Major Meteor Showers
The meteor showers discussed below recur each year; in some cases they have been recognized for hundreds of years. The…
The meteor showers discussed below recur each year; in some cases they have been recognized for hundreds of years. The…
Richard Taibi My interest in space and astronomy was awakened by Sputnik’s launch in 1957. I was 11 then and…
Meteorites Meteorite Bulletin – comprehensive database of known meteorites Asteroids The Minor Planet Center — The MPC operates at the…
Absolute magnitude (H10 and H0) This is the brightness a comet would exhibit if placed 1 AU from both the…
1997 marked the 100th anniversary of the first photographic meteor spectrum. This first spectrum was secured by chance during a…
Introduction Meteor Science is one of the few remaining astronomical fields where amateur astronomers, equipped with only their eyes, can…
The American Meteor Society, Ltd. is incorporated as a Not-For-Profit Corporation in the State of New York. Quoting from our…