Sept 1/2 Meteors

The past two nights coincided with the peak of the Aurigid shower. Though this shower does produce occasional outbursts, nothing … More

In The Sky This Month – September 2009

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of September 2009. … More

This post covers the last week of August. During this time the weather in San Diego allowed almost nightly coverage … More

Hello everyone! I’m back from a few relaxing weeks visiting family and friends in Italy. Since it has been a … More

The SALSA systems are my camera set-ups for the autonomous detection of meteors. SALSA is a rather tongue-in-cheek acronym that … More

After a couple nights of rain and clouds, it has cleared out again in Tucson. Last night was probably a … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of August 2009. … More

The clouds are back. Luckily they were light enough that many meteors could still be seen. Rates are down compared … More

Arizona’s respite from the monsoon continues. The night of July 31/Aug 1 was crystal clear yet again and produced 51 … More

Yet another great night of above average meteor totals. In Tucson the sky was better and as a result I … More