30 Meteors

The past two nights were a mixed bag. The night of the 28/29th was good with 24 meteors detected. Last … More

Sept 27/28 Meteors

Now those are the numbers we like to see. The Moon is near is New phase which means the entire … More

The past few days have seen a number of fireball reports being left in the comment sections from all over … More

The past two nights have been plagued by clouds and, in the case of the 25/26th, some light rain. Even … More

Last night marked the beginning of activity from the Taurid meteor shower complex. Regular readers have probably noticed that meteors … More

Last night was another nice night with a good number of meteors. Four of the meteors may be members of … More

Astronomers at Cordell-Lorenz Observatory in Sewanee, TN have reported that Comet Giacobini has split into at least three pieces. Comet … More

Another round of fireball reports was submitted to this blog last night. Three fireballs were observed over England, Scotland and … More

Some nights you get a lot, some nights not so many. After detecting 25 meteors the previous night, last night … More

The weather continues to be great in Tucson. As the Moon passes its 3rd Quarter phase, sky conditions are improving … More