April/May/June are usually clear months in Tucson and this year is setting up to be no different. Though bouts of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 8-14, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the…
In The Sky This Month – May 2010
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of May 2010.…
Apr 21/22 to 25/26 Meteors and the peak of the Lyrids
The stretch of 5 nights summarized in this post covers the maximum of the Lyrids shower. The Lyrids are often…
Apr 11/12 to 20/21 Meteors
The doldrums of the Spring meteor season continue. The fact that most nights also experienced a good share of cirrus…
Pop Goes the Comet – The Outburst of Comet P/2010 H2 (Vales)
I’ve always been drawn to comets. Maybe it is their unpredictability. Even the most well-behaved comets can unexpectedly split into…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 17-23, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the…
Update on the Wisconsin Fireball (and meteorites)
A brilliant and well observed fireball was observed flying over the American Midwest Wednesday evening. The map below shows that…
Bright Fireball Over the Great Lakes Area
The net is hopping with reports of a brilliant fireball seen from Wisconsin to Missouri. All reports are consistent with…
April 3/4 to 10/11 Meteors
Every night is producing a steady drizzle of meteors. My zenith pointing camera (the northern one is no longer operational,…
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 