Sort of the same old, same old the past few nights… a steady drizzle of sporadic meteors, a few weakly … More
Category: Meteors
Jan 4/5/6/7 Meteors
January is usually the beginning of the doldrums for meteor observing. With no major showers till the summer and background … More
In the Sky This Month – January 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of January 2010. … More
Jan 3/4 Meteors
A night after their peak the number of Quadrantids are down sharply. Amazingly the total number of meteors was up from … More
Jan 2/3 Meteors
The peak of the Quadrantids was predicted to happen a few hours after sunrise this morning (Tucson time, MST). Activity … More
Dec 23/24 to Jan 1/2 Meteors
Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday season. The past week has seen rather low meteor activity with the … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 19-25, 2009
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Dec 22/23 Meteors
A relatively strong (at least for AZ) storm moved through the region over the past few nights. Similar to the … More
Dec 18/19/20/21/22 Meteors
The “big” meteor story for this week is the peak of the Ursids. Scheduled for last night the Ursids are … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 19-25, 2009
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 