sun and moon information
   If you need to know when the moon will rise or the sun will set in 2009, that information is just a few keystrokes away.    The National Weather Service has posted that data and more on its home ...

Wild holiday weather
    The chances of having a white Christmas are slim. No surprises there.    But it’s certainly possible as anyone living here in 2004 will tell you. That’s when Victoria received 12.5 inches of snow Christmas Eve into Christmas ...

Where did the time go?
   If it seems your timepiece has been running a little slow, that could be so.    Most people think of a day as consisting of 24 hours. Actually a day is 24.0000003 hours.    To make up for that ...

Just How Dangerous is the Weather?
    Well, a recent piece in the Weather Club E-news newsletter from Davis Instruments answers that question this way:    We all worry about being struck dead by lightning or freezing to death while out shoveling the driveway. We ...

Not all full moons are the same
    The biggest, brightest full moon of the year will make its debut Friday night.    To be exact, it will be 14-percent bigger in appearance and 30-percent brighter, according to science@nasa.    The best time to view the ...