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2026 Global Meteor Network Meeting
The 6th annual online meeting of the Global Meteor network took place on February 7-8, 2026. The...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 7-13 February 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its last quarter phase on Monday February 9th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 02:00 local standard time (LST). As the week...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: candidate aubrite and eucrite impactors
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Achondrites in meteor data: Spectra, dynamics, and physical properties of candidate aubrite and eucrite impactors This article has been submitted...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 31 January – 6 February 2026
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exciting, but you never know when surprises are in store. An errant earthgrazer from the...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Accurate Retrieval of Fireball Trajectories
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Distance-Independent Atmospheric Refraction Correction for Accurate Retrieval of Fireball Trajectories This article has been submitted for...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: A Case Study of Orionid and Capricornid Shower Meteors
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Inferring Meteoroid Properties with Dynamic Nested Sampling: A Case Study of Orionid and Capricornid Shower Meteors This article has been...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 24-30 January 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its first quarter phase on Monday January 26th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 01:00. As the week progresses the waxing gibbous moon...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Potential Lunar Impact of Asteroid 2024 YR4
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Observation Timelines for the Potential Lunar Impact of Asteroid 2024 YR4 This article has been submitted for publication by Yifan He, Yixuan...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 17-23 January 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its new phase on Sunday January 18th. At that time, the moon will lie near the sun and is not seen at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: 2021 Arid Meteor Shower
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Detection of the 2021 Arid Meteor Shower on Maunakea, Hawaii This article has been submitted for publication in Publications of the Astronomical...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 10-16 January 2026
During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its last quarter phase on Saturday January 10th. At that time, the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight. As the week progresses the waning moon will...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 3-9 January 2026
January is best known for the Quadrantids, which have the potential to be the best shower of the year. Unfortunately, this shower is short lived and occurs during some of the worst weather in the northern hemisphere. Due to the...
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January 2026
