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Viewing the 2012 Lyrids
After three months of low rates, April ushers in two major showers and a temporary upswing in meteor activity. The…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for March 10-16, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday March 15th. At that time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 25- March 2, 2012
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 11-17
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday February 14th. At that time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 28-February 3, 2012
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 31, 2011 to January 6, 2012
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential of being the best shower of the year. Unfortunately…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2011
The Geminid meteor shower normally provides the strongest display of meteor activity each year. Unfortunately, this year, like many of…
Observing the 2011 Orionid Meteor Shower
The Orionids are best known as being one of two meteor showers associated with Halley’s Comet. This shower is active…
Alert – High Confidence Meteorite Fall in Northeast Ohio
Bill Cooke of the NASA Meteoroid Environments Office sent the AMS an alert today about a recent fireball event in Ohio.…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 6-12, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday August 6th. At this time the moon will…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…