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Viewing the 2014 Eta Aquariid Shower
Eta Aquariid meteors as seen from mid-northern latitudes just before dawn The Eta Aquariids (ETA) are active between April 19…
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Robert Lunsford
Bob has been interested in the stars as far back as he can recall His first experience with meteors was a biggie, the 1966 Leonid shower. In 1980, a major awaking occurred. He received a sample copy of Meteor News. He was amazed to learn there was a group actually devoted strictly to meteor observing! He joined the group also started to view some of the minor showers list among the pages of Meteor News. Lastly, he was contracted by Springer Publishing in 2007 to write a book on observing meteors. The book is now available and hopefully will be a useful guide to all interested in the enjoyable field of meteor observing.Meteor Activity Outlook for May 3-9, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday May 6th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 26-May 2, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday April 29th. At this time the moon will lie…
Viewing the 2014 Lyrid Meteor Shower
After three months of low rates, April ushers in two major showers and a temporary upswing in meteor activity. The…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 19-25, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday April 22nd. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 12-18, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday April 15th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 5-11, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday April 6th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 29-April 4, 2014
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as the Lyrids become active during the month. They are active from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 22-28, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday March 23rd. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 15-21, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday March 16th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 8-14, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday March 8th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March1-7, 2014
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 22-28, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday February 22nd. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 15-21, 2014
During this period the moon begins at its full phase then wanes down to nearly one-half illuminated by Friday February…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 8-14, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday February 14th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 1-7, 2014
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 25-31, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday January 30th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 18-24, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday January 24th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity from Comet ISON?
Radiant Area for Possible ISONids Meteors There have been several articles published about the possibility of meteor activity from Comet…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 11-17, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday January 15th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 4-10, 2014
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential of being the best shower of the year. Unfortunately…