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Meteor Activity Outlook for August 29-September 4, 2015
September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for August 22-28, 2015
Perseid Meteors, Agust 12th 2015 (composite photo) – Palm Springs, CA, USA © Ken Miller Radiant Positions at 10pm Local…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 15-21, 2015
Perseid Meteor, Agust 12th 2015 – Central Texas, USA © Jared Tennant Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant…
Count Perseids on Your Android Smartphone
Our friend Chris Crawford is running an crowd-sourced program to measure the spatial distribution of Perseids. Anybody with an Android…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 8-14, 2015
Perseids 2011 (composite photo) – Omu Peak, Romania © Alex Tudorica Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions…
Perseids 2015: the Amateur Guide
Composite Image of the Perseids Meteor Shower 2013- Germany – © mLu.fotos The Perseid is the most gifted Meteor Shower…
Fireball Seen From Brazil
Videos of a slow moving, large bright fireball started popping up online shortly after a major fireball event seen from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 1-7, 2015
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this activity is the Perseid shower that peaks on August 13th. This shower is active most of the month and remains above the level of the sporadic background for a week centered on August 13th
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 25-31, 2015
Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight…
Bright, Slow Fireball Over Central Texas
Over two dozen witnesses reported a bright, slow moving fireball over central Texas last night slightly after 9:00 PM local…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 18-24, 2015
Northern Lights and 2 meteors – 18.03.2015 Finland by Dave Grubb Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 11-17, 2015
© Aurora and Meteor – June 22, 2015 – 9:56PM Saco, Maine USA Patrick Fennell – Follow Patrick on Facebook…
Possible space debris reentry seen over Georgia
The AMS received over 150 reports of a bright fiery object traveling from the south west to the north est over Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The long duration time, witness descriptions and long distance of travel suggest this object was some type of space debris.
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 27-July 3, 2015
Geminid Fireball over Mount Balang © Alvin Wu – Dec. 2014 During this period the moon reaches its full phase…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 20-26, 2015
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 10 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 15 for observers viewing from the southern tropics. Evening rates are reduced this week due to moonlight.
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 13-19, 2015
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 4 for observers viewing from the southern tropics (latitude 25 S.). For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 9 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 12 for observers viewing from the southern tropics.
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 6-12, 2015
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the Milky Way and a Lyrid Meteor, 2013 © Jeff Berkes Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 30-June 5, 2015
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion source can be counted on for continuous activity. Even the Anthelion radiant is located so far south this time of year that rates rarely exceed two per hour as seen from the northern hemisphere.
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 23-29, 2015
Two meteors in one shot by Stephen Rahn – 08/15/2011 Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 16-22, 2015
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 7 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 12 for observers viewing from the southern tropics. The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes...
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 9-15, 2015
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 2 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 3 for observers viewing from the southern tropics (latitude 25 S.). For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 9 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 13 for observers viewing from...