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Meteor Activity Outlook for November 1-7, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 31, 2025 -

Kevin Freitas captured this brilliant fireball on August 8, 2025, at 22:07 PDT (5:07 UT on August 9th) from Seattle, Washington,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 25-31, 2025

Bertalan Kecskés captured this colorful fireball alongside the Milky Way on August 12, 2024, at 23:14 CEST (21:14 UT )…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 25, 2025 - 1

Viewing the Orionid Meteor Shower in 2025

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks October 21–23, 2025 Best viewing under moonless skies from 1 a.m. to dawn Each October, Earth…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 18, 2025 - 4

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 18-24, 2025

Mark Kirschner captured this bright fireball through high altitude wildfire smoke on August 5, 2025, at 03:28 EDT (07:39 UT…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 17, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 11-17, 2025

Cullen Brown captured this bright fireball through high clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT ) from…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 10, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 4-10, 2025

Scott Stevens captured this bright fireball on July 28, 2025, at 04:06 MDT (10:06 UT ) from Crestone, Colorado, USA. ©Scott…

by Robert Lunsford - Oct 3, 2025 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 27 – October 3, 2025

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball on July 25, 2025, at 20:51 EDT (00:51 UT on July 26th ) from North…

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 26, 2025 -

Latest Major Fireball Events

Everyday, we receive reports about fireballs from all around the world. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events (with at least 30 reports):

30Oct 57 reports DC, MD, PA, VA...
29Oct 173 reports IA, IL, IN, MI...
27Oct 107 reports FL
25Oct 74 reports IL, IN, KY, MI...
24Oct 43 reports
17Oct 111 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...

14Oct 73 reports AL, AR, GA, IL...
13Oct 41 reports FL & GA
13Oct 39 reports
9Oct 114 reports CT, DE, MA, MD...
7Oct 100 reports
2Oct 35 reports HI

1Oct 178 reports CT, MA, ME, NH...
28Sep 37 reports ME
28Sep 35 reports
25Sep 221 reports CA & NV
23Sep 41 reports
22Sep 30 reports

21Sep 55 reports LA, OK & TX
21Sep 31 reports NM & TX
21Sep 92 reports
19Sep 72 reports TX
20Sep 39 reports
17Sep 97 reports

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 108 reports about fireballs seen over NJ, CA, CT, PA, MA, NY, ME, TX, UT, NC, VA, MD, OH, AZ, MI, FL, WI, NH, DC, GA, KY, DE, MS, CO, NE, MN, Florida, Wisconsin and Colorado.

We are also currently investigating 111 reports from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Estonia, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands and Turkey.

Meteor Showers Visual Report

You can now contribute to the VMDB (Visual Meteor Database) project by sending your visual reports to the International Meteor Organization or send them via email to the AMS.

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 20-26, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 19, 2025 - 5

Tobias Felber captured this brilliant fireball on July 24, 2025, at 01:28 CEST (23:28 UT on July 23rd ) from Glashütte,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 13-19, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 13, 2025 - 6

Mark Kirschner captured this brilliant fireball using his AllSky Camera System on July 19, 2025, at 01:20 EDT (05:20 UT )…

Meteor Activity Outlook for September 6-12, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Sep 6, 2025 -

Yuma Croteau captured this fireball through clouds on July 8, 2025, at 00:17 EDT (04:17 UT) from Bethel, Maine, USA. Most…

David D. Meisel (1940-2025)

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 28, 2025 -

David Dering Meisel Ph. D. 1940-2025 The meteor astronomy community will be sad to learn that David Dering Meisel, Ph.D.,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 28, 2025 -

Cullen Brown captured this fireball through clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT) from Canyon Lake, Texas,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 23-29, 2025

by Robert Lunsford - Aug 21, 2025 -

Martin Collins captured this fantastic fireball on July 3, 2025, at 00:50 BST (23:50 UT on July 2) from Onich,…

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