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Meteor Activity Outlook for June 3-9, 2023
Mónika Landy-Gyebnár captured this multi-bursting South Taurid fireball on October 26, 2022, at 03:43 CEST (1:43 UT) from Hárskút, Hungary.…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for May 27-June 2, 2023
Chris Hall captured this multi-bursting fireball while photographing this homestead on June 19, 2020, at 00:48 CDT (5:43 UT) from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 20-26, 2023
Jordan Ragsdale captured this Southern Taurid fireball using his AllSky Camera System on October 23, 2022, at 23:04 MDT (5:04…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 13-19, 2023
Jordan Ragsdale captured this Orionid fireball using his AllSky Camera System on October 23, 2022, at 01:42 MDT (4:03 UT…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 6-12, 2023
Ryan Connor captured this brilliant Orionid fireball on October 22, 2022, at 06:03 EDT (10:03 UT) from North Royalton, Ohio…
Viewing the eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2023
Every year between mid-April and the end of May, the Earth encounters the outbound debris from Halley's Comet. Outbound describes the motion of each particle as it moves away from the sun and passes near the Earth on its way back to the outer realms of the solar system...
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 29 – May 5, 2023
Daniel Bush captured this bright fireball on October 13, 2022, at 20:49 CDT (01:49 UT on Oct. 14 ) as…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 22-28, 2023
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Paul Maggs captured this bright fireball using his GoPro camera on September 23, 2022, at 02:00 BST (01:00 UT )…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 15-21, 2023
Ed Albin captured this incredibly bright fireball using his AllSky7 camera meteor video system on September 26, 2022, at 00:04…
Viewing the Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2023
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The Lyrids are particles shed from comet 1861 G1 Thatcher, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1861. Don’t expect this comet to return anytime soon as its orbit has been calculated to be near 415 years!
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 8-14, 2023
Catherine Perkinton was out photographing a colorful aurora display when this brilliant fireball shot through the field of view of the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 1-7, 2023
Stacey Balzum was out photographing an intense aurora display when this brilliant fireball shot through the field of view of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 25-31, 2023
Bart Benjamin captured this bright fireball just above his house on August 2, 2022, at 22:34 CDT (3:34 UT on…
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