Late July is usually a time of rain showers in southern Arizona. Instead, we have been witnessing showers of a … 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.
There’s Alot Going On Up There
Except following an exceptional event, this blog usually only gets a comment or two every day. Over the past few … More
July 26/27/28 Meteors – Peak of the SDA, CAP and PAU showers
The monsoon finally took a break here in southern Arizona. For the first time in over a month, the night … More
July 23/24/25/26 Meteors
Quickly trying to catch up with my meteor reports here. On these nights, clouds were still a problem in Tucson … More
Hubble Observes the Impact on Jupiter
The Hubble Space Telescope was used to take the sharpest images yet of the recent comet/asteroid impact on Jupiter. Hubble … More
Another image of the Jupiter Impact
Bob Lunsford has sent in another photo of Jupiter and its new impact spot. The photo was taken a few … More
July 22/23 Meteor
Both the Tucson and San Diego cameras had to deal with clouds last night. According to Bob: “Fog rolled in … More
July 21/22 Meteors
Bob notes the following about this year’s Southern Delta Aquariids: “The lack of Delta Aquarids so far this year seem … More
More on the Jupiter Impact
Two nights ago an Australian amateur astronomer, Anthony Wesley, observed a dark spot in the South Polar region of Jupiter. … More
July 20/21 Meteors
We are now within a week of the maxima for the Alpha Capricornids, Southern Delta Aquariids, Piscids Australids. Rates should … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 