American Meteor Society
Lancaster Meteor
Over 104 (so far) witnesses reported a large fireball over Lancaster County (PA) last night (10/14) around 8:25 PM local EDT (0:25…
Meteor News
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…
Amazing Photos of Friday Night’s Ohio Meteor
Here are two astonishings photos by Angela McClain of the Ohio Meteor (AMS Event #2132) this past Friday night. This…
Another Massive Fireball Over Atlanta
Its been a busy week for the AMS as we are bombarded by fireball reports from all different parts of…
New Fireball spotted in Midwest
The mid west has witnessed two major fireball events in less than 2 days. On Thursday (September 26th), the AMS…
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…
Large fireball spotted in Midwest
The AMS has received nearly 700 reports of a large fireball this morning September 26th around 7:05 am local time.…
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…
Large Fireball Meteor with Sonics Over Alabama
Over 275 (so far) witnesses reported a large fireball over Alabama last night (9/9) around 8:25 PM local CDT (1:25…
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…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 10-16, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday August 13th. At this time the moon is…
Details for Viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower in 2013
Examples of Perseid Meteors as seen from Latitude 35N near 4am Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4…
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…