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Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2012
After the Perseids, the next major shower to occur are the Orionids. This shower is active for six weeks beginning…
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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 October 13-19, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday October 15th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 6-12, 2012
Meteor activity in general increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active all month…
Fireball over the U.K. and Ireland September 21, 2012
The American Meteor Society has received over 125 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 23:00 (11:00pm GMT) on…
Fireball over SE Canada and NE USA September 21, 2012
The American Meteor Society has received over 75 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 20:30 (8:30pm EDT) on…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 22-28, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday September 22th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 15-21, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday September 15th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 8-14, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday September 8th. At this time the moon is…
September 3, 2012 Fireball over South-Central USA
The American Meteor Society has received 36 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 21:00 (9:00pm CDT) on Sunday…
August 29th 2012 Fireball Over Over Mid-Eastern USA
The American Meteor Society has received 45 reports of a bright meteor that occurred at 21:48 (9:48pm EDT) on Wednesday…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 1-7, 2012
September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 25-31, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday August 31st. At this time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 18-24, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday August 24th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 11-17, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Friday August 17th. At this time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 4-10, 2012
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this…
Viewing the 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
Perseid meteors can be seen from anywhere in the northern hemisphere during the month of August. They can be seen…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 28-August 3, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday August 1st. At this time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 21-27, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday the 25th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 14-20, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday the 18th. At this time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 7-13, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday the 11th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 30-July 6, 2012
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much…