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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

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 5-11, 2009

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

alpha draconids, astronomy, geminids, Meteors, monocerotids, phoenicids, psi ursa majorids, puppids-velids, sigma hydrids, taurids

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 14-20, 2009

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

alpha monocerotids, andromedids, astronomy, leonids, meteor, northern taurids, november orionids, omicron eridanids, southern taurids, taurids

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

Nov 8/9 Meteors

The Taurids are contributing a good fraction of the meteors being seen these days. They may also be contributing to … More

astronomy, Meteors, taurids

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

Asteroids, astronomy, comet christensen, comet howell, comet linear, comet siding spring, Comets, Juno, jupiter, leonids, mars, melpomene, Meteors, taurids, vesta

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

astronomy, Meteors, northern taurids, taurids

Oct 28/29 to Nov 2/3 Meteors

This is a big catch-up post. The fall months usually see the highest meteor rates of the year and this … More

astronomy, beta cancrids, meteor, orionids, taurids

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 3-9, 2009

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

astronomy, draconids, giacobinids, Meteors, october camelopardalids, october epsilon piscids, orionids, taurids

Sept 24/25/26/27/28 Meteors

Clear moon-less skies over Tucson have produced a steady “shower” of meteors. My 2 cameras are catching about 23 to … More

astronomy, Meteors, taurids

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