Yet another good night of meteor watching by the SALSA3 video system. Meteor totals increased by 2 to 47 over … 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.
Aug 6 Meteors
That’s more like it. With the software timing issue fixed (it was shutting down my system a good 2-3 hours … More
July 31 – Aug 5 Meteors
The monsoon wiped out the first three night of August. Happily, these clouds did bring a bit of rain. The … More
July 26-30 Meteors
The past 2 nights has seen quite a bit of meteor activity. Last night, in particular, was the peak of … More
July 24-25 Meteors
The monsoon has been on hiatus here in Tucson and finally we had two relatively clear nights. There were still … More
July 16-23 Meteors
Talk about a lot of active meteor showers. I had a hard time fitting all of the data in the … More
July 7-15 Meteors
I wish I had more to report, meteor-wise, but it has been a rather cloudy monsoon season here in Tucson. … More
July 1-6 Meteors
The monsoon is here. For most of the year, my priority is on counting photons or meteors. But in July … More
June 24-30 Meteors
This post brings us through the end of June. Even though meteor rates are relatively low and the nights are … More
June 16-23 Meteors
My camera system was not active between the nights of June 7 and 15. I was on vacation and decided … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 