The past 2 nights has seen quite a bit of meteor activity. Last night, in particular, was the peak of … More
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July 24-25 Meteors
The monsoon has been on hiatus here in Tucson and finally we had two relatively clear nights. There were still … More
July 16-23 Meteors
Talk about a lot of active meteor showers. I had a hard time fitting all of the data in the … More
July 7-15 Meteors
I wish I had more to report, meteor-wise, but it has been a rather cloudy monsoon season here in Tucson. … More
July 1-6 Meteors
The monsoon is here. For most of the year, my priority is on counting photons or meteors. But in July … More
June 24-30 Meteors
This post brings us through the end of June. Even though meteor rates are relatively low and the nights are … More
June 16-23 Meteors
My camera system was not active between the nights of June 7 and 15. I was on vacation and decided … More
Early June Meteors
The first week of June continued the level of activity from the end of May. I didn’t collect any data … More
Late May Meteors
The story of the last week or so of May was the Camelopardalids (CAM). As mentioned in my last two … More
Camelopardalid “No-show”?
Camelopardalids… more like the Camelopardaliduds or the Camelordalididn’ts. Last weekend’s much anticipated Camelopardalid meteor shower from comet 209P/LINEAR was a … More