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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…
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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.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…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 3-9, 2011
No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some of the best meteor activity of the year.…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2011
The Geminid meteor shower normally provides the strongest display of meteor activity each year. Unfortunately, this year, like many of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 26-December 2, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday December 2nd. At that time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 19-25, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday November 25th. At that time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 5-11, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday November 10th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 29-November 4, 2011
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected…
Southeastern USA Fireball – October 24, 2011
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 25 reports of a dazzling fireball over the southeastern USA including…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 22-28, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday October 26th. At this time the moon will lie…
Observing the 2011 Orionid Meteor Shower
The Orionids are best known as being one of two meteor showers associated with Halley’s Comet. This shower is active…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 15-21, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday October 20th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 8-14, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday October 12th. At this time the moon will lie…
October 6, 2011 Fireball over Southeastern USA
The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 50 reports of a dazzling fireball over the southeastern USA including…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 1-7, 2011
Meteor activity in general increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active most of…
Possible Draconid Outburst in 2011?
The Draconids are a meteor shower of short duration, active from October 6-10 every year. Normally only a small number…