VPAS - Virginia Peninsula Astronomy / Stargazers

What's in the Sky This Month | May 2026 Sky Guide Both Uranus and Neptune are too close to the Sun to be visible, but Mercury returns to the evening sky during the last week and should be easily seen by...

NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in.

NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in NASA's shifting focus "does not preclude revisiting the orbital outpost in the future."

I apologize for the parsimonious posts of late. Meta has made the support of this site very difficult. I have had to fight tooth and nail to keep unwanted ads off the site - ads that have nothing to do with astronomy. I will be getting a lot more active as I make a few changes in an endeavor to keep everyone up to date with the goings-on here on the Peninsula.

NASA's Alll-Sky cameras are always on the lookout for fireballs. They are more active in the northern hemisphere during the Spring Equinox.

ASGARD Web Log

Best meteor shower of the year! Should be able to see meteors all night to your hearts content.

Geminid meteor shower peaks in dark skies December 13-14 The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on December 13-14. It’s a great year for the Geminids! Join EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd for details.

https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/new-image-of-other-comet-atlas-reveals-its-breaking-apart-ahead-of-close-approach-to-earth

New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth New images show that comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has fragmented after passing its closest point to the sun, ahead of its close approach to Earth later this month. This is not the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

https://youtube.com/shorts/hOz8UVJHiEM?si=X2Y8VvJx5ACfK6Dq

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October 20 and 21

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