American Meteor Society
Bill Watson
Bill Watson was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1943 and became very interested in astronomy by 1950. Having moved…
74 Search Results for comets
Robin Gray
Robin Gray was born in Spokane, Washington in 1950. By age six he had developed a strong interest in both…
George Gliba
George Gliba was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1948, and lived in the small town of Chagrin Falls, (20 miles…
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…
Fireball FAQs
What is a fireball? What is the difference between a fireball and a bolide? How frequently do fireballs occur? Can…
Observer Profiles
Richard Taibi My interest in space and astronomy was awakened by Sputnik’s launch in 1957. I was 11 then and…
Meteor FAQs
What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, and a meteoroid? How high up do meteors occur? How big…
Links
Meteorites Meteorite Bulletin – comprehensive database of known meteorites Asteroids The Minor Planet Center — The MPC operates at the…
Glossary
Absolute magnitude (H10 and H0) This is the brightness a comet would exhibit if placed 1 AU from both the…
Resources
For a list of meteor related terms and definitions, see our meteor glossary. For more information regarding comets, meteors, meteor…
Meteor Showers
A brief period of heightened meteor activity, often occurring regularly in a particular part of the sky at a particular…