Last night saw the lowest rate of meteors since October 14 now that the Orionids are near the end of … More
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In The Sky This Month – November 2008
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of November 2008. … More
Oct 29/30/31 Meteors
Rates have fallen back to normal after the past 2 weeks of enhanced Orionid activity. Though the peak was about … More
Oct 27/28/29 Meteors and a Colorado Fireball
The Orionids continue to slow down. Also both the Epsilon Geminids and the Leo Minorids are no longer active. Even … More
Oct 25/26 Meteors
Rates continue to fall as we moved further away from the peak of the Orionids. Bob notes that “overall rates … More
Oct 24/25 Meteors
The Orionids are still producing a healthy number of meteors. The number of detections from Tucson actually went up when … More
Oct 23/24 Meteors
According to my video results, the Orionids continue to wind down. Since the peak 4 nights ago my Orionids counts … More
Oct 22/23 Meteors and the Decline of the Orionids
The Orionids are still going strong though rates have come down from Tuesday morning’s peak. In the past 3 nights, … More
Oct 21/22 Meteors
Last night’s Tucson video data showed a slight decrease in the number of Orionids. The previous two nights saw 52 … More
Oct 20/21 Meteors and the Peak of the Orionids?
Based on visual reports submitted to the International Meteor Organization, the Orionids may have reached their peak intensity. The Zenithal … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 