The Tucson-based SALSA Meteor Camera

The SALSA systems are my camera set-ups for the autonomous detection of meteors. SALSA is a rather tongue-in-cheek acronym that … More

August 4/5/6/7 Meteors

After a couple nights of rain and clouds, it has cleared out again in Tucson. Last night was probably a … More

The clouds are back. Luckily they were light enough that many meteors could still be seen. Rates are down compared … More

Arizona’s respite from the monsoon continues. The night of July 31/Aug 1 was crystal clear yet again and produced 51 … More

Yet another great night of above average meteor totals. In Tucson the sky was better and as a result I … More

Rates were down last night. There are 2 possible reasons for this. One, we have passed the peak of the … More

Late July is usually a time of rain showers in southern Arizona. Instead, we have been witnessing showers of a … More

Except following an exceptional event, this blog usually only gets a comment or two every day. Over the past few … More

The monsoon finally took a break here in southern Arizona. For the first time in over a month, the night … More

Quickly trying to catch up with my meteor reports here. On these nights, clouds were still a problem in Tucson … More