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Meteor Activity Outlook for 17-23 May 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday May 20th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight local standard time (LST). Evening hours will be free of...
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May issue of eMetN Meteor Journal online
Download eMetN Meteor Journal The online content of March – April 2025 has been edited and...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 10-16 May 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Monday May 12th. At that time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This will be the worst time of the month to try and view...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Multi-parameter constraints on empirical infrasound period–yield relations for bolides and implications for planetary defense
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Multi-parameter constraints on empirical infrasound period–yield relations for bolides and implications for planetary defense This article has...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Meteoroid rotation and quasi-periodic brightness variation
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Meteoroid rotation and quasi-periodic brightness variation of meteor light curves This article has been submitted for publication by Salvatore...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 3-9 May 2025
May is the best spring month (in the northern hemisphere) to view meteor activity. The eta Aquariids are very active the first two weeks of the month then fade as the month progresses. These meteors are only visible in the few...
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New meteor shower in Puppis
By Damir Šegon, Denis Vida and Paul Roggemans Abstract: A new meteor shower on a Jupiter-family...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 26 April-2 May 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday April 27th. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Inferring Fireball Velocity Profiles and Characteristic Parameters of Meteoroids from Incomplete Datasets
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Inferring Fireball Velocity Profiles and Characteristic Parameters of Meteoroids from Incomplete Datasets This article has been submitted by Eloy...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 19-25 April 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday April 21st. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 03:00 local summer time. As the week progresses the waning crescent...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Perihelion history and atmospheric survival as primary drivers of the Earth’s meteorite record
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Perihelion history and atmospheric survival as primary drivers of the Earth’s meteorite record This article has been submitted by Patrick M....
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 12-18 April 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday April 13th. At that time the moon will lie opposite of the sun in the sky and will lie above the horizon all night long. As the week progresses the waning gibbous...
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May 2025
