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Meteor Activity Outlook for January 4-10, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 3, 2025 -

Jordan Ragsdale captured this massive fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 17, 2024, at 3:27 MDT (9:27 UT)…

Viewing the 2025 Quadrantid Meteor Shower

Heather Wendelboe processed this composite photograph of Quadrantid meteors from exposures taken on the morning of 3 January 2021, from…

by Robert Lunsford - Jan 1, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 28, 2024 – January 3, 2025

David Wegmann captured this brilliant sporadic fireball while trying to capture Perseids on August 14, 2024, at 02:14 CEST (00:14…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 27, 2024 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 21-27, 2024

Cullen Brown captured this bright Perseid fireball on August 12, 2024, at 01:16 CDT (06:16 UT) from Canyon Lake. Texas…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 20, 2024 -

Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2024

Wade Earle captured these Ursids from rural eastern Oregon, USA, on the evening of December 21, 2020, when the first…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 19, 2024 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 14-20, 2024

Andreas Noack captured this bright Perseid fireball on August 12, 2024, at 22:58 CEST (20:58 UT) from Peine, Germany. ©Andreas…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 13, 2024 - 1

Viewing the 2024 Geminid Meteor Shower

Michel Deconinck, the assistant comet recorder for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, also loves watching meteor showers. This…

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 9, 2024 - 3

Latest Major Fireball Events

Everyday, we receive reports about fireballs from all around the world. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events (with at least 30 reports):

3Jan 31 reports
31Dec 35 reports FL, GA, NC & SC
25Dec 30 reports
22Dec 72 reports
22Dec 37 reports
21Dec 152 reports AL, AR, FL, GA...

21Dec 61 reports AL, FL, GA, IN...
18Dec 40 reports ID, MT, OR & WA
17Dec 32 reports
13Dec 49 reports AZ, CO, NM, NV...
12Dec 38 reports GA, IN, KY, MI...
12Dec 37 reports DE, MD, NC, NJ...

10Dec 48 reports IL, IN, MI, MO...
2Dec 49 reports KS & OK
1Dec 40 reports
24Nov 39 reports MA, NY, NH & VT
22Nov 50 reports CA & NV
15Nov 94 reports CT, DE, MA, MD...

15Nov 56 reports
13Nov 44 reports LA, OK & TX
13Nov 184 reports ID, MT, ND, NV...
11Nov 346 reports CT, DC, DE, MD...
9Nov 36 reports CO, KS, OK & TX
7Nov 39 reports

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 5 reports about fireballs seen over California, CA, FL, MA and Pennsylvania.

We are also currently investigating 6 reports from Brazil, Canada and Netherlands.

Meteor Showers Visual Report

You can now contribute to the VMDB (Visual Meteor Database) project by sending your visual reports to the International Meteor Organization or send them via email to the AMS.

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 7-13, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Dec 6, 2024 -

Charles Felder captured this brilliant fireball using his on July 30, 2024, at 00:02 CDT (5:02 UT) from Avery, Texas,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 30-December 6, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 29, 2024 - 1

Jordan Ragsdale captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on July 11, 2024, at 1:46 MDT (7:46 UT)…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 23-29, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 22, 2024 - 1

Garner Dewey captured this multi-bursting fireball on July 9, 2024, at 23:23 EDT (03:23 UT on July 10) from Buxton…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 16-22, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 15, 2024 -

Kevin Freitas captured this multi-bursting fireball on June 20, 2024, at 23:11 PDT (06:11 UT) from Seattle, Washington, USA. ©Kevin…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 9-15, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 8, 2024 - 2

Bertalan Kecskés captured this colorful fireball on June 7, 2024, at 23:21 CEST (21:21 UT) from Helvécia, Hungary. ©Bertalan Kecskés During this…

Meteor Activity Outlook for November 2-8, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Nov 1, 2024 -

Louis Demange captured this long, bright meteor on June 4, 2024, at 02:27 CEST (00:27 UT). What is also interesting…

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