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Meteor Activity Outlook for October 5-11, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 5am LDT During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday October 5th. At this time the moon lies close to the sun and is not visible in…
Amazing Photos of Friday Night's Ohio Meteor
Here are two astonishings photos by Angela McClain of the Ohio Meteor ( AMS Event #2132 ) this past Friday night. This event logged over 1000 witness reports and goes down as the 2nd most reported…
Another Massive Fireball Over Atlanta
Its been a busy week for the AMS as we are bombarded by fireball reports from all different parts of the country. The latest event took place over Alabama and Georgia last night September 28th 7:30…
New Fireball spotted in Midwest
The mid west has witnessed two major fireball events in less than 2 days. On Thursday (September 26th), the AMS has received more than 730 reports of a large fireball around 7:05 am local time…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 28-October 4, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 5am LDT Meteor activity in general increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active most of the month along…
Large fireball spotted in Midwest
The AMS has received nearly 700 reports of a large fireball this morning September 26th around 7:05 am local time. Witnesses from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin reported a…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 21-27, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 5am LDT During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday September 27th. At this time the moon is located 90 degrees west of the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 14-20, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 4am LDT During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday September 19th. At this time the moon is located opposite the sun and will be…
Large Fireball Meteor with Sonics Over Alabama
Over 275 (so far) witnesses reported a large fireball over Alabama last night (9/9) around 8:25 PM local CDT (1:25 on 9/10 UT). The fireball was seen from primarily Alabama and Georgia, but witnesses…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 7-13, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 4am LDT During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday September 12th. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees east…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 31-September 6, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 4am LDT September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In the sky, no…
AMS Technology Platform
Learn more about the AMS Technology Platform (Fireball Report, Meteor Observing, All sky cameras and more) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P5MJue1DWk
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 24-30, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 4am LDT During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday August 28th. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees west of…
Meteor Terminology
Few months ago, we created a poster about Meteor Terminology. We received a lot of comments about this poster. We took some of them into account to create this new version. You can download the PDF…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 17-23, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 4am LDT During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday August 21st. At this time the moon is located opposite the sun and interferes…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 10-16, 2013
Radiant Positions at 1am LDT Radiant positions at 4am LDT During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday August 13th. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees east of…
Details for Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2013
Examples of Perseid Meteors as seen from Latitude 35N near 4am Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */…
Perseids 2013: the Amateur Guide
The Perseid is the most gifted Meteor Shower of the year for the Northern Hemisphere: The Perseid offers a consistently high rate of meteors every year (up to 100 meteors per hour) It occurs in…
