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Meteor Activity Outlook for June 6-12, 2026
As seen from the Northern Hemisphere, June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion source can be counted on for continuous…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 30- June 5, 2026
During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Sunday May 31st. At that time the moon will lie above the horizon all night long. As the week progresses, there will be a limited amount of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 23-29, 2026
During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Saturday May 23rd. At that time the half-illuminated moon will set just after midnight local standard time (LST). As the week…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 16-22, 2026
During this period the moon will reach its new phase on Saturday May 16th. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses, the moon will enter the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 9-15, 2026
During this period the moon’s phase will reach its last quarter phase on Saturday May 9th. At that time the half-illuminated moon will rise near 02:00 and will remain in the sky the remainder of the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 2-8, 2026
May is the best spring month (in the Northern Hemisphere) to view meteor activity. The eta Aquariids are very active the first two weeks of the month then fade as the month progresses. These meteors…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 25 – May 1, 2026
During this period, the Moon will reach its full phase on Friday May 1st. At that time, the moon will lie opposite the Sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend, the waxing…
Viewing the Lyrids in 2026
The Lyrids are particles shed from comet 1861 G1 Thatcher, which last passed through the inner solar system in 1861. Don’t expect this comet to return anytime soon as its orbit has been calculated to…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 18-24, 2026
During this period, the Moon will reach its first quarter phase on Friday, April 24. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees east of the Sun and will set near 03:00 local…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 11-17, 2026
During this period, the Moon will reach its new phase on Friday, April 17. At that time, it will lie near the Sun and will not be visible at night. This weekend, the waning crescent Moon will rise…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 4-10, 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its last quarter phase on Friday, April 10th. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 03:00. This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 28-April 3, 2026
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as the Lyrids become active during the month. The Lyrids are active from the 15th through the 29th, with a pronounced maximum on the 22nd. Sporadic rates…
Has Something Changed in the Near-Earth Meteoroid Environment?
Yesterday I spent the day working with Claude AI (Opus 4.5) to dig into the AMS fireball database going back to 2011. The goal was to answer the question everyone's been asking: is fireball activity…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 21-27, 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Wednesday March 25th. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 03:00. This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 14-20, 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its new phase on Thursday March 19th. At that time, the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 7-13, 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its last quarter phase on Wednesday March 11th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 23:00 on the previous evening…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 28 - March 6, 2026
As seen from the Northern Hemisphere, March is the slowest month of the year for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very weak minor showers produce activity this…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 21-27, 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Tuesday February 24th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 01:00. As the week progresses…
