Mark Smith Planetarium & Middle Georgia Astronomical Society

Since asteroid DA-14 will be very difficult for amateur astronomers to see, here's where you can watch it online:

Don't worry; no chance of it hitting anything. Almost no chance of seeing it from anywhere around here either. Despite what you may hear from some sources about this asteroid being visible through a backyard telescope, it will be 11th magnitude briefly at its brightest. Good luck finding a sky that is dark enough to allow that kind of viewing anywhere near Macon!

I bright comet MIGHT BE visible in a couple of months.

Here's some interesting information about the structure of our galaxy:

This year's Globe at Night campaign is on! Find out how to get involved:

Information on the Quadrantid Meteor Shower, peaking this week:

Go to this site to read reports about the Geminids, see a map of the radiant, listen to the meteors on radar, and watch a video about the origins of the shower: http://www.spaceweather.com/

Worried about the end of the world coming on Dec. 21? Read NASA's answers to doomsday questions:

Two meteor showers at once? http://earthsky.org//new-meteor-shower-might-coincide-with Read the article below for a better guide to watching the Geminids. It's interesting that two articles from the same site have such vastly different predictions on how many meteors this shower will produce, but 50 is probably the more reasonable number.

Watch the Leonids on your computer: http://www.space.com/18518-leonid-meteor-shower-webcasts.ht

Information on this year's Leonid Meteor Shower: