The relatively low levels of meteor activity that we’ve seen over the past week continues. This is due to a … More
Month: January 2009
Jan 12/13 Meteors
From Bob’s notes: “Rates were much the same as the previous night. There was an increase in activity from the … More
Jan 11/12 Meteors
From Bob’s notes: “Rates were a little better tonight including some bright meteors, not quite reaching fireball category of magnitude … More
Jan 10/11 Meteors
The Full Moon continues to make meteor observing difficult. With only 7 meteors detected during the entire night, last night … More
Jan 7/8/9/10 Meteors and a Big Full Moon
This weekend’s Full Moon will be the biggest and one of the brightest of 2009. This is caused by the … More
Jan 5/6/7 Meteors
Meteors rates have settled down after the Quadrantid peak. Almost all of the activity has been taking place after midnight … More
Jan 4/5 Meteors
Though it rained all night in Tucson, the weather was fine in San Diego and Bob was able to get … More
More on the Quadrantids
Another winter storm has been moving through Arizona. As a result the past two nights have seen nothing but clouds … More
Jan 2/3 Meteors and a Great Quadrantid Display
The Quadrantids put on a great show last night. With 107 meteors detected, my camera broke its previous nightly record … More
Jan 1/2 Meteors and the Quadrantids
Last night was almost a exact copy of the previous night with a similar number of meteors being detected. Tonight … More