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Details for Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2013
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Perseids 2013: the Amateur Guide
The Perseid is the most gifted Meteor Shower of the year for the Northern Hemisphere: The Perseid offers a consistently…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 3-9, 2013
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 27-August 2, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday July 29th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 20-26, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday July 22nd. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 13-19, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday July 15th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 6-12, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday July 8th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 29-July 5, 2013
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 22-28, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday June 23th. At this time the moon is located…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 15-21, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday June 16th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 8-14, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday June 8th. At this time the moon is located…
A Repeat of the Gamma Delphinid Outburst?
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Meteor Activity Outlook for June 1-7, 2013
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion…
Large Fireball Meteor with Sonics Over Ohio
Over 200 witnesses reported a large fireball over Ohio last night around 11:05 PM local central time (3:05 UT). The…
Asteroid 1998 QE2
The massive asteroid 1998 QE2 will pass 6.2 million kilometres (3.8 million miles) from the Earth on Friday, May 31st…
Memorial Day Fireballs
Party goers on the East Coast were graced with two brilliant fireballs last night. The first bolide (event #1143) entered the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 25-31, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday the 25th. At this time the moon will rise…
Four Fireballs at Four in Last 24 Hours
In the last 24 hours the AMS has received confirmed reports about 4 unique fireball events all occurring near 4:00…
Large Fireball with Booms over PA & MD with bonus fireball in CO
Two significant fireballs were reported last night to the AMS both with nearly identical times and headings. On the east…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 18-24, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday the 18th. At this time the half-illuminated moon…