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Midwestern USA Fireball March 13, 2012
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 20 reports of a dazzling fireball over much of the midwestern…
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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 March 10-16, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday March 15th. At that time the moon will…
Fireball Over the United Kingdom March 3, 2012
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 125 reports of a dazzling fireball over much of the United…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 3-9, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday March 8th. At that time the moon will be…
New England Fireball February 28, 2012
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 30 reports of a dazzling fireball over much of the New…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 25- March 2, 2012
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 18-24, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday February 21st. At that time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 11-17
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday February 14th. At that time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 4-10, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday February 7th. At that time the moon will be…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 28-February 3, 2012
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 21-27, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday January 23rd. At this time the moon will be…
2012 Meteor Shower List
The 2012 Meteor Shower List is presented in four separate parts. The showers are broken down by intensity with major,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 7-13, 2012
During this period the moon reaches it full phase on Monday January 9th. At this time the moon will be…
SW USA Fireball December 31st, 2011
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 50 reports of a bright fireball over much of the southwestern…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 31, 2011 to January 6, 2012
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential of being the best shower of the year. Unfortunately…
Viewing Prospects for the 2012 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
The next major shower will be the Quadrantids, which are predicted to peak near 07:30 Universal Time on January 4,…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 24-30, 2011
During this period the moon reaches it new phase on Saturday December 24th. At this time the moon will be…
Viewing Prospects for the 2011 Ursid Meteor Shower
The Ursids are an obscure shower that is active for a week prior to Christmas. This shower is listed among…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 17-23, 2011
During this period the moon reaches it last quarter phase on Sunday December 18th. The half illuminated moon is still…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 10-16, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday December 10th. At this time the moon will lie…
USA Fireball – December 7, 2011
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 50 reports of a dazzling fireball over much of the eastern…