Last night was an experimental night. Since the start of my program to monitor meteors in Southern Arizona, I have … 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.
Dec 4/5 Meteors
Clouds were a problem for the 1st part of the night in Tucson, but after that the night turned out … More
Dec 3/4 Meteors and a few Sigma Hydrids
Some cirrus rolled in at the end of the night, but not enough to keep the Tucson camera from detecting … More
Dec 2/3 Meteors
Last night saw quite a few bright meteors over Tucson. Though there were no major showers active, many of the … More
Dec 1/2 Meteors and Last Night’s Conjunction
I hope everyone was able to enjoy the beautiful Venus-Jupiter-Moon conjunction last evening. There was some cirrus here in Tucson … More
Nov 29/30/Dec 1 Meteors
Even though the clouds are long gone, fog and dew have kept the camera in Tucson from detecting most meteors. … More
In The Sky This Month – December 2008
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of December 2008. … More
Nov 28/29 Meteors
After a few days and nights of clouds and some much needed rain, the skies cleared up over Tucson and … More
Meteorites from Canadian Fireball Have Been Found!
Scientists from the University of Calgary have successfully found a number of meteorites from the spectacular fireball seen over western … More
Venus and Jupiter Putting on a Show in the Evening Sky
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It rained all of last night here in Tucson so there are no meteor observations to report. … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 