Sept 16/17 Meteors

Meteor rates continue to be healthy. Still most of the enhanced activity appears to be caused by the Sporadic background … More

Update on the Vancouver/Seattle Fireball

There have been more reports of Saturday night’s brilliant fireball seen over British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. The reports were … More

Last was another great night of meteors. It was the darkest night I’ve yet measured at my home (over the … More

For most of the past week, clouds and a hazy sky has kept meteor rates low. This has all changed … More

Reports have been coming in of a slow bright fireball seen over the Canadian province of British Columbia and the … More

I received a number of reports of 2 bright objects flying over Canada and the northern United States. All of … More

In yesterday’s post I mentioned the possibility of activity from the September Perseids. Last year this minor shower put on … More

Last night was nice and clear. The bright Moon is still a problem. This was especially true in my camera … More

The Full Moon and persistent clouds have kept the number of recorded meteors low. From Bob’s notes for last night: … More

The weather in Tucson continues to get in the way of meteor observations. This wouldn’t be a problem if it … More