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Meteor Activity Outlook for August 31-September 6, 2013
September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In…
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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 August 24-30, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday August 28th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 17-23, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday August 21st. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 10-16, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday August 13th. At this time the moon is…
Details for Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2013
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Meteor Activity Outlook for August 3-9, 2013
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 27-August 2, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday July 29th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 20-26, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday July 22nd. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 13-19, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday July 15th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 6-12, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday July 8th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 29-July 5, 2013
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 22-28, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday June 23th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 15-21, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday June 16th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 8-14, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday June 8th. At this time the moon is located…
A Repeat of the Gamma Delphinid Outburst?
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Meteor Activity Outlook for June 1-7, 2013
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 25-31, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday the 25th. At this time the moon will rise…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 18-24, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday the 18th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 11-17, 2013
During this period the moon waxes from its new phase to nearly fifty percent illuminated. This will limit moonlight to…
Update for the Eta Aquariids (May 6)
There have been reports of enhanced activity for the Eta Aquariid meteor shower on May 6th. Observers are encouraged to…