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Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2012
The Geminid meteor shower is now active and will reach maximum activity on Thursday night/Friday morning December 13/14. Activity is…
Archive: Meteor Showers
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 1-7, 2012
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 24-30, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday November 28th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 17-23, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday November 20th. At this time the moon is…
Taurid Fireballs
This weekend and through November 24th should be a good time and try to view fireballs from the Taurid meteor…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 10-16, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday November 13th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 3-9, 2012
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 27-November 2, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday October 29th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 20-26, 2012
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday October 21st. At this time the moon is…
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…
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…
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…
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…