2 Bright and Loud East Coast Fireballs

The past 10 days have seen 2 extremely bright fireballs over the East Coast of the US. Both fireballs also … More

Mar 26/27/28/29 Meteors

The weather continues to be good with the occasional batch of high cirrus. Though March is often a difficult month … More

The doldrums of March continue, at least with regards to meteor activity. At least the weather has been good though … More

Venus is getting harder and harder to see as it approaches inferior conjunction with the Sun. Due to breezy conditions … More

The past month or so has been difficult for meteor observing from both San Diego and Tucson. Though it has … More

We are now within a week of Venus‘ inferior conjunction. From my backyard there is no way to observe Venus … More

Last night saw a bit of cirrus right before dawn. Now that the Moon is long past Full, almost the … More

Last night was nearly a bust. Though my camera was able to see some stars all night long, the constant … More

The evening sky is graced by two planets, brilliant Venus low in the western sky and Saturn in the eastern … More

A new comet has been discovered by amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan. Comet C/2009 E1 (Itagaki) is a … More