American Meteor Society
Space Debris Reentry Over Western USA
The American Meteor Society received over 195 reports from western states last night (February, 23th 2015) about a slow moving…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2015
February is the start of the fireball season, when an abundance of fireballs seem to occur. This lasts well into April and seems to occur mostly during the early evening hours...
Bolide over Bucharest, Romania (videos)
Videos of a large fireball (actually a bolide), that exploded over Bucharest, Romania, early Wednesday show night turning to day.…
Meteor Shower Activity for December 27, 2014-January 2, 2015
Dee Campton – December 14, 2014 @ 22:03. Martinsville, Virginia looking SE. Radiant Positions at 8pm Local Standard Time from…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2014
The Geminid meteor shower is now active and will reach maximum activity on Saturday evening/Sunday morning December 13/14. Activity is…
Meteor Time-lapse
Professional photographer Wes Eisenhauer was filming the Milky Way galaxy in South Dakota, when he noticed something moving out of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2014
September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 23-29, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday August 25th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday August 17th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 2-8, 2014
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 26-August 1, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday July 26th. At this time the moon will located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 17-23, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday May 14th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 10-16, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday May 14th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 3-9, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday May 6th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 26-May 2, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday April 29th. At this time the moon will lie…
Viewing the 2014 Lyrid Meteor Shower
After three months of low rates, April ushers in two major showers and a temporary upswing in meteor activity. The…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March1-7, 2014
As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the slowest month for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 1-7, 2014
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 4-10, 2014
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential of being the best shower of the year. Unfortunately…
Viewing the 2014 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
Examples of Quadrantid meteors seen near 5am local standard time on Jan 3 while facing north The Quadrantids or January…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 28, 2013-January 3, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday January 1st. At this time the moon will lie…