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Meteor Activity Outlook for 18-24 April 2026
During this period, the Moon will reach its first quarter phase on Friday, April 24. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees east of the Sun and will set near 03:00 local summer time (LST). This weekend, the...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Hydroacoustic Signals from Bolides
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper A Search for Hydroacoustic Signals from Bolides This article has been submitted for publication by Peter Brown, Luke McFadden, David McCormack,...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 11-17 April 2026
During this period, the Moon will reach its new phase on Friday, April 17. At that time, it will lie near the Sun and will not be visible at night. This weekend, the waning crescent Moon will rise during the early morning hours...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor library: Meteor clusters
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Meteor clusters Meteor clusters: tracing meteoroid fragmentation in near-Earth space This article has been submitted for publication by P....
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 4-10 April 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its last quarter phase on Friday, April 10th. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 04:00. This weekend, the waning gibbous moon,...
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Delta-Chamaeleontids (DCH#107) confirmed
By Paul Roggemans, Denis Vida, Damir Šegon, James M. Scott, Jeff Wood Abstract: An activity source...
Read MoreNew meteor shower in Dorado (M2026-E1)
Damir Šegon, Denis Vida, Paul Roggemans, James M. Scott, Jeff Wood Abstract: A new meteor shower has been detected between the 17th and 22nd of February 2026 from a radiant at R.A. = 69.4° and Decl.= –54.8° in the constellation...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for March 28-April 3, 2026
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as the Lyrids become active during the month. The Lyrids are active from the 15th through the 29th, with a pronounced maximum on the 22nd. Sporadic rates during April are steady as...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Multi-Sensor Trajectory Reconstruction of the 24 April 2025 Alaska Fireball
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Multi-Sensor Trajectory Reconstruction of the 24 April 2025 Alaska Fireball and Implications for Planetary Defense This article has been...
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New meteor shower in Virgo (M2026-D1)
By Damir Šegon, Denis Vida, Paul Roggemans, James M. Scott, Jeff Wood Abstract: A new meteor...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 21-27 March 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Wednesday March 25th. At that time, the half-illuminated moon will lie 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 03:00. This weekend the waxing crescent moon...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 14-20 March 2026
During this period, the moon will reach its new phase on Thursday March 19th. At that time, the moon will lie near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise a few hours prior to dawn...
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