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Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2014
The next few nights will provide the best Orionid rates of the year. The peak is predicted for the night…
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Meteor Activity Outlook for October 18-24, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday October 23th. At this time the moon is located…
Fireball caught on camera on October 16th, 2014
Ben Lewis took this time-lapse on October 16th, 2014 between 4:30AM and 4:50AM CET (CANON 6D 35MM @ f1.4 10″…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 11-17, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday October 15th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 4-10, 2014
Meteor activity in general increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active most of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 27-October 3, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday October 1st. At this time the moon is…
Four Large Fireball Events over USA
Four large unique fireball events were reported to the AMS last night. Event #2305-2014 was seen at approximately 1:11 local…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 20-26, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday September 23rd. At this time the moon is located…
Major Fireball over eastern USA – September 14th 2014
The American Meteor Society has received over 300 reports of a bright fireball occurring over a wide area in the…
Major Fireball over Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia – September 13th 2014
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 300 reports of a bright fireball occurring over Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 13-19, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday September 16th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 6-12, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday September 8th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2014
September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In…
2 Fireballs over Indiana and Illinois and over Georgia on August 23rd, 2014
2 large fireballs were seen and reported by many witnesses on August 23rd, 2014. The first one was seen primarily…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 23-29, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday August 25th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday August 17th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 9-15, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday August 10th. At this time the moon is located…
Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2014
Examples of Perseid meteors as seen at 4am local daylight time while facing northeast from mid-northern latitudes. Conditions for viewing…
Alabama Fireball
Over 65 witnesses have reported a bright fireball over Alabama Saturday night around 10:20 PM Eastern Time. Witnesses from Tennessee,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 2-8, 2014
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this…
Viewing the Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2014
These are examples of Delta Aquariid activity seen from 40 degrees north latitude while facing south near 0300 local daylight…