The long nights of November are producing a good rate of meteors. This is true even though there are no … 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.
Nov 5/6 Meteors
Last night saw clear conditions at Tucson and San Diego. Both sites were dealing with off-and-on cirrus for the past … More
Nov 3/4/5 Meteors
Meteor rates remain healthy. Over a quarter of all detected meteors are from the 2 Taurid showers. Though we are … More
Oct 31/Nov 1 Meteors
In San Diego, Bob notes “The night of October 30/31 was lost due to clouds. The forecast was for more … More
Oct 26/27 Meteors
Last night’s rates are the lowest since Oct 16/17. That’s true for both total rates and Orionid rates. In the … More
Report on the Impact of 2008 TC3
The Near-Earth Object Program office at NASA-JPL has just released a report about the impact of 2008 TC3. TC3 was … More
Taurids, Fireballs and Comet Encke
Over the past few weeks, a number of bright meteors and fireballs have been reported. On this blog, there have … More
Nov 1/2/3 Meteors
Last night saw the lowest rate of meteors since October 14 now that the Orionids are near the end of … More
In The Sky This Month – November 2008
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of November 2008. … More
Oct 29/30/31 Meteors
Rates have fallen back to normal after the past 2 weeks of enhanced Orionid activity. Though the peak was about … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 