2014 has started off with fireworks! The first designated asteroid of the year, discovered only half an hour before midnight…
Happy New Year’s Meteors
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2014! The new year also sees us welcoming a few more active meteor showers.…
Dec 30/31 Meteors and 2 comets
This morning I ventured out to observe comets C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) and C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) with 10×50 binoculars. Under a…
Dec 29/30 Meteors
Last night brought in a nice haul of 34 meteors. As usual most were of the Sporadic variety and not…
Dec 28/29 Meteors
As forecast, high clouds were a problem last night. Only 10 meteors were detected, all of which were sporadics. Obs…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 28, 2013-January 3, 2014
The Meteor Activity Outlook for the period 2013 December 28 to 2014 January 3 has been posted by Bob Lunsford…
Dec 27/28 Meteors
Another crystal clear night here in southern Arizona. Our week of clear night skies will come to an end tonight…
Dec 26/27 Meteors
The total number of meteors detected last night was down from the previous night. Most of the difference was a…
Dec 25/26 Meteors
Well, it has been way too long… For long time followers of the blog, I am well. My long absence…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 20-26, 2013
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can…
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