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

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

A brilliant fireball was observed over southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Sonora on Wednesday evening, September 14. Hundreds of reports … More

The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More

The net is hopping with reports of a brilliant fireball seen from Wisconsin to Missouri. All reports are consistent with … More

The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More

A brilliant fireball was seen over California during the early evening of November 7 at around 5:10 pm. Quite a … More

This is a big catch-up post. The fall months usually see the highest meteor rates of the year and this … More