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Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in…
2 Fireballs over Indiana and Illinois and over Georgia on August 23rd, 2014
2 large fireballs were seen and reported by many witnesses on August 23rd, 2014. The first one was seen primarily from Illinois and Indiana. Witnesses from Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin also reported…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 23-29, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday August 25th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday August 17th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 9-15, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday August 10th. At this time the moon is located…
Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2014
Examples of Perseid meteors as seen at 4am local daylight time while facing northeast from mid-northern latitudes. Conditions for viewing the Perseids are not favorable this year. The full moon will…
Alabama Fireball
Over 65 witnesses have reported a bright fireball over Alabama Saturday night around 10:20 PM Eastern Time. Witnesses from Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky reported the phenomena…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 2-8, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all…
Viewing the Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2014
These are examples of Delta Aquariid activity seen from 40 degrees north latitude while facing south near 0300 local daylight time on July 30. These are examples of Delta Aquariid activity seen from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 26-August 1, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday July 26th. At this time the moon will located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 19-25, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday July 19th. At this time the…
Fireball over Virginia - July, 17 2014
An bright fireball was seen over Virginia on July, 17 2014 . Preliminary reports place the time of the event near 10:15 PM EDT. So far, this fireball has been reported by over 80 witnesses across…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 5-11, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday July 5th. At this time the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 28-July 4, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 21-27, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Friday June 27th. At this time the moon will lie near…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 14-20, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday June 19th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 7-13, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday June 12th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 31-June 6, 2014
Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight Time During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday June 5th. At this time the moon will…