American Meteor Society
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 30-August 5, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday July 30th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor News
Upper Mid-Western USA Fireball July 26, 2011
It is easy to tell that meteor activity has recently picked up as predicted. The American Meteor Society has received…
Northwestern USA Fireball July 25, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the Oregon-Washington area occurring near 0314 am…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 23-29, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday July 23rd. At this time the moon will…
Northeastern USA Fireball Sunday Morning 7/17/11
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania area. It occurred…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 16-22, 2011
During this period the moon wanes from a full phase down to nearly half illuminated. This weekend the nearly full…
July 12th Northeast USA Fireball
The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2215 (10:15pm) EDT on July 12,…
Observing the Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2011
The Delta Aquariids (SDA’s) are the strongest southern shower active during the northern hemisphere’s summer months. The Earth encounters these…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 9-15, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday July 15th. At this time the moon will lie…
July 1, 2011 Fireball
The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2140 (9:40pm) CDT on July 1,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 2-8, 2011
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 25-July 1, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Friday July 1st. At this time the moon will lie…
Texas-Oklahoma Fireball & Video June 20, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball occurring over Texas and Oklahoma near 11:45 pm CDT…
Florida Fireball June 20, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball occurring over Florida near 9:45 pm EDT on June…
Georgia Fireball – June 15th, 2011
Here’s an interesting composite image and video of a large fireball captured by Steve Farmer of Ty Ty, Georgia. Almost…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 18-24, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday June 23rd. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 11-17, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday June 15th. At this time the moon will lie…
Fireball Over Kansas & Missouri June 3, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a bright blue/white fireball that occurred over Kansas and Missouri near 11:00pm…
Fireball Over Midwest June 2, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a blue-green fireball that occurred over the Mid-Western States just before 9pm…
Large Fireball Recorded Over Atlanta Georgia 5/20/11
A large fireball was reported to the AMS by multiple witnesses surrounding Atlanta Georgia, on Friday 5/20/11 at 22:45 EDT.…
Observing the 2011 Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Since the 2011 Lyrids were badly affected by moonlight, the next major meteor shower occurring under favorable conditions are the…