May 3 Meteors

The Eta Aquariids are getting more active as we approach this weekend’s peak. This morning nine ETAs were observed which is…

May 2 Meteors

Last night was another clear night over Tucson. Though the number of detected meteors dropped from one night ago, meteor…

It has been way too long since I’ve updated this blog. Due to the constant juggle of work, family and…

A quick perusal of the number of detection by the SALSA3 meteor camera shows nightly rates that range from 1…

After two days of clouds and rain, the weather was much better for the remainder of the month. September is…

[update: changed the time of mid-eclipse to 2:47 UT from 2:48 UT. thanks to Joe Stieber for catching the error.…

Finally, for the first time since the peak night of the Perseids we got a few clear nights in Tucson.…

Anyone up before dawn has probably noticed Venus shining like a brilliant beacon high in the eastern sky. For most…

It’s been hard to get a good idea of nightly meteor rates recently. There hasn’t been a single night over…

The usual Arizona monsoon weather kept the number of detected meteors down this past week. We did get one very…