Month: July 2020

June 2020 report CAMS BeNeLux

A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of June 2020 is presented. 6122 multiple station meteors were captured which allowed to calculate 1834 orbits. June 2020 was better than the average for this...

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Meteor Activity Outlook for 11-17 July 2020

During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday July 13th. At this time, the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises near 0100 local summer time (LST). As the week progresses the waning crescent moon rises later in the morning with each passing night. This allows the window of dark skies to increase as the week progresses. The most active hours just prior to dawn will have slight interference from moonlight but one can overcome this simply facing in a direction where the moon is not visible within your field of view.

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