During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday April 23rd. On that morning the half-illuminated moon will rise between 3:00 and 4:00 local summer time (LST) and will interfere with morning meteor observations the remainder of the night. As the week progresses, the moon becomes less of a factor as its phase wanes and it rises closer to dawn.
Read MoreRoberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin This article has been submitted by Amir Siraj and Abraham Loeb. Abstract: The earliest...
Read MoreAbstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of March 2022 is presented. This month was good for a total of 10436 multi-station meteors resulting in 3189 orbits, a record number for March....
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday April 16th. At that time the moon will lie above the horizon all night long, making meteor viewing difficult at best. As the week progresses a small window of opportunity will open up to watch meteor activity under dark skies between dusk and moon rise. Unfortunately, this time of night produces the lowest meteor activity so activity will be sparse at best.
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday April 9th. The half-illuminated moon will interfere with evening and early morning meteor observations as it doesn’t set until 03:00-04:00, allowing only a small remainder of the night to be free of interfering moonlight. As the week progresses, the moon sets later and later, interfering all night long by the end of the period.
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