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Oct 23/24/25 Meteors

Oct 23/24 finally brought a clear night… well at least one with only a little cirrus. The next night was … More

astronomy, Meteors, orionids

Oct 19/20 to 22/23 Meteors

The night of October 21/22 marked the peak of this year’s Orionids shower. For observers around the world the display … More

astronomy, Meteors, orionids

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 23-29, 2010

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

astronomy, beta cancrids, epsilon geminids, eta taurids, leonis minorids, Meteors, northern taurids, october ursa majorids, orionids, southern taurids

First Half of October Meteors

This week’s main event, meteor-wise, is the maximum of the Orionids. These meteors were produced by Comet Halley over 2000-3000 … More

astronomy, Meteors, orionids

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 16-22, 2010

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

astronomy, epsilon geminids, leonis minorids, Meteors, northern taurids, october ursa majorids, october ursa minorids, orionids, sigma arietids, southern taurids, taurids, zeta taurids

In the Sky This Month – October 2010

This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2010. … More

103P, Asteroids, astronomy, comet hartley 2, Comets, flora, hebe, jupiter, mars, mercury, Meteors, orionids, planets, saturn, uranus, venus

August 30/31 to September 1/2 Meteors

The last 2 nights have been crystal clear and the results speak for themselves with 26 meteors detected by the … More

alpha aurigids, astronomy, Meteors, orionids, taurids

2008/2009 – The Past 2 Years of Video Meteors

10,102… that’s the number of meteors detected by my 2 camera systems since the start of observations in late February … More

astronomy, geminids, lyrids, Meteors, metrec, orionids, perseids, quadrantids, southern delta aquariids

Nov 12/13/14/15 Meteors

The sky cleared up last night after a few days of cirrus, and sometimes thicker clouds. We even got some … More

alpha monocerotids, astronomy, Meteors, november orionids, omicron eridanids, orionids

Nov 9/10/11/12 Meteors

Rates appear lower than usual. The reason is the persistent cloud cover over the American southwest. The cirrus is thin … More

astronomy, leonids, Meteors, orionids, southern taurid, taurids

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