
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 18-24, 2023
Greg Price captured this bright fireball just above the horizon on September 3, 2022, at 20:36 NZST (8:36 UT) from…
Greg Price captured this bright fireball just above the horizon on September 3, 2022, at 20:36 NZST (8:36 UT) from…
Aaron Morris captured this bright fireball just above the horizon on September 2, 2022, at 02:12 EDT (6:12 UT) from…
Jordan Ragsdale captured this bright fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 31, 2022, at 21:05 MDT (3:05 UT…
As seen from the Northern Hemisphere, March is the slowest month of the year for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very weak minor showers produce activity this month. The sporadic rates are also near their annual minimum so there is not much to look forward to this month except for the evening fireballs that seem to peak this time of year.
Julie Fearnley was photographing the southern sky from Kandanga, Queensland, Australia on August 20, 2022, at 19:45 AEST (9:45 UT) when…
Andrea Lago was photographing the southern sky from Maleny, Queensland, Australia on August 20, 2022, at 19:53 AEST (9:53 UT) when…
Jordan Ragsdale captured this bright fireball using his AllSky Camera System on August 12, 2022, at 22:03 MDT (4:03 UT…
Ranjit Biswas captured this double bursting fireball on August 4, 2022 at 18:59:11 UT (00:30 IST on August 5) from…
Marie Helene Cousin captured this Perseid fireball at 0:33 CEST on August 13, 2022 (22:33 UT on August 12), from…
Aaron Morris captured this bursting sporadic fireball at 01:56 UT on August 1, 2022 (21:56 EDT July 31), from Griffin,…
This composite photograph was created from the 2020 Geminid shower by Peter Slansky. We hope that the meteor showers of…
Eileen Burdick captured this colorful fireball at 05:20 UT on August 1, 2022 (22:20 PDT July 31), from Beaver, Washington, USA.…
Daniel Bush captured this short fireball at 08:01 UT on July 30, 2022 (3:01 CDT), from Albany, Missouri, USA. The…
The Quadrantids can be one of the strongest displays of the year, yet they are difficult to observe. The main factor is that the display of strong activity only has a duration of about 6 hours. The reason the peak is so short is due to the shower’s thin stream of particles and the fact that the Earth crosses the stream at a perpendicular angle.
Nicolas Rossetto captured this colorful fireball at 00:20 UT on July 31, 2022 (2:20 CEST), from Saint-Thiébaud, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. This…
The Ursids are active from December 13-24 with a sharp maximum on December 22nd.
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Friday December 23rd. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early morning hours but should not interfere with meteor observing as long as you keep it out of your field of view.
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday December 16th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight local standard time (LST). This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the late evening hours, allowing a short window of opportunity to view under dark sky conditions between moonrise and dusk.
Year in and year out the Geminids are currently the most dependable meteor shower.
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday December 8th. At that time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the early morning hours and will provide a short window of opportunity to view under dark sky conditions between moonset and dawn.
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday November 30th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 2300 local standard time (LST) on November 29th. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the early evening hours and will not interfere with meteor observing during the more active morning hours.