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Return of Volantid meteor shower, expected to peak...
Posted by Peter Jenniskens | Dec 29, 2020 | News, Reports | 0 |
Many Ursid orbits for CAMS networks in the US
Posted by Paul Roggemans | Dec 22, 2020 | News | 0 |
Ursids (URS#015) another outburst in 2020?
Posted by Paul Roggemans | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Reports | 2 |
November issue of eMeteorNews online
Posted by Paul Roggemans | Oct 31, 2020 | e-Zine, News | 0 |
In memoriam Hugo van Woerden (1926 – 2020)
Posted by Paul Roggemans | Oct 22, 2020 | News | 0 |
Meteor Activity Outlook for 16-22 January 2021
by Robert Lunsford | Jan 15, 2021 | News | 0 |
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday January 21st. At this time, the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun in the sky and sets near 0100 local standard time. This weekend the waxing...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Chinese Fireball of December 22, 2020
by Paul Roggemans | Jan 9, 2021 | Meteor Library, News | 0 |
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: The Great Chinese Fireball of December 22, 2020 This article has been submitted for publication by Albino Carbognani. Abstract: On...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 9-15 January 2021
by Robert Lunsford | Jan 7, 2021 | News | 0 |
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday January 13th. At this time, the moon is located near the sun in the sky and is invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early morning hours but will not interfere with viewing meteor activity as long as you keep it out of your field of view while observing.
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: unique carbonaceous meteorite
by Paul Roggemans | Jan 7, 2021 | Meteor Library, News | 0 |
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite Flensburg This article has been submitted for publication to Meteoritics &...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: synthetic meteoroid orbits
by Paul Roggemans | Jan 7, 2021 | Meteor Library, News | 0 |
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Remarks on generating realistic synthetic meteoroid orbits This article has been submitted for publication to Astronomy & Astrophysics by T....
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 2-8 January 2021
by Robert Lunsford | Jan 1, 2021 | News | 0 |
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday January 6th. At this time, the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun in the sky and will rise near midnight standard time. This weekend the waning gibbous moon will rise during the evening hours and will make it difficult to view any meteor activity the remainder of the night.
Read MoreJanuary 2021 issue of eMeteorNews online
by Paul Roggemans | Dec 31, 2020 | e-Zine, News | 0 |
Download eMeteorNews The online content of November – December 2021 has been edited...
Read MoreReturn of Volantid meteor shower, expected to peak on New Year’s Eve
by Peter Jenniskens | Dec 29, 2020 | News, Reports | 0 |
Abstract: The Volantid meteor shower (VOL#758) was discovered on 2015 December 31 by the CAMS...
Read MoreMeteor activity outlook for 26 December 2020 – 1 January 2021
by Robert Lunsford | Dec 25, 2020 | News | 3 |
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday December 30th. At this time, the moon is located opposite the sun in the sky and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the morning hours and will leave a small period of time to view under dark conditions between moon set and dawn.
Read MoreMany Ursid orbits for CAMS networks in the US
by Paul Roggemans | Dec 22, 2020 | News | 0 |
From the first preliminary results it looks that the Ursids displayed a nice activity December 22....
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 19-25 December 2020
by Robert Lunsford | Dec 18, 2020 | News | 0 |
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday December 22nd. At this time, the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local standard time. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the evening hours and will not interfere with viewing the stronger meteor activity that occurs during the morning hours.
Read MoreUrsids (URS#015) another outburst in 2020?
by Paul Roggemans | Dec 17, 2020 | News, Reports | 2 |
Abstract: The history of the Ursid meteoroid stream has been summarized and a case study based on...
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