Month: September 2021

Meteor Activity Outlook for 4-10 September 2021

During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday September 7th. At that time the moon lies near the sun and is invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise shortly before dawn and will not interfere with meteor observing. Late in this period the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but again it will set near the end of dusk and will not interfere with meteor observing.

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Bolide over Piauí, NE Brazil. Chances of rocks on the ground.

There are different kinds of meteor observation networks, some sporting low resolution, low light, high sensitivity monochrome cameras and then there are the enthralling high definition colour cameras hosted by the Climaaovivo network. Both contribute to meteor science, but the beauty of such an event is well represented by HD camera and software captures. 

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