The Moon is close to Full these days which is not helping with meteor detection. Still the nightly numbers of … More
Tag: meteor shower
Jan 12/13/14 Meteors
The night of Jan 12/12 saw a pair of meteors from the Xi Corona Borealids (XCB) and Northern Delta Cancrids … More
Jan 10/11/12 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
Jan 6/7/8 Meteors
The night of Jan 6/7 was nice and clear producing 32 detections. Though the next night was plagued with cirrus … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 4-10, 2014
The Meteor Activity Outlook for the period 2014 January 4-10 has been posted by Bob Lunsford on the American Meteor Society … More
Jan 5/6 Meteors
Now that’s more like it. After two straight nights with cirrus, a clear night once again produced a larger number … More
Jan 2/3 Meteors and the Quadrantids
The Quadrantid meteor shower was most definitely active this morning over southern Arizona. Though the actual peak of Quadrantid activity … More
Jan 1/2 Meteors and Tonight’s Quadrantids
Tonight brings the peak of the best meteor shower you have probably never seen. The best showers of the year … More
Wirtanen-id Meteors This Week?
This week sees the appearance of one of the years best meteor showers, the Geminids, this Thursday evening. But before … More