American Meteor Society
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 31-November 6, 2015
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 4 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 3 as seen from tropical southern locations (25S).
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Robert Lunsford
Bob has been interested in the stars as far back as he can recall His first experience with meteors was a biggie, the 1966 Leonid shower. In 1980, a major awaking occurred. He received a sample copy of Meteor News. He was amazed to learn there was a group actually devoted strictly to meteor observing! He joined the group also started to view some of the minor showers list among the pages of Meteor News. Lastly, he was contracted by Springer Publishing in 2007 to write a book on observing meteors. The book is now available and hopefully will be a useful guide to all interested in the enjoyable field of meteor observing.Meteor Activity Outlook for October 17-23, 2015
Bright Meteor over Los Alamos, NM – August 2013 © John Fowler Radiant Positions at 9pm Local Daylight Time Radiant…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 10-16, 2015
A noctilucent cloud and a bright Meteor caught over the Black Point lighthouse (Wales) – June 7th 2015 © Kris…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 3-9, 2015
Draconid Meteors over Badajoz, Spain – Oct. 2011 © StarryEarth Radiant Positions at 9pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 26-October 2, 2015
Bright Perseid meteor over Edlingham Castle in Northumberland, England. August 12, 2013. © REXF. Radiant Positions at 9pm Local Daylight…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 19-25, 2015
Perseid Meteor over Joshua Tree National Park, CA – 8/11/15 © Radiant Positions at 9pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 12-18, 2015
2 Perseid Meteors over Mallorca, Spain – August 13th, 2015 – ©Andrés Nieto Porras Radiant Positions at 9pm Local Daylight…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 5-11, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday September 5th. The half-illuminated moon will rise around 1:00 for viewers in mid-northern latitudes. While not ruining viewing conditions, the moon will still be a nuisance and should be avoided while viewing meteor activity...
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 29-September 4, 2015
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 22-28, 2015
Perseid Meteors, Agust 12th 2015 (composite photo) – Palm Springs, CA, USA © Ken Miller Radiant Positions at 10pm Local…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 15-21, 2015
Perseid Meteor, Agust 12th 2015 – Central Texas, USA © Jared Tennant Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant…
Count Perseids on Your Android Smartphone
Our friend Chris Crawford is running an crowd-sourced program to measure the spatial distribution of Perseids. Anybody with an Android…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 8-14, 2015
Perseids 2011 (composite photo) – Omu Peak, Romania © Alex Tudorica Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions…
Meteor Activity Outlook for August 1-7, 2015
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this activity is the Perseid shower that peaks on August 13th. This shower is active most of the month and remains above the level of the sporadic background for a week centered on August 13th
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 25-31, 2015
Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 1am Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions at 4am Local Daylight…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 18-24, 2015
Northern Lights and 2 meteors – 18.03.2015 Finland by Dave Grubb Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight Time Radiant Positions…
Meteor Activity Outlook for July 11-17, 2015
© Aurora and Meteor – June 22, 2015 – 9:56PM Saco, Maine USA Patrick Fennell – Follow Patrick on Facebook…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 27-July 3, 2015
Geminid Fireball over Mount Balang © Alvin Wu – Dec. 2014 During this period the moon reaches its full phase…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 20-26, 2015
For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be near 10 for observers situated at mid-northern latitudes and 15 for observers viewing from the southern tropics. Evening rates are reduced this week due to moonlight.
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 6-12, 2015
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the Milky Way and a Lyrid Meteor, 2013 © Jeff Berkes Radiant Positions at 10pm Local Daylight…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 30-June 5, 2015
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion source can be counted on for continuous activity. Even the Anthelion radiant is located so far south this time of year that rates rarely exceed two per hour as seen from the northern hemisphere.