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Report a fireball

You saw something bright and fast? Like a huge shooting star? Report it: it may be a fireball.

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Active Meteor Showers

No major meteor shower is currently active but wait for the next one: the Quadrantids!

Quadrantids

active from December 26th to January 16th

The Quadrantids have the potential to be the strongest shower of the year but usually fall short due to the short length of maximum activity (6 hours) and the poor weather experienced during early January.…

Peak Night: Jan 3-4, 2023
The moon will be 2% full.

Meteor Shower Calendar 2022

Major Showers to come

  • Quadrantids
    from December 26th to January 16th
  • Lyrids
    from April 15th to April 29th
  • eta Aquariids
    from April 15th to May 27th

Meteor Shower Calendar 2022

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The American Meteor Society, Ltd. is a non-profit scientific organization founded in 1911 and established to inform, encourage, and support the research activities of both amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the fascinating field of Meteor Astronomy. Our affiliates observe, monitor, collect data on, study, and report on meteors, meteor showers, fireballs, and related meteoric phenomena. Please note that the AMS does not deal in meteorites.

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