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Observing the 2011 Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Since the 2011 Lyrids were badly affected by moonlight, the next major meteor shower occurring under favorable conditions are the…
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Large Fireball Event Reported 4/6/11
We are recieving reports about a large fireball seen at 20:30 CDTÂ from AL, TN, KY, MD, OH and AR. Here…
Fireball Event 331 – TX, OK, KS, CO, AR, NM
The AMS has received over 30 witness reports for a large fireball seen March 23, 2011 at 21:17 CDT. Witness…
2011 Meteor Shower List
The 2011 Meteor Shower List is presented in four separate parts. The showers are broken down by intensity with major,…
Paul Martsching
We begin the first in a series of AMS observer profiles with a short article on perhaps the most prolific…
Robert Hays Jr.
Robert H. Hays, Jr. was born in 1950 and has always lived in the Chicago area. He became interested in…
Bill Watson
Bill Watson was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1943 and became very interested in astronomy by 1950. Having moved…
Pierre Martin
Pierre Martin resides in Ottawa, Ontario. His interest in astronomy grew at a young age from a curiosity and fascination…
Robin Gray
Robin Gray was born in Spokane, Washington in 1950. By age six he had developed a strong interest in both…
Mike Morrow
Mike Morrow came into this world on August 24, 1937 in Philadelphia. Pa. When he was still a young boy…
Norman McLeod III
Norman McLeod was born in Miami, Florida in 1946. A 4th-grade science unit began his interest in astronomy. By the…
Robert Lunsford
Bob has been interested in the stars as far back as he can recall. His parents placed his crib next…
Kim Youmans
Astronomy has always been a great interest of mine as far back as early childhood, when I can recall lying…
Mark Davis
Mark was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1957. His interest in astronomy was a natural outgrowth of the time he…
Richard Taibi
My interest in space and astronomy was awakened by Sputnik’s launch in 1957. I was 11 then and I bought…
George Gliba
George Gliba was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1948, and lived in the small town of Chagrin Falls, (20 miles…
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American Meteor Society’s Founder
By Richard Taibi, AMS Staff Advisor on History Copyright 2007 Richard Taibi McCormick Observatory astronomers spread throughout the nighttime Virginia…
The Early Years of Meteor Observations in the USA
By Richard Taibi AMS Staff Advisor on History The history of meteor observation in the United States contains some surprises…
Fireball FAQs
What is a fireball? What is the difference between a fireball and a bolide? How frequently do fireballs occur? Can…
How to Obtain a Meteor Spectrum
Obtaining a meteor spectrum is not all that complicated. All you need is the equipment, and most of all, a…