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Meteors over the past few weeks (June 24/25 to July 5/6)

Meteor rates continue to remain on the low side even though we have entered the prime meteor watching month of … More

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More info on the so. AZ fireball

Here are a few news items regarding Tuesday’s fireball. A  story from The Herald of Sierra Vista where the fireball … More

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Comparing the so. AZ fireball to the 1992 Peekskill fireball

For those who didn’t see the fireball or want to (sort of) relive it, here is a video of a … More

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June 22/23 Meteors

After a quick trip to Radio Shack I was able to get both cameras up and running again. Clouds were … More

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June 20/21/22 Meteors

After a few weeks of no active meteor showers, the June Bootids should now be active. Last night was the … More

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June 19/20 Meteors

Not a bad night as the clouds cleared out to allow a few hours of clear observing. Yesterday was a … More

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June 17/18/19 Meteors

I probably sound like a broken record, but clouds have once again descended upon southern AZ. There were a few … More

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June 16/17 Meteors

Clouds were a problem again last night, especially in the early morning hours. Still a good number of meteors were … More

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June 11/12/13/14/15 Meteors

In the last ‘meteors’ post, I mentioned my plan to set up a 2nd meteor camera to cover more of … More

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June 9/10/11 Meteors

After another cloudy night, we finally got some good observing here in Tucson. To be honest, that was a surprise … More

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