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Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2013
The Geminid meteor shower is normally the strongest shower of the year, often producing in excess of 60 meteors per…
Archive: Meteor Showers
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 7-13, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday December 9th. At this time the moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 30-December 6, 2013
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 23-29, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday November 25th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 16-22, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday November 17th. At this time the moon will lie…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 9-15, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday November 9th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 2-8, 2013
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 26-November 1, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday October 26. This weekend the half-illuminated moon will…
Large Fireball Meteor Over New Jersey
Over 95 (so far) witnesses reported a large fireball over New Jersey on October 24th around 7:15am EDT (11:15 UT).…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 19-25, 2013
During this period the moon wanes from its full phase to nearly one-half illuminated. This weekend the full moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 12-18, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday October 18th. At this time the moon lies opposite…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 5-11, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday October 5th. At this time the moon lies close…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 28-October 4, 2013
Meteor activity in general increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active most of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 21-27, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday September 27th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 14-20, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday September 19th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 7-13, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday September 12th. At this time the moon is…
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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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 Terminology
Few months ago, we created a poster about Meteor Terminology. We received a lot of comments about this poster. We…
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…