Oct 18-20 Meteors

The past three nights experienced on and off again clouds. They also experienced an undeniable rise in Orionid (ORI) activity. … More

September 2017 Meteors

Still playing catch-up. Rather than go night-by-night, here is a summary of September’s SALSA3 meteor detections. Meteors detected on 28 … More

Like many astronomically minded folks, I traveled with the family to see Monday’s total solar eclipse. Though there were some … More

The peak may be passed but the Perseids were still producing healthy numbers on the night of the 14th. Since … More

The Perseids are probably now past their peak for 2017. The featured image summarizes how last night went here in … More

This weekend marks the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Last night, the SALSA3 camera detected a number of Perseids … More

The Perseids are one of 2 annual showers worth getting up early for. This year the peak will occur on … More

Meteor activity saw a big jump last night. Though there were some clouds, overall numbers jumped from 24 to 47 … More

Last night saw the most Perseids detected so far this year. While the total number of meteors dropped from 29 … More

Finally, a night with no clouds. It has been 34 nights since we had a cloud-free night. Too bad the … More