14 Meteors

The night of Nov 12/13 was plagued by high cirrus at both the Tucson and San Diego sites. The cirrus … More

Nov 11/12 Meteors

Bob’s notes from last night say it all… “Cirrus clouds produce nice sunrises and sunsets but they wreck havoc on … More

The past few nights have been tough for meteor observing in both Tucson and San Diego. Rain fell in San … More

Last night saw clear conditions at Tucson and San Diego. Both sites were dealing with off-and-on cirrus for the past … More

Meteor rates remain healthy. Over a quarter of all detected meteors are from the 2 Taurid showers. Though we are … More

In San Diego, Bob notes “The night of October 30/31 was lost due to clouds. The forecast was for more … More

Last night’s rates are the lowest since Oct 16/17. That’s true for both total rates and Orionid rates. In the … More

Over the past few weeks, a number of bright meteors and fireballs have been reported. On this blog, there have … More

Last night saw the lowest rate of meteors since October 14 now that the Orionids are near the end of … More

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of November 2008. … More