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Large Tennesse Fireball - December 17th, 2013
The AMS has received over 40 reports so far about a fireball over central Tennessee last night around 8:20 central time. The event was captured by two cameras in the NASA All Sky Fireball Network…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for December 14-20, 2013
Radiant Positions for 40N Latitude at Midnight Local Standard Time Radiant Positions for 40N Latitude at 5am Local Standard Time During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday December…
Large AZ Fireball With Sonic Booms
Over 30 witnesses from Arizona and New Mexico reported a brilliant fireball last night a little after 7:00 PM Mountain Time. A large percentage of reports indicated a delayed boom which generally…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2013
Examples of Geminid meteors seen near 0330 local standard time on Dec 13 from latitude 25N Examples of Geminid meteors seen near 0330 local standard time on Dec 13 from latitude 25S The Geminid…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 7-13, 2013
Radiant Positions at Midnight LST Radiant positions at 5am LST During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday December 9th. At this time the moon will lie 90 degrees east of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 30-December 6, 2013
Radiant Positions at Midnight LST Radiant positions at 5am LST No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some of the best meteor activity of the year. In the northern hemisphere…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 23-29, 2013
Radiant Positions at Midnight LST Radiant positions at 5am LST During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday November 25th. At this time the half-illuminated moon will lie 90…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 16-22, 2013
Radiant Positions at Midnight LST Radiant positions at 5am LST During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday November 17th. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 9-15, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LST Radiant positions at 5am LST During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday November 9th. At this time the half-illuminated moon will lie 90…
Large Fireball over Southern California
215 witnesses have reported a large fireball over Southern California on November 6th around 7:50pm PST (3:50 on 11/7 UT). The fireball was seen from primarily California, but witnesses from Arizona…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 2-8, 2013
Radiant Positions at 12am LST Radiant positions at 5am LST As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the…
October 30, 2013 Fireball Over the Pacific Northwest
The American Meteor Society has received numerous (355 so far) reports of a major fireball event over the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada on October 30th just before 6:00am PDT (7:00 MDT)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 26-November 1, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 5am LDT During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday October 26. This weekend the half-illuminated moon will rise near…
Large Fireball Meteor Over New Jersey
Over 95 (so far) witnesses reported a large fireball over New Jersey on October 24th around 7:15am EDT (11:15 UT). The fireball was seen from primarily New Jersey and Maryland, but witnesses from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 19-25, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 5am LDT During this period the moon wanes from its full phase to nearly one-half illuminated. This weekend the full moon will be in the sky all night…
Lancaster Meteor
Over 104 (so far) witnesses reported a large fireball over Lancaster County (PA) last night (10/14) around 8:25 PM local EDT (0:25 on 10/15 UT.) The fireball was seen from primarily Maryland, New…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 12-18, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 5am LDT During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday October 18th. At this time the moon lies opposite of the sun and will be above…
