American Meteor Society
Robert Hays Jr.
Robert H. Hays, Jr. was born in 1950 and has always lived in the Chicago area. He became interested in…
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Bill Watson
Bill Watson was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1943 and became very interested in astronomy by 1950. Having moved…
Pierre Martin
Pierre Martin resides in Ottawa, Ontario. His interest in astronomy grew at a young age from a curiosity and fascination…
Norman McLeod III
Norman McLeod was born in Miami, Florida in 1946. A 4th-grade science unit began his interest in astronomy. By the…
Kim Youmans
Astronomy has always been a great interest of mine as far back as early childhood, when I can recall lying…
George Gliba
George Gliba was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1948, and lived in the small town of Chagrin Falls, (20 miles…
Fireball FAQs
What is a fireball? What is the difference between a fireball and a bolide? How frequently do fireballs occur? Can…
How to Obtain a Meteor Spectrum
Obtaining a meteor spectrum is not all that complicated. All you need is the equipment, and most of all, a…
Major Meteor Showers
The meteor showers discussed below recur each year; in some cases they have been recognized for hundreds of years. The…
Observer Profiles
Richard Taibi My interest in space and astronomy was awakened by Sputnik’s launch in 1957. I was 11 then and…
Meteor FAQs
What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, and a meteoroid? How high up do meteors occur? How big…
Visual Observing
Introduction Meteor Science is one of the few remaining astronomical fields where amateur astronomers, equipped with only their eyes, can…