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Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 18, 2025 -

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks October 21–23, 2025 Best viewing under moonless skies from 1 a.m. to dawn Each October, Earth…

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 18-24, 2025

Mark Kirschner captured this bright fireball through high altitude wildfire smoke on August 5, 2025, at 03:28 EDT (07:39 UT…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 17, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 11-17, 2025

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

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 10, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 4-10, 2025

Scott Stevens captured this bright fireball on July 28, 2025, at 04:06 MDT (10:06 UT ) from Crestone, Colorado, USA. ©Scott…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 3, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 27 – October 3, 2025

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball on July 25, 2025, at 20:51 EDT (00:51 UT on July 26th ) from North…

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 26, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 20-26, 2025

Tobias Felber captured this brilliant fireball on July 24, 2025, at 01:28 CEST (23:28 UT on July 23rd ) from Glashütte,…

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 19, 2025 - 5

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 13-19, 2025

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on July 19, 2025, at 01:20 EDT (05:20 UT )…

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 13, 2025 - 6

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):

17Oct 111 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
14Oct 73 reports AL, AR, GA, IL...
13Oct 40 reports FL & GA
13Oct 39 reports
9Oct 113 reports CT, DE, MA, MD...
7Oct 100 reports

2Oct 35 reports HI
1Oct 178 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
28Sep 36 reports ME
28Sep 35 reports
25Sep 221 reports CA & NV
23Sep 41 reports

22Sep 30 reports
21Sep 55 reports LA, OK & TX
21Sep 30 reports NM & TX
21Sep 92 reports
19Sep 72 reports TX
20Sep 39 reports

17Sep 97 reports
16Sep 49 reports IA, IL, IN, MI...
15Sep 35 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
10Sep 33 reports AZ, CA, NV & UT
7Sep 77 reports
6Sep 51 reports AL, AR, IA, IL...

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 76 reports about fireballs seen over AZ, IA, IN, IL, MO, FL, VA, TX, PA, KS, NE, WI, OK, CO, ME, OH, MA, AR, AL, NC, MN, CA and Nevada.

We are also currently investigating 32 reports from Austria, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Romania and Slovakia.

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.

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 6-12, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 6, 2025 -

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

David D. Meisel (1940-2025)

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 28, 2025 -

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 28, 2025 -

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 23-29, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 21, 2025 -

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 15, 2025 - 1

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

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 9-15, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 8, 2025 - 4

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

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