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Meteor Activity Outlook for September 13-19, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 13, 2025 -

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on July 19, 2024, at 01:20 EDT (05:20 UT )…

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 6-12, 2025

Yuma Croteau captured this fireball through clouds on July 8, 2025, at 00:17 EDT (04:17 UT) from Bethel, Maine, USA. Most…

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 6, 2025 -

David D. Meisel (1940-2025)

David Dering Meisel Ph. D. 1940-2025 The meteor astronomy community will be sad to learn that David Dering Meisel, Ph.D.,…

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 28, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2025

Cullen Brown captured this fireball through clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT) from Canyon Lake, Texas,…

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 28, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 23-29, 2025

Martin Collins captured this fantastic fireball on July 3, 2025, at 00:50 BST (23:50 UT on July 2) from Onich,…

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 21, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2025

Cédric Humbert captured this bursting fireball on June 20, 2025, at 01:57 CEST (23:57 UT on June 19) from Saxon-Sion,…

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 15, 2025 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 9-15, 2025

Paul Dibben captured this colorful fireball on June 2, 2025, at 23:26 BST (22:26 UT) from Sherborne, England. ©Paul Dibben During this…

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 8, 2025 - 3

Latest Major Fireball Events

Everyday, we receive reports about fireballs from all around the world. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events (with at least 30 reports):

10Sep 31 reports AZ, CA & NV
7Sep 76 reports
6Sep 51 reports AL, AR, IA, IL...
1Sep 67 reports
27Aug 69 reports FL
26Aug 56 reports

26Aug 45 reports
25Aug 64 reports
25Aug 137 reports IL, IN, KY, MI...
24Aug 54 reports CT, MD, MI, NJ...
21Aug 155 reports CA & NV
16Aug 144 reports AR, IA, IL, IN...

9Aug 41 reports MA, ME, NH, NY...
9Aug 38 reports IN, MI, OH, PA...
8Aug 54 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
5Aug 85 reports
1Aug 38 reports
26Jul 59 reports FL, GA, NC, NJ...

24Jul 43 reports CT, MA, NH, NY...
16Jul 55 reports OK & TX
9Jul 36 reports AL, FL, GA, LA...
3Jul 146 reports
30Jun 31 reports MN, ND, NE, SD...
28Jun 41 reports TX

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 73 reports about fireballs seen over KY, CA, NH, NY, VT, ME, MA, TN, OH, VA, WV, PA, NC, TX, CO, WA, KS, IL, AZ, FL, AL, IN, WY, GA, MO and Ohio.

We are also currently investigating 71 reports from Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, South Korea, Libya, Morocco, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Turkey.

Meteor Showers Visual Report

You can now contribute to the VMDB (Visual Meteor Database) project by sending your visual reports to the International Meteor Organization or send them via email to the AMS.

Viewing the Perseids in 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 5, 2025 - 4

Comet Dust Each July and August the Earth encounters debris left behind from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This comet has an orbit…

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 2-8, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 1, 2025 -

Kevin Freitas captured this multi-bursting fireball during morning twilight on May 25, 2025, at 04:54 PDT (11:54 UT) from Mineral, Washington,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for July 26-August 1, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Jul 25, 2025 -

Nicolas Rossetto captured this colorful fireball on May 1, 2025, at 02:46 CEST (0:46 UT) from Jouhe, France. ©Nicolas Rossetto…

Viewing Late July Meteor Showers

by Robert Lunsford - Jul 21, 2025 - 2

Late July in 2025 will be a great time to view meteor activity as the moon will be in the…

Meteor Activity Outlook for July 19-25, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Jul 18, 2025 -

Sarah Brown captured this sporadic multi-bursting fireball on April 28, 2025, at 03:53 BST (2:53 UT) from Newport Pagnell, England.…

Meteor Activity Outlook for 12-18 July 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Jul 11, 2025 -

Kevin Freitas captured this impressive fireball through clouds on April 11, 2025, at 00:51 PDT (7:51 UT) from Seattle, Washington, USA. ©Kevin Freitas…

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