The big story of the past week is the gradual increase in rates of the Orionids (ORI). With its peak … More
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Meteor Activity Outlook for October 15-21, 2011
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford’s excellent weekly summary of meteor activity. The original version can … More
Oct 1 – 9 Meteors
During the night of October 8 UT the Draconids produced an outburst of activity for observers on the eastern side … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 8-14, 2011
The radiant (the area of the sky where meteors appear to shoot from) positions and rates listed below are exact … More
2011 October Monthly Highlights
This feature highlights a number of meteor showers, comets and asteroids which are visible during the month of October 2011. … More
Nov 6/7 to 10/11 Meteors
We are currently in a time of overlap with a slowly declining Orionid shower and a slowly rising Leonid shower. … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for November 6-12, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Oct 28/29 to Nov 5/6 Meteors and the Lack of Any ‘Hartley-ids’
The current streak of consecutive nights with a meteor detection is up to 41 now. And with no storm systems … More
Meteor Activity Outlook for October 30-November 5, 2010
The Meteor Activity Outlook is a weekly summary of expected meteor activity written by Robert Lunsford, Operations Manager of the … More
Oct 25/26/27/28 Meteors
In the last ‘Meteor’ post, I was all excited about getting a clear night (Oct 25/26) to catch some Orionids. … More
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors 