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Meteor Activity Outlook for March 22-28, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday March 22nd. At that time 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 03:00 local daylight-saving time (LDST). Since the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 15-21, 2025
During this period, the moon wanes from nearly full to nearly fifty percent illuminated. This weekend the nearly full moon will lie in the sky most of the night making meteor observing difficult at…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 8-14, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Friday March 14th. On that date the moon will be located opposite the sun and will remain above the horizon all night long. This weekend the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 1-7, 2025
As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the slowest month of the year for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very weak minor showers produce activity this…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 22-28, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Friday February 28th. On that date the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 15-21, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday February 20th. On that night the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 01:00 Local Standard Time…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 8-14, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday February 12th. On that night the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 1-7, 2025
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exciting, but you never know when surprises are in store. An…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 25-31, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday January 29th. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will lie below the horizon at night. This weekend the waning…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 18-24, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday January 21st. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight on that date. This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 11-17, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday January 14th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will remain above the horizon all night long. This weekend the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 4-10, 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday January 7th. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local standard time…
Viewing the 2025 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming, USA Tracing the meteor paths…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 28, 2024 – January 3, 2025
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential to be the best shower of the year. Unfortunately, this shower is short lived and occurs during some of the worst weather in the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 21-27, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday December 23th. At that time the moon will rise near midnight and will remain in the morning sky the remainder of the night. As…
Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2024
The Ursid meteor shower is the least observed of the major annual showers. In the northern hemisphere December nights are cold and often cloudy. Another hindrance is the fact that it peaks just…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 14-20, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday December 15th. At that time the moon will lie above the horizon all night long and will greatly reduce the number of meteors visible. As…
Viewing the 2024 Geminid Meteor Shower
The Geminids in 2024 will be largely spoiled by a bright moon which reaches its full phase on December 15th. The time of maximum activity is predicted to occur anywhere from 17 Universal Time on…
