If you’ve never seen a meteor this is the week to see one. Many times a year the Earth passes…
August 8/9 Meteors
Clouds and the occasional drizzle were the norm for most of last night. As is usual during the monsoon, the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 7-13, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the…
Evening planets – August 8
Watch the western sky right after it gets to dark to watch the heavens in motion. For the entire month,…
August 6/7/8 Meteors
More raindrops than meteors have been falling over Tucson the past 2 nights. Friday night the rains held off just…
Celestial Triangle (+ Mercury and Vesta) – August 6
The early evening planetary show continues tonight. The celestial triangle of Venus, Mars and Saturn should be easy to spot…
August 5/6 Meteors
The monsoon rains returned yesterday evening. Luckily the clouds dissipated by 10pm and stayed away for the remainder of the…
Evening Trio of Planets
Look to the west right after dark this evening to see 3 (and maybe even 4!) planets grouped closely together.…
Introducing 2 New Meteor Cameras (+ August 2/3 to 4/5 Meteors)
The recent bout of cloudiness allowed me to spend some time upgrading my camera systems. With the recent bout of…
July’s Meteors (plus the 1st 2 days of August)
July is usually one of the best month for meteor observing. This is especially true of the 2nd half of…
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 