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Major Daylight Fireball Over Southeastern US - January, 24th 2016
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 130 reports of an extremely bright daylight fireball on Sunday, January 24th, 2016 . It was observed over a large portion of the north of Florida and…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 23-29, 2016
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday January 23rd. On that date the moon will be located opposite the sun and will be above the horizon all night long. As the week…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 16-22, 2016
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 11 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 10 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S). The actual rates will also…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 9-15, 2016
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates for this week should be near 16 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 8 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 2-8, 2016
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 16 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 8 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
Viewing the Quadrantid Meteor Shower
As for the Quadrantid meteor shower of 2016, this shower is predicted to peak on Monday morning January 4th over North America and the western Atlantic region. On that morning the 30% illuminated…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 26 - January 1, 2016
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 8 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 6 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S). Rates are reduced during this…
Space Junk Re-entry over California and Nevada
The American Meteor Society received more than 50 reports of a bright object over California, Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday, December 22th around 18:10 PST.
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 19-25, 2015
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 18 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 14 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 12-18, 2015
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 70 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 30 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower
The Geminid meteor shower is the favorite of most meteor observers as it usually provides the strongest display of the year. On the peak night (December 13/14) between the hours of 1:00 and 2:00am…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 5-11, 2015
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 4 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 3 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 28-December 4, 2015
Active meteor showers are listed for the upcoming week.
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 21-27, 2015
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 20 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 13 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 14-20, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday November 18th. On that date the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 2300 (11pm) Local Standard…
November 2015 - Fireball Surge
The American Meteor Society has logged a record number of fireball reports in the last two weeks. In the whole of 2015 there have been 472 unique fireball events witnessed by 5 or more people each…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 7-13, 2015
Photo of AMS Event#2824-2015 Oct 31st 2015, Czernice Borowe, Poland © Grzegorz Zieleniecki Radiant Positions at 8pm Local Standard Time Radiant Positions at Midnight Local Standard Time Radiant…
Bright Fireball over Poland
The American Meteor Society and the International Meteor Association received over 60 reports so far about a fireball event over the Eastern Poland on Saturday, October 31st 2015 around 18:05UT…
