30 Meteors

Rates are starting to pick up a bit. Most of the month has seen meteor numbers in the single digits … More

Apr 22/23/24 Meteors

After peaking on Wednesday morning, the activity level of the Lyrids falls as rapidly as it rose. Now we look … More

Yesterday morning the sky showed a double feature, the Lyrid meteor shower and a lunar occultation of Venus. I was … More

Last night was the night before the peak of the Lyrids. The past 4 nights have seen a nice increase … More

Lyrid rates continue to crawl higher. If we use last year as a guide, tonight will see a few more … More

Reason #1 … On the morning of April 22, the Moon will occult (or pass in front) of Venus for … More

Meteor rates are still low but the 2 detected Lyrids are a sign of things to come. As we approach … More

Finally got a decent showing last night. I have to go back nearly 3 weeks to find the last night … More

Those readers that have been following this blog for awhile know that I usually post daily summaries of the meteors … More

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