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Meteor Activity Outlook for April 6-12, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Monday April 8th. At that time, the moon will be located near the sun and will not be visible during nighttime hours. As the week progresses the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 30-April 5, 2024
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as the Lyrids become active during the month. The Lyrids are active from the 15th through the 29th, with a pronounced maximum on the 22nd. Sporadic rates…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 23-29, 2024
Jackie Rubi-Günthart captured this brilliant fireball while photographing aurora on September 12, 2023, at 22:30 GMT from Reykjahlíð, Iceland. What an extremely lucky coincidence! ©Jackie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 16-22, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday March 17th. At that time, the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will be set near 03:00 Local Daylight Saving…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 9-15, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday March 10th. At that time, the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 2-8, 2024
Grant Birley captured this double bursting fireball on August 2, 2022, at 22:56 NZDT (10:56 UT) from Whangaparāoa, New Zealand. ©Grant Birley As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 24-March 1, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday February 24 th . At that time, it lies opposite the sun and lies above the horizon all night long. This is the worst time of the month…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 17-23, 2024
During this period, the moon waxes from being half-illuminated to nearly full. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will hamper evening meteor observations but will set before the more active morning…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 10-16, 2024
During this period, the moon waxes from just past new to half-illuminated by Friday February 16th. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set shortly after dusk, leaving the remainder of the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 3-9, 2024
February offers the meteor observer in the Northern Hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting but you never know when surprises are in store. An…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 27- February 2, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday February 2nd. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 02:00 local standard time (LST) on…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 20-26, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday January 25th. At that time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 13-19, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday January 17th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set between midnight and 01:00 (on Jan 18)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 6-12, 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday January 11th. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will…
Viewing the 2024 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
The illustration above displays the orbits of actual Quadrantid meteors captured on multiple video cameras. The angle of the view in this illustration can be altered by using your mouse pointer…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 30, 2023-January 5, 2024
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 23-29, 2023
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday December 26th. On that night the moon will lie opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 16-22, 2023
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday December 19th. On that night the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight (on Dec…
