After almost a week of clouds, rain, and even a little snow in Tucson, clear weather has returned. Though with…
Venus and Sirius – 2 Bright Stars in the Evening Sky
[Editor’s note: I notice that lots of people are still finding this now a few years old post. If you…
Feb 4/5/6 Meteors
Cirrus and the brightening Moon have conspired to keep meteor rates down over southern CA and AZ. These clouds mark…
Feb 3/4 Meteors
There were a few wisps of cirrus throughout the night but most of the clouds stayed away. In Tucson, meteor…
Feb 2/3 Meteors
From Bob’s notes: “The wild swings in meteor activity continues. After a very slow night on the 2nd, meteor rates…
Feb 1/2 Meteors
The past few nights have seen wild swings in meteor rates at our two camera locations in Tucson and San…
In The Sky This Month – February 2009
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of February 2009.…
Jan 27/28/29/30/31 Meteors and the Alpha Centaurids
Rates have been fairly constant over the past week. For the SALSA camera in Tucson, about 15 meteors, give or…
Jan 25/26/27 Meteors
The mutli-day rain storm that was forecast to hit CA and AZ didn’t happen. Though the rain stayed away the…
Jan 24/25 Meteors
Last night was the first clear night in Tucson since the middle of last week. Even with the clear conditions,…
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 