In the Sky This Month – November 2009

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

Nov 3/4 Meteors

Interesting night in that both of my cameras detected quite a bit of activity from the Northern Taurids but nothing … More

For the 2nd night in a row, enhanced activity from the Beta Cancrids has been observed. Note, that any obvious … More

Last night may be the last clear night for a while as a strong (but dry :() storm system sweeps … More

After peaking in intensity last week, the Orionids are slowly winding down for 2009. Rates are about half to a … More

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

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I expected the rate of Orionids to start falling last night. It didn’t happen. … More

Orionid activity has not let up at all. Last night’s rates are comparable to the past 3 nights. The graph … More

The Orionids were still going strong last night. For the 2nd night in a row, my cameras pick up 113 … More

Last night was likely the peak of the Orionids. Keep in mind that the Orionids usually have a broad maximum … More