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News from the Meteor Library: Altitude-Dependent Near-Source Spectral Filtering of Meteor Infrasound
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Altitude-Dependent Near-Source Spectral Filtering of Meteor Infrasound Above 80 km and Consequences for Period-Based Energy Estimates This...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Dynamic Trajectory Analysis of Meteoroids Showing Minimal Deceleration
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Dynamic Trajectory Analysis of Meteoroids Showing Minimal Deceleration This article has been submitted for publication by Stevenson T. W. C.,...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 15-21 August 2026
During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Thursday August 20th. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 22:30 local summer time (LST). This weekend the waxing...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Lunar Impact Flash observations of the 2025 Geminids
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Twin Impact Lunar Telescope network: Lunar Impact Flash observations of the 2025 Geminids This article has been submitted for publication by...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 8-14 August 2026
During this period the moon will reach its new phase on Wednesday August 12th. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the morning...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 1-7 August 2026
Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The main reason for all this activity is the Perseid shower that peaks on August 13th. This shower is active most of the month and remains...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 25-31 July 2026
During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Wednesday July 29th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun in the sky and will lie above the horizon most of the night. This weekend the moon will set...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 18-24 July 2026
During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Tuesday July 21st. At that time the half-illuminated moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local summer time (LST). As the...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 11-17 July 2026
During this period the moon will reach its new phase on Tuesday July 14th. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the moon will enter the evening sky but will be...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: A statistical analysis of fireballs
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: A cornucopia of null results: A statistical analysis of fireballs reported to the American Meteor Society This article has been submitted for...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: Millimetre-Sized Sporadic Meteoroids
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: The Dynamical Origin of Millimetre-Sized Sporadic Meteoroids This article has been submitted for publication by Tam Doa, Peter Brown and Petr...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 4-10 July 2026
During this period the moon will reach its last quarter phase on Tuesday July 7th. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun in the sky rise near midnight local summer time (LST) on July 7/8. As the week...
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