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Viewing the 2024 Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 27, 2024 -

Meteor showers on Earth are caused by streams of meteoroids hitting our atmosphere. These meteoroids are sand and…

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 27 – May 3, 2024

Andy Fluguar captured this bright Leonid fireball on November 18, 2023, at 00:39 CST (06:39 UT) from Annandale, Minnesota USA. …

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 26, 2024 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 20-26, 2024

Ed Albin captured this bright fireball using his AllSky Camera System on November 9, 2023, at 20:22 EST (Nov 10 01:22…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 19, 2024 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 13-19, 2024

Leslie Kaye captured this bright fireball on November 6, 2023, at 04:04 GMT from Meriden, England. This could have been…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 12, 2024 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 6-12, 2024

Paul Smith was photographing aurora on November 5, 2023, at 20:08 GMT when this bright meteor shot through the field…

by Robert Lunsford - Apr 4, 2024 - 1

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 30-April 5, 2024

Jay Shaffer captured this impressive fireball passing near the moon on November 3, 2023, at 04:16 MDT (10:16 UT) from…

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 29, 2024 -

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 23-29, 2024

” class= Jackie Rubi-Günthart captured this brilliant fireball while photographing aurora on September 12, 2023, at 22:30 GMT from Reykjahlíð, Iceland.…

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 22, 2024 - 3

Latest Major Fireball Events

Everyday, we receive reports about fireballs from all around the world. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events (with at least 30 reports):

28Apr 38 reports MD
26Apr 130 reports CT, DE, MA, NH...
19Apr 37 reports
16Apr 45 reports AZ & CA
16Apr 127 reports AZ, CA, CO, NV...
14Apr 32 reports GA, IL, IN, KY...

13Apr 149 reports CT, DC, DE, MD...
11Apr 235 reports
10Apr 480 reports
10Apr 51 reports CT, DE, MD, NJ...
2Apr 113 reports CA & NV
2Apr 72 reports

23Mar 35 reports
19Mar 66 reports CT, DE, MA, NH...
12Mar 196 reports
8Mar 268 reports
3Mar 38 reports IL, IN, MI, OH...
2Mar 64 reports AL, AR, GA, KY...

2Mar 90 reports
28Feb 47 reports
22Feb 34 reports CA & NV
21Feb 432 reports CT, DC, DE, MA...
19Feb 112 reports
13Feb 47 reports AR, LA, OK & TX

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Pending Fireball Reports

We are currently investigating 4 reports about fireballs seen over Maryland, Georgia, Alabama and California.

We are also currently investigating 3 reports from France and New Zealand.

Meteor Showers Visual Report

You can now contribute to the VMDB (Visual Meteor Database) project by sending your visual reports to the International Meteor Organization or send them via email to the AMS.

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 16-22, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 15, 2024 -

Grant Birley captured this colorful fireball through clouds on August 14, 2023, at 21:07 NZDT (09:07 UT) from Ben Ohau,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 9-15, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 8, 2024 - 3

William Lassiter captured this brilliant fireball on September 10, 2023, at 23:05 HST (09:05 UT on Sep 11) from Waialua,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for March 2-8, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Mar 1, 2024 -

” class= Grant Birley captured this double bursting fireball on August 2, 2022, at 22:56 NZDT (10:56 UT) from Whangaparāoa,…

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 24-March 1, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 23, 2024 - 1

Cédric Humbert captured this colorful fireball low on the southwestern horizon on September 10, 2023, at 00:14 CEST (22:14 UT…

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 17-23, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 16, 2024 - 4

Eric Smestad captured this colorful fireball shooting through broken alto cumulus clouds on August 27, 2023, at 02:06 CDT (07:06…

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 10-16, 2024

by Robert Lunsford - Feb 9, 2024 - 1

Clara Perez obtained this exquisite photograph with a double bursting Perseid fireball passing close to the Scorpius Milky Way on…

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