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Meteor Activity Outlook for January 3-9, 2015
Quadrantid meteor over Alberta, Canada (2011) Photograph by Yuichi Takasaka, TWAN – © January is best known for the Quadrantids,…
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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 Shower Activity for December 27, 2014-January 2, 2015
Dee Campton – December 14, 2014 @ 22:03. Martinsville, Virginia looking SE. Radiant Positions at 8pm Local Standard Time from…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 20-26, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday December 22th. At this time the moon is located…
Viewing the Ursid Meteor Shower in 2014
Geminid meteor over Colțești, Romania – © Sergiu Bacioiu The week before Christmas is not one usually devoted to meteor…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 13-19, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday December 14th. At this time the moon rises…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2014
The Geminid meteor shower is now active and will reach maximum activity on Saturday evening/Sunday morning December 13/14. Activity is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for December 6-12, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday December 6th. At this time the moon lies in…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 29-December 5, 2014
No matter where you live, the first half of December provides some of the best meteor activity of the year.…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 22-28, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday November 22. At this time the moon is invisible…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 15-21, 2014
During this period the moon wanes from half illuminated to nearly its new phase. During this entire period the moon…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 8-14, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Friday November 14th. At this time the moon is…
Major Fireball Over Eastern USA November 3, 2014
The American Meteor Society has received over 1100 reports of a bright fireball on Monday evening, November 3, 2014. It…
Daylight Fireball Over Southern USA, November 3, 2014
Reports are arriving to the American Meteor Society of a brilliant fireball occurring near 9:36am Central Standard Time (15:35 UT)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 1-7, 2014
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 25-31, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday October 30th. At this time the moon is…
Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2014
The next few nights will provide the best Orionid rates of the year. The peak is predicted for the night…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 11-17, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday October 15th. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 4-10, 2014
Meteor activity in general increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active most of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 27-October 3, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday October 1st. At this time the moon is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for September 20-26, 2014
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday September 23rd. At this time the moon is located…
Major Fireball over eastern USA – September 14th 2014
The American Meteor Society has received over 300 reports of a bright fireball occurring over a wide area in the…