12 Meteors

The most active minor meteor shower during the nights of Jan 10/11 and 11/12 was the December Leo Minorids (DLM). … More

Jan 8/9/10 Meteors

Cirrus again knocked down the number of observable meteors on the night of Jan 8/9. The next night was very … More

The night of Jan 6/7 was nice and clear producing 32 detections. Though the next night was plagued with cirrus … More

The Meteor Activity Outlook for the period 2014 January 4-10 has been posted by Bob Lunsford on the American Meteor Society … More

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

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

The Quadrantid meteor shower was most definitely active this morning over southern Arizona. Though the actual peak of Quadrantid activity … More

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

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2014! The new year also sees us welcoming a few more active meteor showers. … 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