The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Author: Carl Hergenrother
I am a professional astronomer specializing in the study of comets, asteroids and meteors. This blog will focus on my professional and amateur work in this field.
Jan 9/10 to 17/18 Meteors
We are in the midst of the early year doldrums, meteor-wise. Rates are low and will remain so until the … More
A Few Notes about 2010 AL30
“Mysterious Object Hurtles Towards Earth” “Weird Object Zooming by Earth Wednesday is Likely an Asteroid” “Mysterious Space Object Rocks the … More
Remember to Duck Wednesday Morning
A very small, newly discovered asteroid will make a close flyby of Earth this Wednesday. 2010 AL30 was first seen … More
The Curious Case of Comet LINEAR
An alternate title for this post could be “When a Comet Might Not Be a Comet”. On the night of … More
Jan 7/8/9 Meteors
Sort of the same old, same old the past few nights… a steady drizzle of sporadic meteors, a few weakly … More
Jan 4/5/6/7 Meteors
January is usually the beginning of the doldrums for meteor observing. With no major showers till the summer and background … More
In the Sky This Month – January 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of January 2010. … More
Jan 3/4 Meteors
A night after their peak the number of Quadrantids are down sharply. Amazingly the total number of meteors was up from … More
Jan 2/3 Meteors
The peak of the Quadrantids was predicted to happen a few hours after sunrise this morning (Tucson time, MST). Activity … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 