American Meteor Society
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 2-8, 2013
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may…
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Satellite Cosmos 1484 Re-Enters Over Eastern USA
It seems certain now that the fireball reported on Sunday January 27, 2013, near 21:30 (9:30pm) EST over a large…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2012
The Geminid meteor shower is now active and will reach maximum activity on Thursday night/Friday morning December 13/14. Activity is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 19-25, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday the 20th. At this time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 12-18, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday the 12th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 28-May 4, 2012
May is a fairly slow month for meteor activity. The Eta Aquariids are very active the first two weeks of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 21-27, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday the 21st. At this time the moon will be…
Viewing the 2012 Lyrids
After three months of low rates, April ushers in two major showers and a temporary upswing in meteor activity. The…
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…