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Daylight Fireball August 27, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a rare daylight fireball over the state of Minnesota, plus southern Manitoba, and western Ontario. This event occurred near 5:15pm CDT…
Washington-Oregon Fireball August 26, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a very bright fireball over the states of Washington and Oregon, occurring near 11:10pm PDT Friday evening August 26th. Of the two dozen…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 27- September 2, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday August 29th. At this time the moon will lie near the sun and will not be visible at night. Next week the waxing crescent moon will enter…
Upper Mid-Western Fireball August 23, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, plus southern Manitoba, Canada…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 20-26, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday August 21st. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees west of the sun and will set near midnight local daylight time (LDT)…
Alert - High Confidence Meteorite Fall in Northeast Ohio
Bill Cooke of the NASA Meteoroid Environments Office sent the AMS an alert today about a recent fireball event in Ohio. This event was captured on the University of Western Ontario's fireball network…
Florida Fireball August 11, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 30 reports of a bright fireball occurring over Florida between 1030-1100pm EDT on August 11. There is a wide discrepancy in the reports so it is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 13-19, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday August 13th. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun in the sky and will be above the horizon all night long. Next week the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 6-12, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday August 6th. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees east of the sun and will set near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) for…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 30-August 5, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday July 30th. At this time the moon will lie near the sun and will not be visible at night. Next week the waxing crescent moon will enter…
Upper Mid-Western USA Fireball July 26, 2011
It is easy to tell that meteor activity has recently picked up as predicted. The American Meteor Society has received another report of a very bright fireball over the states of Michigan, Illinois…
Northwestern USA Fireball July 25, 2011
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the Oregon-Washington area occurring near 0314 am PDT on Monday morning July 25th. Of the reports received so far…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 23-29, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday July 23rd. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees west of the sun and will rise near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) for…
Northeastern USA Fireball Sunday Morning 7/17/11
The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania area. It occurred a few minutes after 4am EDT on Sunday morning July 17th. Of the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 16-22, 2011
During this period the moon wanes from a full phase down to nearly half illuminated. This weekend the nearly full moon will be in the sky all night long. This is the worst time of the month to try…
July 12th Northeast USA Fireball
The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2215 (10:15pm) EDT on July 12, 2011. it was visible in New York and adjacent states. The average magnitude…
Observing the Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2011
The Delta Aquariids (SDA's) are the strongest southern shower active during the northern hemisphere's summer months. The Earth encounters these particles from July 21 through August 23 with a broad…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 9-15, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday July 15th. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will remain in the sky all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon…