Not a bad night as the clouds cleared out to allow a few hours of clear observing. Yesterday was a … More
Author: Carl Hergenrother
June 17/18/19 Meteors
I probably sound like a broken record, but clouds have once again descended upon southern AZ. There were a few … More
A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
53 million years ago a massive star in the galaxy NGC 4088 lost its battle with gravity and collapsed upon … More
June 16/17 Meteors
Clouds were a problem again last night, especially in the early morning hours. Still a good number of meteors were … More
June 15/16 Meteors
Yet another good night with the highest totals yet for the new dual camera system (albeit, this is over only … More
June 11/12/13/14/15 Meteors
In the last ‘meteors’ post, I mentioned my plan to set up a 2nd meteor camera to cover more of … More
Meteors in the News – DoD Classifies Fireball Data and Boy Gets Hit By Meteorite
Two news stories related to meteors hit the news wires the past few days. Military Hush-Up: Incoming Space Rocks Now … More
June 9/10/11 Meteors
After another cloudy night, we finally got some good observing here in Tucson. To be honest, that was a surprise … More
June 5/6/7/8/9 Meteors
Clouds continue to be the norm over the American Southwest. In Tucson, persistent cirrus has reduced the number of observable … More
June 2/3/4/5 Meteors
Last night was clouded out. The previous 2 nights were nice and clear resulting in a total of 22 meteors. … More