Jan 5/6 Meteors

Now that’s more like it. After two straight nights with cirrus, a clear night once again produced a larger number … More

Jan 3/4/5 Meteors

The last two nights have been hampered by high cirrus in southern Arizona. As a result, meteor rates were suppressed. … More

Tonight brings the peak of the best meteor shower you have probably never seen. The best showers of the year … More

This morning I ventured out to observe comets C/2012 X1 (LINEAR) and C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) with 10×50 binoculars. Under a … More

Last night brought in a nice haul of 34 meteors. As usual most were of the Sporadic variety and not … More

As forecast, high clouds were a problem last night. Only 10 meteors were detected, all of which were sporadics. Obs … More

The Meteor Activity Outlook for the period 2013 December 28 to 2014 January 3 has been posted by Bob Lunsford … More

Another crystal clear night here in southern Arizona. Our week of clear night skies will come to an end tonight … More

The total number of meteors detected last night was down from the previous night. Most of the difference was a … More

Well, it has been way too long… For long time followers of the blog, I am well. My long absence … More