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Meteor Activity Outlook for February 14-20, 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its new phase on Tuesday February 17th. At that time, the moon will lie near the sun and will not be visible at night. As the week progresses the waxing…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 7-13, 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its last quarter phase on Monday February 9th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 01:00 local standard time…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2026
Mark Bannister captured this brilliant fireball on October 7, 2025, at 03:25 BST (02:25 UT) from Oxshott, Surrey, Great Britain. © Mark Bannister February offers the meteor observer in the Northern…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 24-30, 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its first quarter phase on Monday January 26th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 01:00. As the week…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 17-23, 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its new phase on Sunday January 18th. At that time, the moon will lie near the sun and is not seen at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 10-16, 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its last quarter phase on Saturday January 10th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight. As the week…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 3-9, 2026
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential to be the best shower of the year. Unfortunately, this shower is short lived and occurs during some of the worst weather in the…
Viewing the 2026 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming, USA Tracing the meteor paths…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 27, 2025 – January 2, 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its first quarter phase on Saturday December 27th. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will set just prior to midnight (Dec. 28 th ). The morning…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 20-26, 2025
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its new phase on Saturday December 20th. At that time, it will lie close to the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the moon…
Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2025
The Ursid meteor shower is the least observed of the major annual showers. In the northern hemisphere December nights are cold and often cloudy. Another hindrance is the fact that it peaks just…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 13-19, 2025
During this period, the moon’s phase will wane from nearly half-illuminated to just a few percent. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early morning hours and will not bother…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2025
Peter Slansky created this composite photo from Geminid activity captured during the 2020 display. Note that the streaks all diverge from an area near the star known as Castor (alpha Geminorum). Also…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 6-12, 2025
Usually, no matter where you live, the first half of December provides some of the best meteor activity of the year. Unfortunately, in 2025 the full moon occurs right in the middle of this period…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 29 - December 5, 2025
During this period, the Moon reaches its full phase on Thursday, December 4th . On that date, the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 22-28, 2025
During this period, the Moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday, November 28th . On that date, the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local standard…
Meteor Activity Outlook for 15-21 November 2025
During this period, the Moon reaches its new phase on Thursday, November 20th . On that date, the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night . This weekend the waning crescent…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 8-14, 2025
During this period, the Moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday, November 12th . On that date, the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 2300 local standard time…
