American Meteor Society
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2015
February is the start of the fireball season, when an abundance of fireballs seem to occur. This lasts well into April and seems to occur mostly during the early evening hours...
Archive: Meteor Showers
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 24-30, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday January 26th. At this time the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local standard time (LST) for observers located in mid-northern latitudes...
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 17-23, 2015
This period is dominated by numerous weak radiants best observed during the morning hours. The moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday January 20th. At this time the moon is located near the sun and cannot be seen at night.
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 10-16, 2015
Meteor over Mercedes County Observatory, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2011) @Luis Argerich – http://goo.gl/8hNvTm Radiant Positions at 8pm Local Standard Time…
Bolide over Bucharest, Romania (videos)
Videos of a large fireball (actually a bolide), that exploded over Bucharest, Romania, early Wednesday show night turning to day.…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 3-9, 2015
Quadrantid meteor over Alberta, Canada (2011) Photograph by Yuichi Takasaka, TWAN – © January is best known for the Quadrantids,…
Meteor Shower Activity for December 27, 2014-January 2, 2015
Dee Campton – December 14, 2014 @ 22:03. Martinsville, Virginia looking SE. Radiant Positions at 8pm Local Standard Time from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 20-26, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday December 22th. At this time the moon is located…
Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2014
Geminid meteor over Colțești, Romania – © Sergiu Bacioiu The week before Christmas is not one usually devoted to meteor…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 13-19, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday December 14th. At this time the moon rises…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2014
The Geminid meteor shower is now active and will reach maximum activity on Saturday evening/Sunday morning December 13/14. Activity is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 6-12, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday December 6th. At this time the moon lies in…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 29-December 5, 2014
No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some of the best meteor activity of the year.…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 22-28, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday November 22. At this time the moon is invisible…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 15-21, 2014
During this period the moon wanes from half illuminated to nearly its new phase. During this entire period the moon…
Meteor Time-lapse
Professional photographer Wes Eisenhauer was filming the Milky Way galaxy in South Dakota, when he noticed something moving out of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 8-14, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday November 14th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 1-7, 2014
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 25-31, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday October 30th. At this time the moon is…
Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2014
The next few nights will provide the best Orionid rates of the year. The peak is predicted for the night…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 18-24, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday October 23th. At this time the moon is located…