From Bob’s notes from 10/6: “Cloudy skies were in the forecast for last night but the sky remained mostly clear … 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.
Oct 2/3/4/5 Meteors
Clouds + Full Moon = lots of missed meteors There’s not much more to say. The consistent cloud cover in … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 3-9, 2009
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Oct 1/2 Meteors
The usual assortment of stray Sporadics, occasional September Lyncids, and early Taurids continues. In another few nights, we will start … More
In The Sky This Month – October 2009
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2009. … More
Sept 28/29/30 Meteors
The weather is changing here in the American southwest. Now that the monsoon is over the weather patterns are changing … More
Sept 24/25/26/27/28 Meteors
Clear moon-less skies over Tucson have produced a steady “shower” of meteors. My 2 cameras are catching about 23 to … More
Sept 25th Ontario Fireball
Another week, another brilliant fireball! Last weekend a spectacular fireball was seen over New England. This Friday evening (Sept 25) … More
Sept 22/23/24 Meteors
The monsoon is over in southern Arizona. Actually it’s been over for a few weeks now but I was holding … More
Sept 20th Fireball Over the NE
The Northeast US was treated to a doubleheader of rare sky phenomenon this past weekend. On Saturday evening, a NASA … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 